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Physics at University of Sussex
University of Sussex is ranked 38th of 52 universities for physics on our measures. 82% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £33.5k after 15 months, rising to £42.5k after five years.
Typical offer ABBFalmer Campus, Falmer, England14 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 CCC21%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC18%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB33%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB12%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA3%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more13%
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 14 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 ABB (Physics) to A*AA (Physics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)).
- Most students stay on: Physics with Astrophysics (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) (95%).
- Placement year: 11 of the 14 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: 9 of the 14 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MPhys.
- Accredited by Institute of Physics: 10 of the 14 courses.
Astrophysics
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 133*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 114
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics (Quantum Technology)
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Physics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Physics (research placement)
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics (with an industrial placement year)
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics (with an industrial placement year)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics with Astrophysics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 82%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 122
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics with Astrophysics
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Theoretical Physics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Theoretical Physics
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics with Data Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Physics with Data Science
MPhys · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 114*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
* 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.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- Heriot-Watt UniversityRanked 36
- University of EdinburghRanked 37
- Swansea UniversityRanked 39
- University of Northumbria at NewcastleRanked 40
Nearby
- University of Surrey30 miles away, ranked 19
- Royal Holloway, University of London41 miles away, ranked 13
- UCL41 miles away, ranked 14
- King's College London41 miles away, ranked 33
Living in Brighton
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