Aerospace Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Aerospace Engineering (BEng (Hon), H3A1) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB 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 hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - ABB
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 hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 18% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H3A1 · H3 mechanical engineering + A1 pre-clinical medicine
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) 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
90%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%86%
Learning opportunities88%85%
Assessment and feedback74%78%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management88%79%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice80%78%
135 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 90 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
87% working4% working and studying3% studying4% unemployed2% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
77%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals72%
- Elementary occupations6%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals6%
- Administrative occupations2%
- Information Technology Professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 62% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
aerospace engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace 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 | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Aerospace Engineering MEng | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Aerospace Engineering this course | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Teesside University | Aerospace Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry) MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Aeronautics and Astronautics with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Surrey | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Aircraft Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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