Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year at Bucks New University
Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year (BEng (Hon), ME03) at Bucks New University asked for 112–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bucks.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 112 - 128 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bucks.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. 87% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 47%, other higher education 40%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- ME03 · M0 no standard meaning + E3 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
45%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%86%
Learning opportunities91%85%
Assessment and feedback90%78%
Academic support84%89%
Organisation and management76%79%
Learning resources80%88%
Student voice73%78%
30 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£22k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
90% working10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
50%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- High Wycombe, South East England, England
- Postcode
- HP11 2JZ
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- High Wycombe Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mechanical engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year this course | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | BBC - ABB | 192–207 |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Energy Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Southampton | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Strathclyde | Aero-Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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