Mathematics and Physics at University of Bristol
Mathematics and Physics (Msci (Hon), GFC3) at University of Bristol asked for A*A*A - AAA 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 bristol.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*A*A
Highest160 points · A*AA and above
Published as A*A*A - AAA
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 bristol.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 160
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 40% had fewer than the 160 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GFC3
- Duration
- 4 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 partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support93%94%
Organisation and management90%87%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice82%81%
240 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£34.5k5 years£48k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
64% working7% working and studying12% studying6% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
84%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
71%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
47%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Information Technology Professionals28%
- Finance Professionals16%
- Business and public service associate professionals13%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals11%
- Engineering professionals4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 140 graduates · 61% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS8 1QU
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bristol
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mathematics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| Imperial College London | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Applied Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 160 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bath | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 160 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Mathematics and Physics this course | A*A*A - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | Mathematics MMath | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of Manchester | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| University of St Andrews | Ancient History and Mathematics MA (Hons) | 159 - 160 points | 208–223 |
| University of Strathclyde | Mathematics, Statistics and Business Analysis BSc (Hons) | 120 - 160 points | 192–207 |
| University of Surrey | Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 160 points | 112–127 |
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