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    Cardiff University

    Astrophysics

    BSc (Hons), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    95–100%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    BCC

    AAB

    Grad employment

    70%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    75%

    Median grad salary

    £28,000

    15 months after

    Cardiff's Astrophysics BSc is a three-year degree studying the physical processes governing stars, galaxies and the universe, covering topics such as stellar structure and evolution, cosmology, high-energy astrophysics and observational techniques. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer; offers are made around BCC at A-level.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Astrophysics at Cardiff University has a 95–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BCC at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • Typical A-level grades: BCC
    • AAB
    • BBB

    About Cardiff University

    Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · Astrophysics

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.