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Biology and sport science (Biological and sport sciences) offer rates at 41 UK universities, 2025 UCAS cycle
In the 2025 UCAS main scheme (per application), the median biological and sport sciences offer rate (often called the acceptance rate) across the 41 universities with data here (at least 20 applications each) was 81.6%; for applicants from outside the UK and EU it was 80.0%. G5 (all applicants): Oxford 15.3%, Cambridge 25.5%, Imperial 27.7%, UCL 54.4%.
What is the biology and sport science acceptance rate (offer rate) at each university?
Sorted by applications, largest first; click a header to re-sort. Brackets mean fewer than 20 applications: the rate is unstable and left out of the sorting and the median. University names link to all of that university's data.
| University | Offers | Outside UK and EU: applications | Outside UK and EU: offers | Accepted applicants (people) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh 5,650 applications | 5,650 | 3,385 | 59.9% | 2,375 | 1,540 | 64.8% | 610 |
| University of Bath 4,900 applications | 4,900 | 2,990 | 61.0% | 425 | 315 | 74.1% | 510 |
| University of Exeter 4,545 applications | 4,545 | 3,905 | 85.9% | 365 | 280 | 76.7% | 715 |
| Loughborough University 4,305 applications | 4,305 | 2,220 | 51.6% | 440 | 290 | 65.9% | 625 |
| University College London G5 3,915 applications | 3,915 | 2,130 | 54.4% | 2,390 | 1,230 | 51.5% | 525 |
| University of Birmingham 3,795 applications | 3,795 | 3,310 | 87.2% | 670 | 590 | 88.1% | 555 |
| Imperial College London G5 3,395 applications | 3,395 | 940 | 27.7% | 2,085 | 415 | 19.9% | 350 |
| University of Bristol 3,095 applications | 3,095 | 2,615 | 84.5% | 780 | 655 | 84.0% | 380 |
| University of Nottingham 2,940 applications | 2,940 | 1,975 | 67.2% | 230 | 145 | 63.0% | 350 |
| University of Glasgow 2,930 applications | 2,930 | 2,180 | 74.4% | 650 | 590 | 90.8% | 455 |
| University of Liverpool 2,895 applications | 2,895 | 2,565 | 88.6% | 300 | 240 | 80.0% | 460 |
| University of Manchester 2,730 applications | 2,730 | 2,180 | 79.9% | 1,150 | 935 | 81.3% | 425 |
| Cardiff University 2,615 applications | 2,615 | 2,465 | 94.3% | 290 | 255 | 87.9% | 470 |
| University of Leeds 2,525 applications | 2,525 | 2,060 | 81.6% | 390 | 320 | 82.1% | 400 |
| University of Warwick 2,145 applications | 2,145 | 1,890 | 88.1% | 590 | 495 | 83.9% | 300 |
| Durham University 2,115 applications | 2,115 | 1,715 | 81.1% | 365 | 315 | 86.3% | 310 |
| University of York 2,030 applications | 2,030 | 1,900 | 93.6% | 270 | 215 | 79.6% | 475 |
| Queen Mary University of London 1,950 applications | 1,950 | 1,530 | 78.5% | 365 | 265 | 72.6% | 340 |
| University of Oxford G5 1,900 applications | 1,900 | 290 | 15.3% | 810 | 50 | 6.2% | 240 |
| Newcastle University 1,765 applications | 1,765 | 1,380 | 78.2% | 135 | 110 | 81.5% | 340 |
| University of Kent 1,710 applications | 1,710 | 1,635 | 95.6% | 165 | 145 | 87.9% | 390 |
| Queen's University Belfast 1,615 applications | 1,615 | 1,315 | 81.4% | 65 | 45 | 69.2% | 245 |
| University of Essex 1,565 applications | 1,565 | 1,415 | 90.4% | 160 | 135 | 84.4% | 265 |
| Swansea University 1,535 applications | 1,535 | 1,470 | 95.8% | 70 | 65 | 92.9% | 360 |
| University of Aberdeen 1,510 applications | 1,510 | 1,270 | 84.1% | 175 | 130 | 74.3% | 230 |
| University of Surrey 1,355 applications | 1,355 | 1,190 | 87.8% | 105 | 90 | 85.7% | 230 |
| University of St Andrews 1,345 applications | 1,345 | 485 | 36.1% | 335 | 200 | 59.7% | 100 |
| King's College London 1,315 applications | 1,315 | 1,065 | 81.0% | 670 | 535 | 79.9% | 195 |
| Lancaster University 1,295 applications | 1,295 | 1,075 | 83.0% | 75 | 60 | 80.0% | 215 |
| University of Sheffield 1,290 applications | 1,290 | 1,125 | 87.2% | 125 | 90 | 72.0% | 185 |
