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Biology at University of Leeds
University of Leeds is ranked 23rd of 87 universities for biology on our measures. 85% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £27k after 15 months, rising to £32.5k after five years.
Typical offer AABThe University of Leeds, England7 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 CCC5%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC7%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB17%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB24%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA20%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more26%
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 7 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 CDD (Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year) to AAA (Biological Sciences).
- Highest student satisfaction: Biology (MBiol, 4 years, year abroad) (87%).
- Least competitive entry: Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 104 UCAS points, against 146 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Biological Sciences (BSc, 3 years, year abroad) (98%).
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year and Studies in Science with Foundation Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MBiol.
Biological Sciences
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 141
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biological Sciences
MBiol · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 124*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 146
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology
MBiol · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 147*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology and History and Philosophy of Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 145
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 81%
- Entry points
- 104
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Studies in Science with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 70%
- Entry points
- 144
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27k*
* 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.
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Similar ranking
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Nearby
- University of Huddersfield16 miles away, ranked 76
- University of York22 miles away, ranked 15
- University of Sheffield28 miles away, ranked 10
- Sheffield Hallam University28 miles away, ranked 51
Living in Leeds
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