Biology and Sustainable Development at University of St Andrews

Biology and Sustainable Development (BSc (Hons), F896) at University of St Andrews asked for 126–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 208–223 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff

~144 points

High

around AAA

Published as 126 - 144 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 144

48% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 208–223 points. 12% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, a baccalaureate 8%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: F896 · F8 physical geography
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

93%

still studying

UK 93%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

80 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%

Learning opportunities88%89%

Assessment and feedback83%85%

Academic support98%95%

Organisation and management94%90%

Learning resources94%91%

Student voice88%84%

80 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£29k5 years

£32k

£10k£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

65% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 89% in work or study

70%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

75%

use what they learned

UK 52%

Conservation and environment professionals20%
Elementary occupations15%
Business and public service associate professionals15%
Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Artistic, literary and media occupations10%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% 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
environmental geography geography, earth and environmental studies

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
Newcastle University	Marine Biology BSc (Hons)	128 - 147 points	128–143
University of Sussex	Biology BSc (Hons)	128 - 147 points	112–127
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
UCL (University College London)	Biological Sciences Msci (Hon)	AAA	208–223
University of Birmingham	Biological Sciences Msci (Hon)	144 points	128–143
University of Manchester	Biology BSc (Hons)	AAA - AAB	160–175
University of Oxford	Human Sciences BA (Hons)	AAA	176–191
University of St Andrews	Biology and Sustainable Development this course	126 - 144 points	208–223
University of Warwick	Biological Sciences with Placement Year BSc (Hons)	136 - 144 points	128–143

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