Mathematical Physics at Heriot-Watt University
Mathematical Physics (BSc (Hons), G1PH) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBB - ABB 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 hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBB - ABB
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 hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 192–207 points. 13% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G1PH · G1 mathematics
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
20%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities91%86%
Assessment and feedback86%82%
Academic support92%94%
Organisation and management92%87%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice95%81%
50 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working5% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed25% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 47%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mathematics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | ABB - ABC | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Data Science MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Mathematical Physics this course | BBB - ABB | 192–207 |
| Keele University | Physics with Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Glasgow | Chemistry and Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Kent | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Studies in Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
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