Chemical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Chemical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H800) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BCC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BCC - 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
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 30% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H800 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the EngineeringCouncil for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as aChartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities96%87%
Assessment and feedback85%79%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management100%85%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice94%84%
15 final-year students · 70% 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 onSubject at this uni
95% working5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
85%
use what they learned
UK 67%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemical, process and energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heriot-Watt University | Chemical Engineering this course | BCC - ABB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Loughborough University | Energy Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Teesside University | Chemical Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry) MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Hull | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Southampton | Chemical Engineering with Industrial Placement Year and Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | 128 points | — |
| University of Strathclyde | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| University of Surrey | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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