Physiotherapy at Glasgow Caledonian University
Physiotherapy (BSc (Hons), B160) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for AAA 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 gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 10% had fewer than the 144 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 69%, other higher education 22%, an Access course 8%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B160 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). More ↗
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%
4%
left higher education
UK 5%
4%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%93%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback90%85%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management92%82%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice91%86%
40 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working11% working and studying4% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
80%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals90%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
- Administrative occupations0%
- Sales occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
physiotherapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leicester | Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Physiotherapy MPhysio | 136 - 150 points | 192–207 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Physiotherapy this course | 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 BSc (Hons) | 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 |
See all 79 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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