Mathematics and Physics (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Mathematics and Physics (with placement year) (MPhys, F345) at Loughborough University asked for AAB in recent years; 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 ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around 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 lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 9% had fewer than the 136 asked.
180 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 98%, a baccalaureate 1%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Physics
- Code
- F345 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
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 yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 89%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
170 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities85%86%
Assessment and feedback82%82%
Academic support94%94%
Organisation and management93%87%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice82%81%
135 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£31k5 years£43k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
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% working18% working and studying11% studying4% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
77%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Finance Professionals24%
- Business and public service associate professionals18%
- Information Technology Professionals11%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Data Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Mathematics and Physics (with placement year) this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Data Science with Year of Professional Experience BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Accounting & Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Chemistry and Mathematics MChem (H) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Actuarial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Economics and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
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