| University of Leicester 1,250 applications | 1,250 | 1,115 | 89.2% | 125 | 105 | 84.0% | 345 |
| University of Strathclyde 1,220 applications | 1,220 | 590 | 48.4% | 20 | 15 | 75.0% | 105 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London 1,165 applications | 1,165 | 1,075 | 92.3% | 150 | 135 | 90.0% | 195 |
| University of East Anglia 1,125 applications | 1,125 | 1,035 | 92.0% | 60 | 40 | 66.7% | 240 |
| University of Southampton 1,125 applications | 1,125 | 915 | 81.3% | 235 | 190 | 80.9% | 140 |
| University of Sussex 1,095 applications | 1,095 | 985 | 90.0% | 215 | 175 | 81.4% | 195 |
| Heriot-Watt University 1,060 applications | 1,060 | 785 | 74.1% | 30 | 20 | 66.7% | 125 |
| University of Reading 995 applications | 995 | 885 | 88.9% | 75 | 65 | 86.7% | 215 |
| University of Cambridge G5 530 applications | 530 | 135 | 25.5% | 230 | 40 | 17.4% | 115 |
| University of Dundee 430 applications | 430 | 405 | 94.2% | 55 | 45 | 81.8% | 60 |
| Aston University 310 applications | 310 | 245 | 79.0% | 25 | 20 | 80.0% | 45 |
- UCAS rounds every count to the nearest 5 (a 0 may be 1 or 2). The rates here are worked out from the rounded counts, so they can differ from UCAS's own rates, most for small numbers.
- Offer rate = offers ÷ applications, main scheme only (by the 30 June deadline). Applications count choices, up to five per person; accepted applicants count people, including those placed through Clearing, so they are shown as a count and not divided by applications.
- “Outside the UK and EU” goes by domicile (where the applicant normally lives), not nationality or fee status. UCAS does not split this table by country, so it does not mean Chinese applicants.
- This is a subject group (HECoS CAH level 1), not a single course. It includes biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, zoology, sport science (examples, not a full list), and courses within a group can differ a lot.
- The all-applicants median covers the 41 universities in this table with at least 20 applications (43 on this site in all), not the whole UK. A low offer rate means strong competition, not a better or worse course; read it with the number of applications.
Sources and definitions
- UCAS — Undergraduate end of cycle data resources 2025, provider-level (main scheme applicants, applications, offers and acceptances by provider, domicile and HECoS subject group) · accessed 2026-11-03
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What is the acceptance rate (offer rate) for biology and sport science at UK universities?
In the 2025 UCAS main scheme (per application), the median biological and sport sciences offer rate (often called the acceptance rate) across the 41 universities with data here (at least 20 applications each) was 81.6%; for applicants from outside the UK and EU it was 80.0%. G5 (all applicants): Oxford 15.3%, Cambridge 25.5%, Imperial 27.7%, UCL 54.4%. In UK data "acceptance rate" can also mean the admit rate (students placed ÷ applications); see the glossary.
Which courses does this subject group cover?
UCAS publishes these figures by subject group (HECoS CAH level 1), not by course. This group includes biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, zoology, sport science (examples, not a full list). Courses within a group can differ a lot, so check the university's own page for a particular course.
Are there figures for Chinese applicants?
Not in this table. UCAS splits these figures by domicile (UK, EU, outside the UK and EU), not by country or nationality, so "outside the UK and EU" does not mean Chinese applicants. UK-wide (UCAS, all universities): in the 2025 UCAS cycle, applicants domiciled in mainland China made 155,130 main-scheme applications, offer rate 69.3%; Hong Kong SAR 24,430, 66.1%. Seven universities publish their own course- or department-level figures; see the admissions statistics overview.