Physics with a Year Abroad at Imperial College London
Physics with a Year Abroad (Msci (Hon), F309) at Imperial College London asked for 160–164 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on imperial.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~164 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 160 - 164 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check imperial.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 164
The middle entrant had 208–223 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F309 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%92%
Learning opportunities89%88%
Assessment and feedback52%81%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management68%86%
Learning resources95%92%
Student voice77%83%
20 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£39k3 years£44k5 years£59k
£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k£90k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working30% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
62%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SW7 2AZ
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- South Kensington
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 144 - 168 points | 208–223 |
| University of Bristol | Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience Msci (Hon) | 112 - 165 points | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Physics MPhys | 144 - 165 points | 112–127 |
| Imperial College London | Physics with a Year Abroad this course | 160 - 164 points | 208–223 |
| Durham University | Physics MPhys | A*A*A | 208–223 |
| 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 Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of Manchester | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 159 - 160 points | 224–239 |
| Newcastle University | Physics Foundation Year Fd cert | 136 - 156 points | 128–143 |
See all 556 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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