Adult Nursing at University of the West of Scotland
Adult Nursing (BSc, B745) at University of the West of Scotland asked for 69 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uws.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~69 points
Openbelow CCC
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 uws.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 69
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
115 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 47%, A-levels or Highers 26%, an Access course 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- B745 · B7 nursing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified nurse (adult). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 87%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
6%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
530 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%87%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback84%84%
Academic support84%87%
Organisation and management69%71%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice78%79%
345 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£28.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Ayr, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- KA8 0SX
Subjects
adult nursing subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Paisley
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Ayr
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Dumfries
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Lanarkshire
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Adult nursing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Napier University | Nursing (Adult) BN | BC | 112–127 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Nursing Studies (Adult) BSc | BC | 144–159 |
| University of Chester | Adult Nursing (including Foundation Year) BN (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Nursing/Registered Nurse: Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Nursing Associate FdSc | 72 points | — |
| University of Lancashire | Nursing with Registered Nurse (Adult) - Practice Based Pathway BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Salford | Nursing - Registered Nurse (Adult) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Nursing (Adult) BSc | 69 - 72 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Adult Nursing this course | 69 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Adult Nursing with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Adult Nursing BSc | CC | — |
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