Mathematics and Physics at University of Glasgow
Mathematics and Physics (Msci (Hon), FGJ1) at University of Glasgow asked for 120–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 240+ UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 136 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 gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 240+ points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FGJ1
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
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%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%92%
Learning opportunities73%88%
Assessment and feedback62%81%
Academic support89%93%
Organisation and management67%86%
Learning resources90%92%
Student voice70%83%
85 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
51% working15% working and studying21% studying6% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Engineering professionals30%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Data Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Data Science with Year of Professional Experience BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Mathematics and Physics this course | 120 - 136 points | 240+ |
| University of Leeds | Chemistry and Mathematics MChem (H) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Actuarial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Economics and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
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