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Biology at University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham is ranked 6th of 87 universities for biology on our measures. 86% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30k after 15 months, rising to £35.1k after five years.
Typical offer AAAEdgbaston campus, England12 courses
How it compares with other biology courses
The marker shows the typical (median) biology course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC3%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC14%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB17%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB27%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA17%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more21%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 12 biology courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from AAB (Biological Sciences) to AAA (Biological Sciences).
- Highest student satisfaction: Biological Sciences with Professional Placement (95%).
- Least competitive entry: Biological Sciences (BSc, 3 years). Half of the students who started had more than 133 UCAS points, against 170 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Biological Sciences with Professional Placement and Human Sciences (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad) (100%).
- Placement year: 5 of the 12 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: 8 of the 12 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MSci.
Biological Sciences
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biological Sciences
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 82%
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biological Sciences with International Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biological Sciences with Professional Placement
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 95%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 170
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biological Sciences with Study in Continental Europe
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Human Sciences
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 78%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Human Sciences
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 76%*
- Stay on
- 100%*
- Entry points
- 139*
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Microbiology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Microbiology
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Microbiology with International Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Microbiology with Professional Placement
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Microbiology with Study in Continental Europe
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
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Living in Birmingham
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