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Physics at University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh is ranked 37th of 52 universities for physics on our measures. 73% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £32.8k after 15 months, rising to £37.2k after five years.
Typical offer AAA–ABBCentral, Scotland16 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 CCC5%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB1%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB4%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA12%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more79%
Most students here apply with Highers and Advanced Highers, which earn more UCAS points than A-levels, so these figures look higher than A-level offers usually are.
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 16 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 (Astrophysics) to A*A*A* (Mathematics and Physics).
- Highest student satisfaction: Theoretical Physics (MPhys, 5 years, year abroad) (79%).
- Least competitive entry: Theoretical Physics (BSc, 4 years, year abroad). Half of the students who started had more than 176 UCAS points, against 219 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Mathematical Physics (BSc, 4 years, year abroad) and Physics with Year Abroad (100%).
- Placement year: Chemical Physics (BSc, 4 years, placement year) and Physics with Year Abroad offer one.
- Year abroad: 14 of the 16 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 4 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MChemPhys, MPhys.
Astrophysics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 188
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £34.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Astrophysics
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 197
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £34.5k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Chemical Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 201*
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics
Chemical Physics
MChemPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 180
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Computational Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 216
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Computational Physics
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 201*
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Mathematical Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 196
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Mathematical Physics
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 211
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 192
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 63%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 192
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics with Meteorology
MPhys · 5 years
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 201*
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics, Royal Meteorological Society
Physics with Year Abroad
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 209
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Theoretical Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 176
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Theoretical Physics
MPhys · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 184
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Mathematics and Physics
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AB
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 219
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Physics with Meteorology
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 73%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 201*
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics, Royal Meteorological Society
* 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
- Nottingham Trent UniversityRanked 35
- Heriot-Watt UniversityRanked 36
- University of SussexRanked 38
- Swansea UniversityRanked 39
Nearby
- Heriot-Watt University4 miles away, ranked 36
- University of St Andrews32 miles away, ranked 3
- University of Strathclyde39 miles away, ranked 29
- University of Dundee42 miles away, ranked 41
Living in Edinburgh
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