Physiotherapy at Cardiff University
Physiotherapy (BSc (Hons), B162) at Cardiff University asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 6% had fewer than the 136 asked.
85 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, an Access course 3%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B162 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a physiotherapist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 94%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%93%
Learning opportunities75%88%
Assessment and feedback75%85%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management78%82%
Learning resources80%89%
Student voice85%86%
80 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£29k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
87% working5% working and studying4% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
89%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
94%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
89%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals88%
- Sales occupations2%
- Administrative occupations1%
- Managers, directors and senior officials1%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation1%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 115 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
physiotherapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physiotherapy at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | AAA | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Physiotherapy MSci | 136 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Physiotherapy this course | AAB - BBB | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Nottingham | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University College Birmingham | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Cumbria | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
See all 79 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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