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Chemistry at University of Leicester
University of Leicester is ranked 18th of 59 universities for chemistry on our measures. 93% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28.5k after 15 months, rising to £31.5k after five years.
Typical offer BBBUniversity of Leicester - Main Campus, England12 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 CCC32%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC19%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB26%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB12%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA5%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more6%
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 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 BCC (Chemistry with a Foundation Year) to BBB (Chemistry).
- Highest student satisfaction: Chemistry with a Year in Industry (96%).
- Least competitive entry: Chemistry (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad). Half of the students who started had more than 92 UCAS points, against 128 on the most competitive course here.
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: Chemistry with a Foundation Year offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MChem.
Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 92
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 95%
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Year Abroad
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Year in Industry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 96%
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 117
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry with a Year Abroad
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 128
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Pharmaceutical Science with a Year Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Pharmaceutical Science with a Year in Industry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Chemistry with a Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 92
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
* 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.
Similar ranking
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Nearby
- De Montfort University0 miles away, ranked 48
- Loughborough University14 miles away, ranked 33
- Nottingham Trent University21 miles away, ranked 12
- University of Nottingham21 miles away, ranked 31
Living in Leicester
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Leicester’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
University of Leicester accommodation