Biological Sciences at University of Sheffield
Biological Sciences (BSc (Hons), C100) at University of Sheffield asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, a baccalaureate 4%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C100 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%91%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback79%82%
Academic support94%92%
Organisation and management89%84%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice91%82%
165 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£25k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
59% working12% working and studying13% studying3% unemployed14% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
68%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Natural and social science professionals14%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 115 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Biology (Placement Year) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Biology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Biological Sciences this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Biology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Biology and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Warwick | Life Sciences and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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