Materials Chemistry at University of St Andrews
Materials Chemistry (BSc (Hons), F201) at University of St Andrews asked for 144–159 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
Higharound AAA
Published as 144 - 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
- F201 · F2 materials science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
96%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
4%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback84%79%
Academic support95%94%
Organisation and management85%86%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice70%87%
50 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
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
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
35%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
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
Subjects
materials science engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- University of St Andrews
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Materials science 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 Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of St Andrews | Materials Chemistry this course | 144 - 159 points | 192–207 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Sheffield | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
See all 27 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More materials and technology at University of St Andrews
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