University of Plymouth
Biological Sciences with Foundation Year
BSc (Hons), Full-time
Typical offer rate
43–53%
competitive entry
Grad employment
65%
15 months after
In professional roles
40%
Median grad salary
£24,000
15 months after
Plymouth's Biological Sciences with Foundation Year is a BSc that adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard one. The degree years cover genetics, physiology and ecology. The offer rate sits at the competitive end.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Biological Sciences with Foundation Year at University of Plymouth has a 43–53% chance of an offer, competitive by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 32–32 points
About University of Plymouth
Plymouth is a modern university in the south-west with a particular strength in marine and maritime study, on the waterfront of a historic naval city.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Plymouth · Biological Sciences with Foundation Year
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.