Psychology of Sport and Exercise (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Psychology of Sport and Exercise (with placement year) (BSc (Hons), C86C) 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 course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 136 asked.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, a baccalaureate 4%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C86C · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
99%
still studying
UK 90%
1%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%92%
Learning opportunities84%90%
Assessment and feedback81%80%
Academic support89%95%
Organisation and management95%86%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice89%82%
60 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working25% working and studying10% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
40%
use what they learned
UK 68%
- Business and public service associate professionals35%
- Sports and fitness occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 55% 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 ↗
Anatomy, physiology and pathology 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 Leicester | Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) MBiolSci (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| King's College London, University of London | Anatomy, Developmental and Human Biology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Medical Physiology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Psychology of Sport and Exercise (with placement year) this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Anatomy and Development BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Cancer Biology and Immunology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Anatomy BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | Sport and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Anatomy and Human Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Keele University | Human Anatomy BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Cardiac Physiology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
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