Astrophysics with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Astrophysics with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F51F) at Swansea University asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 82%, other higher education 6%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F51F · F5 astronomy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%92%
Learning opportunities96%88%
Assessment and feedback89%81%
Academic support97%94%
Organisation and management97%85%
Learning resources92%92%
Student voice92%83%
45 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£26k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
25% working25% working and studying25% studying20% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 77%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Engineering professionals15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster University | Physics (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 160–175 |
| University of Dundee | Mathematics and Physics MSci | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Physical Sciences (Foundation) (1+3) BSc (Hons) | CDD - CCC | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Physics BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 144–159 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon) | 80 points | — |
| Swansea University | Astrophysics with a Foundation Year this course | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Physics (with foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Salford | Physics BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Physics BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Acoustics with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lincoln | Mathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
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