University of Reading
Food Science
BSc (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
89–99%
high entry
Grad employment
85%
15 months after
In professional roles
75%
Median grad salary
£30,000
15 months after
The University of Reading's food science degree is a BSc in the chemical and microbiological study of food, covering nutrition, safety and product innovation. It is grounded in laboratory practice and the science underlying food manufacture. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Food Science at University of Reading has a 89–99% chance of an offer, high 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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Reading teaches on its parkland Whiteknights campus in the Thames Valley, known for agriculture, meteorology and the environmental sciences.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Reading · Food Science
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.