Physics at University of Exeter
Physics (BSc (Hons), F300) at University of Exeter asked for ABB - AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Published as ABB - 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 exeter.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 128–143 points. 50% had fewer than the 144 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F300 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- 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
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%92%
Learning opportunities83%88%
Assessment and feedback69%81%
Academic support89%93%
Organisation and management79%86%
Learning resources83%92%
Student voice71%83%
15 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£31k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Devon, South West England, England
- Postcode
- EX4 4QJ
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Streatham 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 |
| 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 this course | ABB - AAA | 128–143 |
| 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 |
| University of St Andrews | Philosophy and Physics BSc (Hons) | 132 - 144 points | 224–239 |
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