Ecology and Conservation at University of Sussex
Ecology and Conservation (BSc (Hons), CD94) 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 128–143 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 128–143 points. At least 55% had fewer than the 147 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, a degree 25%, an Access course 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CD94 · C9 other biological sciences + D4 agriculture
- 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 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback69%80%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management92%81%
Learning resources100%91%
Student voice79%83%
15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
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 onThis course
70% working5% working and studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
40%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 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
ecology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Ecology and Environmental Biology BSc (Hons) | 144 - 156 points | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Ecology and Conservation this course | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Ecology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology MSci (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of St Andrews | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 104 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of York | Ecology and Conservation Biology BSc (Hons) | 20 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Marine & Freshwater Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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