Physics with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Physics with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F305) at Loughborough University asked for BBB - BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBB - BCC
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 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F305 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 - 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- 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
80%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback88%81%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management93%86%
Learning resources85%92%
Student voice94%83%
30 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£30.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working5% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 80% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heriot-Watt University | Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons) | BBB - ABB | 192–207 |
| University of Surrey | Physics with Astronomy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 96 - 123 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Engineering Physics BEng (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Physics with a Foundation Year this course | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Physics BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Mathematics and Theoretical Physics MMath (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Sound Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Computing Science and Physics BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | Physics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
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