Physics with Foundation Year at University of Surrey
Physics with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F304) at University of Surrey asked for 96–123 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on surrey.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~123 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 123 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 surrey.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 123
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 27% had fewer than the 123 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 9%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F304 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
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%
10%
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 course96%92%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback85%81%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources91%92%
Student voice90%83%
35 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30.5k5 years£41k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Guildford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- GU2 7XH
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Surrey
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heriot-Watt University | Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons) | BBB - ABB | 192–207 |
| Keele University | Physics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Physics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Surrey | Physics with Foundation Year this course | 96 - 123 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Engineering Physics BEng (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Physics with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Physics BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Mathematics and Theoretical Physics MMath (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Sound Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
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