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Sports Science at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is ranked 43rd of 98 universities for sports science on our measures. 91% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £26k after 15 months.
Typical offer BBCAlexander Stadium, England6 courses
How it compares with other sports science courses
The marker shows the typical (median) sports science 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 CCC36%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC16%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB18%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB10%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA14%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more6%
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 6 sports science 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 (Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year) to BBC (Sport and Exercise Science).
- Highest student satisfaction: Sports Therapy (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 69 UCAS points, against 120 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Sports Therapy (90%).
- Placement year: Sport and Exercise Science and Sports Therapy offer one.
- Foundation year: Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year, Sports Coaching and Physical Education with Foundation Year and Sports Therapy with Foundation Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
Sport and Exercise Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 76%
- Entry points
- 110
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £26k*
Sports Coaching and Physical Education
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: CIMSPA (sport and physical activity)
Sports Therapy
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 117
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £26k*
Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 91%*
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 69
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Sports Coaching and Physical Education with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 91%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 110*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: CIMSPA (sport and physical activity)
Sports Therapy with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 91%*
- Stay on
- 81%*
- Entry points
- 110*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £26k*
* 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
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- York St John UniversityRanked 44
- University of LeedsRanked 45
Nearby
- University College Birmingham0 miles away, ranked 82
- University of Birmingham7 miles away, ranked 4
- University of Wolverhampton8 miles away, ranked 73
- Birmingham Newman University8 miles away, ranked 90
Living in Birmingham
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Birmingham City University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Birmingham City University accommodation