Physics with Astrophysics with Foundation Year at Keele University
Physics with Astrophysics with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F307) at Keele University asked for 56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
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 keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F307 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
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
70%
still studying
UK 90%
25%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%92%
Learning opportunities92%88%
Assessment and feedback91%81%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management91%86%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice94%83%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
25% working25% working and studying20% studying15% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- 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 Dundee | Mathematics and Physics MSci | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Physics BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 144–159 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon) | 80 points | — |
| Swansea University | Astrophysics with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Physics (with foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Physics BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Acoustics with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lincoln | Mathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Physics with Astrophysics with Foundation Year this course | 56 points | under 96 |
| University Centre South Devon | Engineering (Photonics and Optical Electronics) FD | 48 points | — |
| University of Salford | Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 48 points | under 96 |
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