Mechanical Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University
Mechanical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H301) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
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 napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 45%, other higher education 30%, no formal qualifications 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H301 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
- 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course68%84%
Learning opportunities72%84%
Assessment and feedback55%78%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management68%79%
Learning resources80%88%
Student voice69%75%
15 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£28k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
45%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 48 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) BEng (Hon) | BBC | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Electro-Mechanical Engineering BEng | 104 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Mechanical Engineering this course | BCC | 128–143 |
| Robert Gordon University | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering MEng | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Bradford | Mechanical Engineering MEng | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 points | — |
| University of Exeter | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University College Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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