Physics with Particle Physics & Cosmology at Swansea University
Physics with Particle Physics & Cosmology (BSc (Hons), F3F5) at Swansea University asked for 128–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 144 points
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 70% had fewer than the 144 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F3F5 · F3 physics + F5 astronomy
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback84%81%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management90%86%
Learning resources80%92%
Student voice93%83%
10 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject 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 onSubject 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 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- 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
physics physical sciences
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Mathematical and Theoretical Physics MMath (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| King's College London, University of London | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Physics MPhys (Hons) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Physics with Particle Physics & Cosmology this course | 128 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Physics BSc (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Bristol | Chemical Physics Msci (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Physics MPhys | ABB - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science and Physics Msci (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 556 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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