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Physics at Cardiff University
Cardiff University is ranked 20th of 52 universities for physics on our measures. 89% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30.2k after 15 months, rising to £36k after five years.
Typical offer AAB–BBBCardiff University - Main Campus, Wales10 courses
How it compares with other physics courses
The marker shows the typical (median) physics course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC3%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC11%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB19%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB23%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA20%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more25%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 10 physics courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from CDD (Physics) to AAA (Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year).
- Least competitive entry: Physics (BSc, 3 years). Half of the students who started had more than 133 UCAS points, against 144 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Astrophysics (MPhys, 4 years) and Physics with Medical Physics (100%).
- Foundation year: Physics (BSc, 4 years, foundation year) offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MPhys.
- Accredited by Institute of Physics: 6 of the 10 courses.
Astrophysics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 144
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Astrophysics
MPhys · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAB–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Physics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics with Medical Physics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics with a Professional Placement Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Physics with a Professional Placement Year
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCCD–CDD
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 144*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
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- University of SurreyRanked 19
- University of AberdeenRanked 21
- University of YorkRanked 22
Nearby
- University of Bristol26 miles away, ranked 25
- Swansea University31 miles away, ranked 39
- University of Bath39 miles away, ranked 16
- University of Exeter57 miles away, ranked 15
Living in Cardiff
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Cardiff University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Cardiff University accommodation