Dental Surgery BDS
Graduates earn a median £48,000 three years on.
median, based on 370 graduates · half earned £41,500–£55,500 · Discover Uni (LEO)
What do you need to get in?
Entry requirements for this course are not yet on file; see the university’s course page.
Liverpool course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 370 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 24, 14, 12, 22
Half of graduates earned between £41,500 and £55,500. Five years on, the median is £52,500. 93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 98% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 10% left | 100% | 65 |
| In work or study, 15 months on0% studying | 93% | 60 |
| Professional or managerial job | 98% | 55 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £44,000 | 115 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £48,000 | 370 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £52,500 | 370 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Liverpool fees page · source
About £48,950 in fees over 5 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £51,000 a year (2026/27).
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 96% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 70 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 1; lowest: 80% on question 10.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 93% |
| Question 3 | 94% |
| Question 4 | 97% |
| Question 5 | 94% |
| Question 6 | 97% |
| Question 7 | 99% |
| Question 8 | 94% |
| Question 9 | 99% |
| Question 10 | 80% |
| Question 11 | 97% |
| Question 12 | 90% |
| Question 13 | 100% |
| Question 14 | 90% |
| Question 15 | 96% |
| Question 16 | 97% |
| Question 17 | 96% |
| Question 18 | 94% |
| Question 19 | 97% |
| Question 20 | 90% |
| Question 21 | 93% |
| Question 22 | 93% |
| Question 23 | 90% |
| Question 24 | 94% |
| Question 25 | 91% |
| Question 26 | 93% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of Liverpool’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of Liverpool is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.