Engineering (Mechanical) at Durham University
Engineering (Mechanical) (BEng (Hon), H314) at Durham University asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 152 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H314 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%85%
Learning opportunities72%85%
Assessment and feedback73%77%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management67%71%
Learning resources71%88%
Student voice52%78%
15 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£35.5k5 years£46k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working15% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 152 - 160 points | 192–207 |
| Durham University | Engineering (Mechanical) this course | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | General Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | under 96 |
| University of Sheffield | General Engineering MEng (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Warwick | Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hon) | 152 points | 192–207 |
| Brunel University of London | Design BSc (Hons) | AAA - ABB | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | General Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 208–223 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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