Best universities for physiotherapy

University of Liverpool comes top for physiotherapy, with 99% of students staying on the course and 97% student satisfaction. University of Southampton, University of Plymouth and Robert Gordon University complete the top four.

57 unis ranked£30k typical early salary90% in graduate jobs

#1 for physiotherapy100

University of Liverpool

Satisfaction97%better than 96% of physiotherapy unis
Stay on course99%better than 88% of physiotherapy unis
Graduate jobs95%better than 79% of physiotherapy unis
Early salary£31kbetter than 67% of physiotherapy unis

Half of students who started had more than 166 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2University of Southampton8496% satisfied, £31k salary
3University of Plymouth8095% satisfied, £30k salary
4Robert Gordon University7798% satisfied, £32k salary
5University of Salford7492% satisfied, £30k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering physiotherapy. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Best for…

Happiest studentsRobert Gordon University98%positive about their course
Highest early salaryLondon South Bank University£34.5kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsRobert Gordon University100%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBUniversity of East London65/100half of starters had under 127 UCAS points

Full physiotherapy ranking

Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for physiotherapy. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	University of Liverpool2 courses	AAB	100	97%	99%	95%	£31k	166
2	University of Southampton1 course	AAB	84	96%	95%	95%	£31k	153
3	University of Plymouth3 courses	ABB	80	95%	94%	95%	£30k	156
4	Robert Gordon University1 course	ABB	77	98%	90%	100%	£32k	196
5	University of Salford1 course	128 UCAS points	74	92%	98%	90%	£30k	154
6	University of Gloucestershire1 course	ABB	72	93%	95%	95%	£30k	161
7	University of Hertfordshire1 course	AAB–ABB	68	94%	90%	90%	£31k	142
8	University of Bradford2 courses	128 UCAS points	68	91%	96%	90%	£30k	149
9	York St John University1 course	ABB	67	96%	98%	90%	£30k	133
10	University of Birmingham1 course	AAB	67	85%	99%	85%	£31k	157
11	University of Northumbria at Newcastle^*2 courses	104–120 UCAS points	66	93%	97%	–	–	141
12	University of Winchester1 course	ABB–BBB	66	94%	91%	90%	£31k	130
13	University of Nottingham1 course	AAB	66	81%	97%	90%	£31k	159
14	Glasgow Caledonian University1 course	AAB	65	92%	92%	90%	£30k	204
15	University of East London1 course	112 UCAS points	65	90%	90%	90%	£32k	127
16	Brunel University of London2 courses	ABB–BBB	64	94%	88%	85%	£32k	131
17	Oxford Brookes University1 course	ABB	62	89%	100%	90%	£30k	136
18	UWE, Bristol1 course	128 UCAS points	61	84%	97%	95%	£30k	134
19	University of East Anglia1 course	AAB	59	83%	94%	90%	£30k	160
20	University of Worcester2 courses	BBB	58	91%	95%	95%	£30.5k	111
21	University of Sunderland1 course	112–128 UCAS points	57	95%	90%	90%	£30k	144
22	Ulster University1 course	AAA	56	84%	97%	95%	£29k	145
23	Bournemouth University1 course	~AAA–AABestimate	56	85%	89%	95%	£30k	149
24	London South Bank University2 courses	ABB+ others	55	78%	83%	97%	£34.5k	97
25	University of Cumbria1 course	ABB–BBB	54	85%	95%	95%	£30k	128
26	University of Leicester2 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	53	96%	86%	90%	£30k	122
27	King's College London1 course	AAB	52	82%	100%	78%	£32k	150
28	Wrexham University1 course	120 UCAS points	51	92%	100%	90%	£29k	130
29	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)^*1 course	128 UCAS points	51	90%	95%	–	–	130
29	University of Lancashire^*1 course	128 UCAS points	51	81%	95%	–	–	146
31	St Mary's University, Twickenham1 course	128 UCAS points	51	94%	95%	85%	£30k	122
32	Cardiff University1 course	AAB–BBB	46	80%	92%	89%	£29k	162
33	Buckinghamshire New University1 course	112–136 UCAS points	46	84%	90%	70%	£32k	138
34	University of Huddersfield1 course	ABB	46	83%	90%	90%	£30k	138
35	University of Essex4 courses	BBB+ others	45	87%	89%	90%	£30k	118
36	University of Brighton1 course	AAB–BBB	45	88%	94%	80%	£30k	136
37	Sheffield Hallam University1 course	120–128 UCAS points	45	82%	94%	87%	£30k	134
38	Leeds Beckett University1 course	~AAA–ABBestimate	43	95%	100%	79%	£28.5k	144
39	University of Hull1 course	BBB	43	94%	95%	85%	£29k	128
40	Canterbury Christ Church University2 courses	ABB	41	73%	95%	91%	£30k	123
41	Manchester Metropolitan University1 course	ABB	40	85%	96%	77%	£30k	141
42	Teesside University^*1 course	128–144 UCAS points	38	83%	82%	–	–	142
43	University of Suffolk1 course	BBB	37	91%	100%	85%	£28k	127
44	University of Northampton1 course	BBC	37	84%	83%	90%	£31k	114
45	City St George's, University of London1 course	ABB	35	74%	87%	85%	£31k	137
46	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh1 course	AAB	34	88%	90%	60%	£30k	202
47	Keele University2 courses	ABB	34	86%	87%	85%	£30k	120
48	University of Derby2 courses	ABB	32	85%	85%	83%	£30k	138
49	Birmingham Newman University^*1 course	BBB	32	94%	85%	60%	–	125
50	University of Wolverhampton2 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	29	77%	85%	90%	£30k	116
51	University College Birmingham1 course	~AAB–ABBestimate	26	79%	88%	70%	£31k	138
52	University of Greater Manchester^*1 course	120 UCAS points	24	53%	90%	–	–	152
53	Coventry University2 courses	BBB	21	77%	90%	89%	£28.5k	118
53	London Metropolitan University1 course	120 UCAS points	21	84%	89%	70%	£31k	123
55	University of Bedfordshire1 course	120 UCAS points	18	63%	85%	85%	£29.5k	122
56	Plymouth Marjon University1 course	ABB–BBC	10	40%	85%	90%	£30k	123
57	Roehampton University1 course	120–136 UCAS points	0	87%	78%	40%	£32k	99

What physiotherapy graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for physiotherapy graduates, across the universities we rank.

£30kAfter 15 months
£28.5kAfter 3 years
£32.2kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)£40k
King's College London£39.5k
Brunel University of London£37.5k
University of Birmingham£37k
London South Bank University£36k

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. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated

Not ranked yet

These offer physiotherapy but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.

Moulton College, Plumpton College