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Sports Science at Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University is ranked 56th of 98 universities for sports science on our measures. 86% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer ABB–BBCEngland5 coursesRanked on partial data

#56 of 98 for sports science42
Sport and Exercise Science to your shortlist

Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other sports science courses

  • Student satisfaction86%Below average (average 89%)
  • Stay on course84%Above average (average 82%)
  • Graduate-level jobs–Not published
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)118About average (average 119)

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.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC26%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC16%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB14%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB7%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA16%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more21%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months–£25.8k average
  2. 3 years£25.5k£22.5k average
  3. 5 years£32k£27.5k average

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 5 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 BBC (Sport and Exercise Science) to AAB (Sports Therapy).
  • Highest student satisfaction: Sports Therapy (87%).
  • Least competitive entry: Sport Coaching (with Foundation Year). Half of the students who started had more than 55 UCAS points, against 146 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Sports Therapy (93%).
  • Every course here offers a placement year.
  • Foundation year: Sport Coaching (with Foundation Year) and Sport and Exercise Science (with Foundation Year) offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
  • Accredited by AACSB (business schools): Sport Coaching and Sport Coaching (with Foundation Year).

  • Sport Coaching

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement year

    Estimated offer~ABB–BBC

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    85%
    Stay on
    85%
    Entry points
    116
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: AACSB (business schools), Chartered Management Institute

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Sports Therapy

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement year

    Typical offerAAB–BBB

    Satisfied
    87%
    Stay on
    93%
    Entry points
    146
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: Society of Sports Therapists

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Sport Coaching (with Foundation Year)

    BSc · 4 years

    Optional placement yearFoundation year

    Satisfied
    86%*
    Stay on
    45%
    Entry points
    55
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: AACSB (business schools), Chartered Management Institute

    Course pageKnow the offer?

  • Sport and Exercise Science

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerABB–BBC

    Satisfied
    86%
    Stay on
    80%
    Entry points
    111
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Sport and Exercise Science (with Foundation Year)

    BSc · 4 years

    Optional placement yearFoundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerABB–BBC

    Satisfied
    83%
    Stay on
    75%
    Entry points
    69
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

* 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.

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