Physics with Astrophysics at University of Nottingham
Physics with Astrophysics (BSc (Hons), F3F5) at University of Nottingham asked for 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 nottingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around 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 nottingham.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. 65% had fewer than the 144 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F3F5 · 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 partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
60%
still studying
UK 90%
40%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback81%81%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management90%86%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice85%83%
75 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£31k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
48% working17% working and studying28% studying4% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 77%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Information Technology Professionals20%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Engineering professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 68% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Nottingham, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NG7 2RD
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Nottingham
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Astronomy 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 Bath | Physics with Astrophysics MPhys (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Physics with Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sussex | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Physics with Astrophysics MPhys (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | AAA - AAB | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Physics with Astrophysics this course | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of St Andrews | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 224–239 |
| Cardiff University | Astrophysics MPhys | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Astronomy and Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
See all 131 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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