Physics at University of Leicester
Physics (BSc (Hons), F300) at University of Leicester asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 65% had fewer than the 128 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F300 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- 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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
9%
left higher education
UK 8%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%92%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback78%81%
Academic support90%93%
Organisation and management92%86%
Learning resources95%92%
Student voice84%83%
25 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£28k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working5% working and studying15% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main 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 | Engineering Physics (with integrated year in industry) MEng (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons) | BBB - ABB | 192–207 |
| Keele University | Physics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | under 96 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Physics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Physics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Physics MPhys | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Physics this course | ABB | under 96 |
| University of Liverpool | Physics BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | Physics with Foundation Year MPhys | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Surrey | Physics MPhys | ABB | 128–143 |
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