Biology and Chemistry at University of St Andrews

Biology and Chemistry (BSc (Hons), C761) at University of St Andrews asked for 112–159 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 192–207 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on st-andrews.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~159 points

High

around AAA

Published as 112 - 159 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check st-andrews.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 159

The middle entrant had 192–207 points. At least 4% had fewer than the 159 asked.

95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a baccalaureate 9%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C761 · C7 molecular biology and biochemistry
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

96%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 8%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

85 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%

Learning opportunities87%88%

Assessment and feedback73%80%

Academic support92%92%

Organisation and management80%86%

Learning resources93%93%

Student voice83%83%

70 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£30k5 years

£35k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

45% working30% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 86% in work or study

80%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 65%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

75%

use what they learned

UK 52%

Conservation and environment professionals25%
Natural and social science professionals15%
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
Business and public service associate professionals10%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: St Andrews, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: KY16 9AX

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Subjects

biology biological and sport sciences
chemistry physical sciences

Campus

Campus: University of St Andrews
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
University of Bristol	Biology BSc (Hons)	112 - 159 points	144–159
University of St Andrews	Biology and Chemistry this course	112 - 159 points	192–207
Imperial College London	Biological Sciences MSci	144 - 156 points	192–207
University of Sussex	Biology Msci (Hon)	136 - 153 points	112–127
Newcastle University	Biology BSc (Hons)	128 - 152 points	112–127
UCL (University College London)	Natural Sciences BSc (Hons)	A*AA	160–175
University of Warwick	Biological Sciences MBio	144 - 152 points	144–159
Bangor University	Biology MBiol	128 - 144 points	under 96
Durham University	Biological Sciences BSc (Hons)	AAA	160–175
The University of Edinburgh	Biological Sciences MBiol	120 - 144 points	176–191
University of Birmingham	Biological Sciences Msci (Hon)	144 points	128–143

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