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Sports Science at University of Derby
University of Derby is ranked 87th of 98 universities for sports science on our measures. 90% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £24k after 15 months, rising to £26k after five years.
Typical offer BBCDerby Campus - Kedleston Road, England13 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 CCC28%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC16%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB16%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB11%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA19%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more10%
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 13 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 DDD (Sport Coaching and Coach Development with Foundation Year) to BBB (Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation).
- Highest student satisfaction: Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation (95%).
- Least competitive entry: Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation. Half of the students who started had more than 115 UCAS points, against 133 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Performance Analysis and Coaching Science (90%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Year abroad: 12 of the 13 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
Sport Coaching and Coach Development
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 124
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Sport Coaching and Coach Development with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Performance Analysis and Coaching Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Psychology and Sport Studies
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 95%
- Stay on
- 83%
- Entry points
- 115
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £24k*
Accredited: Society of Sports Therapists
Sport and Exercise Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 55%
- Entry points
- 117
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Sports Nutrition and Health
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Performance Analysis and Coaching Science with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Sport & Exercise Science with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Accredited: Society of Sports Therapists
Sports Nutrition and Health with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 76%*
- Entry points
- 116*
- Graduate jobs
- 51%*
- Salary
- £24k*
* 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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Nearby
- University of Nottingham13 miles away, ranked 8
- Nottingham Trent University13 miles away, ranked 49
- Loughborough University14 miles away, ranked 2
- Loughborough College14 miles away, ranked 12
Living in Derby
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