Biology at University of Sussex
Biology (BSc (Hons), C100) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 95% had fewer than the 147 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C100 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%92%
Learning opportunities86%88%
Assessment and feedback74%80%
Academic support83%92%
Organisation and management89%86%
Learning resources89%93%
Student voice75%83%
30 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£25.5k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
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% working20% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 52%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- 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 this course | 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 BSc (Hons) | 104 - 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Warwick | Biological Sciences with Placement Year BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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