Physics at University of Strathclyde

Physics (BSc (Hons), F300) at University of Strathclyde asked for 120–141 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 strath.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~141 points

Competitive

around ABB

Published as 120 - 141 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 strath.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 141

The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 141 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: F300 · F3 physics
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

75%

still studying

UK 90%

25%

left higher education

UK 8%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

50 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%92%

Learning opportunities93%88%

Assessment and feedback80%81%

Academic support97%93%

Organisation and management80%86%

Learning resources91%92%

Student voice78%83%

15 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£27.5k5 years

£32.5k

£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

30% working30% working and studying35% studying5% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

80%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

70%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

65%

use what they learned

UK 51%

Engineering professionals40%
Elementary occupations5%
Natural and social science professionals5%
Information Technology Professionals5%
Teaching Professionals5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: G1 1XU

Subjects

physics physical sciences

Campus

Campus: John Anderson 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 MPhys	ABB - AAA	160–175
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 Strathclyde	Physics this course	120 - 141 points	160–175

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