Psychology with Biology at University of St Andrews

Psychology with Biology (BSc (Hons), C8C1) at University of St Andrews asked for 126–136 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

~136 points

Competitive

around ABB

Published as 126 - 136 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 136

24% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 208–223 points. At least 13% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 81%, a baccalaureate 15%, a foundation course 2%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C8C1 · C8 psychology + C1 biology
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

94%

still studying

UK 86%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

80 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

£25.5k5 years

£32k

£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

55% working10% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 85% 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 · 40 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
psychology psychology

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
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 BSc (Hons)	AAB	144–159
University of Southampton	Biology Msci (Hon)	AAB	144–159
University of St Andrews	Psychology with Biology this course	126 - 136 points	208–223
University of Warwick	Life Sciences and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon)	136 points	144–159

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