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Chemistry at University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham is ranked 31st of 59 universities for chemistry on our measures. 85% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30k after 15 months, rising to £38k after five years.
Typical offer AAB–ABBThe University of Nottingham, England7 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 CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC24%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB18%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB29%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA14%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more14%
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 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 ABB (Chemistry) to AAA (Chemistry).
- Highest student satisfaction: Chemistry with a Year in Industry (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (BSc, 3 years, foundation year). Half of the students who started had more than 123 UCAS points, against 149 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Chemistry (MSci, 4 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) and Medicinal and Biological Chemistry with an Assessed Year in Industry (100%).
- Placement year: 4 of the 7 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: Chemistry (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year), Chemistry (MSci, 4 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) and Chemistry with an International Study Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MSci.
Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–ABB
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 125
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Year in Industry
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 135
- Graduate jobs
- 72%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with an International Study Year
MSci · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAB–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 72%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–ABB
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 123
- Graduate jobs
- 72%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 92%*
- Entry points
- 130*
- Graduate jobs
- 72%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry with an Assessed Year in Industry
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 127
- Graduate jobs
- 72%*
- Salary
- £30k*
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.
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.
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Similar ranking
- Cardiff UniversityRanked 29
- Keele UniversityRanked 30
- University of ReadingRanked 32
- Loughborough UniversityRanked 33
Nearby
- Nottingham Trent University0 miles away, ranked 12
- Loughborough University7 miles away, ranked 33
- University of Leicester21 miles away, ranked 18
- De Montfort University21 miles away, ranked 48
Living in Nottingham
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Nottingham’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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