Chemistry with Molecular Physics MSci

Imperial College London · honours · 4 years · UCAS 8108course page ↗

A*AA at A level, A in Chemistry; graduates earn a median £44,000 three years on.

Typical A level offer
A*AA

A in Chemistry · 100% of entrants came with A levels · 100% stay on after year 1 · Imperial course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

A*AAtypical A level offer; minimum entry standard: aaa

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.

Imperial course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1A in Chemistry
  2. 2A in Mathematics
  3. 3Useful subjects: A in Physics
Who actually got in: 100% with A levels. 55% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 10 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications1
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB39-40 pointsminimum entry standard: 38 points6 in Chemistry at higher level; 6 in Mathematics at higher level; 6 in Physics at higher level
Years 1–4

What do you study?

18compulsory modules in year 1

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. Credits are not published for this course.

Imperial course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 2 · 18 core
Year 3 · 8 core
Year 4 · 2 core, 9 optional
Year 5 · 2 core, 9 optional
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£44,000median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£35k
Median£44k
Upper quarter£61k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 135 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 23, 24, 14

Half of graduates earned between £34,500 and £60,500. Five years on, the median is £59,000. 91% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 90% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 10% left100%20
In work or study, 15 months on19% studying91%140
Professional or managerial job90%85
Pay 15 months on, median£39,00060
Pay 3 years on, median£44,000135
Pay 5 years on, median£59,000150
Money

What does it cost?

£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Imperial fees page · source

About £40,200 in fees over 4 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £47,800 a year (2027/28).

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

87%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 94% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered

Highest: 100% agreed on question 21; lowest: 40% on question 14.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 187%
Question 273%
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Question 493%
Question 593%
Question 687%
Question 780%
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Question 967%
Question 1053%
Question 1173%
Question 1253%
Question 1347%
Question 1440%
Question 1567%
Question 1680%
Question 1787%
Question 1887%
Question 1993%
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Question 2367%
Question 2447%
Question 2579%
Question 2687%

Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from Imperial College London’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. Imperial College London is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.