University of Liverpool comes top for veterinary science, with 99% of graduates in professional jobs and 100% of students staying on the course. University of Cambridge, University of Surrey and Royal Veterinary College complete the top four.
10 unis ranked£35.2k typical early salary98% in graduate jobs
Half of students who started had more than 168 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications
Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering veterinary science. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.
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We use each university’s typical offer from its course pages. Where we couldn’t get it, we show an estimated offer (marked ~) worked out from courses whose students had similar grades, so always check the course page. Your grades stay on this device. Jump to the table
Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for veterinary science. * Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.
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| 1 | University of Liverpool2 courses | AAA | 100 | 93% | 100% | 99% | £35k | 168 | |
| 2 | University of Cambridge*1 course | A*AA | 82 | 89% | 97% | – | – | 195 | |
| 3 | University of Surrey1 course | AAA | 69 | 94% | 96% | 95% | £36k | 163 | |
| 4 | Royal Veterinary College5 courses | ~A*AA–AAAestimate | 68 | 76% | 98% | 99% | £36k | 168 | |
| 5 | University of Edinburgh2 courses | – | 63 | 89% | 97% | 95% | £35.5k | 229 | |
| 6 | University of Glasgow1 course | AAA | 63 | 75% | 93% | 100% | £35k | 239 | |
| 7 | Harper and Keele Veterinary School*1 course | ~AAA–ABBestimate | 58 | 90% | 96% | – | – | 141 | |
| 8 | University of Nottingham3 courses | AAB | 55 | 90% | 91% | 96% | £35k | 155 | |
| 9 | University of Bristol3 courses | AAA+ others | 50 | 83% | 97% | 96% | £36.5k | 163 | |
| 10 | Scotland's Rural College1 course | ABB | 0 | 67% | 80% | 100% | £26k | 206 |
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Typical (median) earnings for veterinary science graduates, across the universities we rank.
Highest earnings five years after graduating
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. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.
Put up to three veterinary science courses side by side, including how your grades fit.
These offer veterinary science but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.
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