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Which A-levels do you need for Biomedical Sciences? Requirements at 36 UK universities

Of the 69 Biomedical Sciences degree courses at 36 UK universities (2027 entry), 35 require Biology (51%) and 10 require Chemistry (14%); the most common standard offer is AAB (22 courses). The safest three subjects are Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics, which keep 69 of 69 courses open. The ESAT is required by 1 course.

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Courses
69
Universities
36
Most common standard offers
AAB (22), AAA (16) and ABB (12)
Admissions tests
ESAT (1 course); the other 68 courses do not ask for one
Data
2027 entry · official course pages, verified October 2026

Subject demandacross 69 courses

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  1. Biologyrequired 35 · optional 31 · recommended 2
  2. Chemistryrequired 10 · optional 47 · recommended 1
  3. Mathematicsrequired 1 · optional 42 · recommended 5
  4. Physicsoptional 44 · recommended 2
  5. Psychologyoptional 26 · recommended 1
  6. Further Mathematicsoptional 19 · recommended 1
  7. Geographyoptional 16 · recommended 1
  8. Statisticsoptional 15
  9. Computer Scienceoptional 15
  10. Geologyoptional 10

The safest three subjects

Ranked by how many courses' subject requirements the three meet. This covers subjects only, not grades.

Course by course69 courses

Also consider: joint degrees with Biomedical Sciences as the second subject2 courses

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FAQ
Do you need Biology to study Biomedical Sciences?

Of the 69 Biomedical Sciences courses at 36 UK universities, 35 list Biology as required (51%); 34 do not list it as required (31 of them accept it as one of a choice of subjects), for example Biomedical Sciences at Oxford, Biomedical Technology Ventures (BSc) at Imperial and Population Health Sciences MSci at UCL.

What is the typical A-level offer for Biomedical Sciences?

The most common standard offers across the 69 Biomedical Sciences courses are AAB (22), AAA (16) and ABB (12); check each course page for the exact requirement.

Do you need an admissions test for Biomedical Sciences?

1 of the 69 courses requires the ESAT; the other 68 do not. Check each course page for the details.