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Biology at University of Manchester
University of Manchester is ranked 48th of 87 universities for biology on our measures. 82% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28k after 15 months, rising to £34.3k after five years.
Typical offer AABMain Campus, England11 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 CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB1%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB22%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA23%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more51%
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 11 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.
- Highest student satisfaction: Biology (MSci, 4 years, foundation year) (88%).
- Least competitive entry: Biology (BSc, 3 years, foundation year). Half of the students who started had more than 154 UCAS points, against 176 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Biology (MSci, 4 years, foundation year) (100%).
- Placement year: 5 of the 11 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: Biology with a Modern Language and Life Sciences with a Modern Language offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MSci.
Biology
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 163
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 154
- Graduate jobs
- 45%
- Salary
- £28k*
Biology
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 168
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology with Science & Society
BSc · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 91%*
- Entry points
- 157*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology with Science & Society
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 91%*
- Entry points
- 157*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Life Sciences
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 79%*
- Entry points
- 164*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Life Sciences
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 79%*
- Entry points
- 164*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Biology with Entrepreneurship
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 91%*
- Entry points
- 157*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Biology with a Modern Language
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 176
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Life Sciences with Entrepreneurship
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 79%*
- Entry points
- 164*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
Life Sciences with a Modern Language
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 79%*
- Entry points
- 164*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Biology
* 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.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
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Nearby
- Manchester Metropolitan University0 miles away, ranked 67
- University of Salford4 miles away, ranked 84
- University of Greater Manchester11 miles away, ranked 31
- University of Huddersfield18 miles away, ranked 76
Living in Manchester
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