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Chemistry at University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow is ranked 53rd of 59 universities for chemistry on our measures. 78% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30k after 15 months, rising to £35k after five years.
Typical offer ABB–BBBGlasgow Campus, Scotland11 courses
How it compares with other chemistry courses
The marker shows the typical (median) chemistry 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 CCC0%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC4%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB4%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA14%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more71%
Most students here apply with Highers and Advanced Highers, which earn more UCAS points than A-levels, so these figures look higher than A-level offers usually are.
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 chemistry 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 BBB (Chemistry) to ABB (Chemistry).
- Highest student satisfaction: Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (79%).
- Least competitive entry: Chemistry. Half of the students who started had more than 162 UCAS points, against 229 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and Chemistry/Mathematics (MSci, 5 years, year abroad) (100%).
- Placement year: 6 of the 11 courses offer one.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Courses last between 4 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MSci.
Chemistry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 78%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 162
- Graduate jobs
- 45%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with European Placement
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 191*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 205
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (European Placement)
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 191*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (Work Placement)
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 229
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with Work Placement
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 72%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 195
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 191*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Materials Chemistry with European Placement
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 191*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Materials Chemistry with Work Placement
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 191*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Chemistry/Mathematics
MSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 191*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Chemistry/Mathematics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 219
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- 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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Nearby
- University of Strathclyde4 miles away, ranked 9
- University of the West of Scotland8 miles away, ranked 37
- Heriot-Watt University39 miles away, ranked 39
- University of Edinburgh43 miles away, ranked 27
Living in Glasgow
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