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Physical Geography at Lancaster University

Physical Geography (BSc (Hons), F840) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff
Competitive
around ABB
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%40%5%<965%9615%11225%12835%14415%160176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 25% had fewer than the 128 asked.

15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code
F840 · F8 physical geography
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
October 2027
Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Year
2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 93%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%92%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback75%85%
Academic support97%95%
Organisation and management79%90%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice80%84%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months
£29k3 years
£26k5 years
£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working10% studying
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 58%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Lancaster, North West England, England
Postcode
LA1 4YW
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Subjects

physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies

Campus

Campus
Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Physical geographical sciences 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
University of BirminghamGeology and Physical Geography MSci136 points128–143
Queen's University BelfastArchaeology & Palaeoecology and Geography BSc (Hons)112 - 135 points128–143
Bangor UniversityPhysical Geography and Oceanography BSc (Hons)110 - 128 points96–111
Cardiff UniversityEnvironmental Geography MSciABB - BCC112–127
Lancaster UniversityPhysical Geography this course128 points128–143
Royal Holloway, University of LondonGeography BSc (Hons)ABB - BBB96–111
Swansea UniversityPhysical Geography with a Year Abroad BSc120 - 128 points112–127
The University of EdinburghEarth Sciences MEarthSci108 - 128 points176–191
University of HullGeography MSci128 points96–111
University of LiverpoolEnvironmental Geology with Physical Geography BSc (Hons)ABB112–127
Aberystwyth UniversityBusiness and Climate Change BSc (Hons)96 - 120 points96–111

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More geography, earth and environmental studies at Lancaster University

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