Mathematics and Sport Science (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Mathematics and Sport Science (with placement year) (BSc (Hons), GC16) at Loughborough University asked for AAA - A*AB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Published as AAA - A*AB
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 15% had fewer than the 144 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GC16 · G1 mathematics + C6 sport and exercise science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 80%
5%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%92%
Learning opportunities78%89%
Assessment and feedback76%88%
Academic support97%93%
Organisation and management91%90%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice77%86%
35 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 150 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working20% working and studying15% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Mathematical and Theoretical Physics MMath (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) | AAB - AAA | 192–207 |
| King's College London, University of London | Mathematics and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Mathematics and Sport Science (with placement year) this course | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Actuarial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*BB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Mathematics and Computer Science BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
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