Physics and Astrophysics at University of Birmingham
Physics and Astrophysics (BSc (Hons), FF35) at University of Birmingham asked for A*AA - AAAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAAA
Highest192 points · A*AA and above
Published as A*AA - AAAA
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 birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 192
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 70% had fewer than the 192 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FF35 · F3 physics + F5 astronomy
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities97%88%
Assessment and feedback93%81%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management100%86%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice98%83%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£32.5k5 years£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
45% working10% working and studying25% studying20% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southampton | Physics with Artificial Intelligence MPhys | 24 - 198 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Physics and Astrophysics this course | A*AA - AAAA | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Applied Mathematics and Physics Msci (Hon) | 144 - 168 points | 192–207 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 144 - 168 points | 208–223 |
| University of Bristol | Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience Msci (Hon) | 112 - 165 points | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Physics MPhys | 144 - 165 points | 112–127 |
| Imperial College London | Mathematics with Applied Mathematics/Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons) | 160 - 164 points | 224–239 |
| Durham University | Physics MPhys | A*A*A | 208–223 |
| University of Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of Manchester | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 159 - 160 points | 224–239 |
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