Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education (with placement year) (BSc (Hons), C604) 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 8% had fewer than the 136 asked.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other qualifications 3%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C604 · 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
89%
still studying
UK 80%
11%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%92%
Learning opportunities85%89%
Assessment and feedback76%88%
Academic support90%93%
Organisation and management92%90%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice92%86%
55 final-year students · 73% 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
56% working19% working and studying14% studying4% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
75%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals45%
- Sports and fitness occupations15%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
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
sport and exercise sciences biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sport and exercise sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences DipHE | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Sports Therapy BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Sport and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Leeds Trinity University | Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education (with placement year) this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Applied Sport Science BSc (Hons) | 114 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Health and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | AAB - A*AC | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science BSc (Hons) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Exercise and Sport Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Sports & Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Sport and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
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