Physics with Astrophysics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Physics with Astrophysics (Placement Year) (MPhys (Hons), F3F9) at Lancaster University asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
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 pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 25% had fewer than the 144 asked.
160 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, a baccalaureate 1%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Physics
- Code
- F3F9 · F3 physics + F9 other physical sciences
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
96%
still studying
UK 90%
4%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
130 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities93%88%
Assessment and feedback89%81%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management90%86%
Learning resources96%92%
Student voice85%83%
85 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
58% working9% working and studying23% studying2% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Engineering professionals20%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 68% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Astronomy 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 Bath | Physics with Astrophysics MPhys (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Physics with Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sussex | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Physics with Astrophysics (Placement Year) this course | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | AAA - AAB | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Physics with Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of St Andrews | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 224–239 |
| Cardiff University | Astrophysics MPhys | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Astronomy and Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
See all 131 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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