Physics at Durham University

Physics (BSc (Hons), F300) at Durham University asked for A*A*A in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~A*A*A

Highest

160 points · A*AA and above

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 durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 160

The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 15% had fewer than the 160 asked.

40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: F300 · F3 physics
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional

Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 8%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

45 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%

Learning opportunities92%88%

Assessment and feedback92%81%

Academic support94%93%

Organisation and management92%86%

Learning resources96%92%

Student voice88%83%

20 final-year students · 55% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£35k3 years

£36k5 years

£44k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

56% working16% working and studying18% studying3% unemployed6% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

88%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

85%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

60%

use what they learned

UK 51%

Engineering professionals18%
Finance Professionals18%
Information Technology Professionals12%
Natural and social science professionals11%
Business and public service associate professionals10%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 95 graduates · 59% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Durham, North East England, England
Postcode: DH1 3HP

Subjects

physics physical sciences

Campus

Campus: Durham Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Physics 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
University of Sussex	Physics MPhys	144 - 165 points	112–127
Durham University	Physics this course	AAA	192–207
Queen's University Belfast	Applied Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons)	128 - 160 points	144–159
University of Birmingham	Theoretical Physics Msci (Hon)	160 points	160–175
University of Bristol	Mathematics and Physics Msci (Hon)	AAA - AAA	160–175
University of Cambridge	Natural Sciences Msci (Hon)	AAA	224–239
University of Manchester	Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons)	AAA	176–191
University of St Andrews	Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons)	159 - 160 points	224–239
Imperial College London	Chemistry with Molecular Physics Msci (Hon)	144 - 156 points	208–223
Newcastle University	Physics Foundation Year Fd cert	136 - 156 points	128–143
University of Bath	Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons)	A*AA	192–207

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