Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Engineering (BEng (Hon), H100) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBC - BBB
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 120
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H100 · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 83%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 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%
- Skilled trades occupations2%
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
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City St George's, University of London | Engineering with Business BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| ASU London | Engineering with Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Engineering this course | BBC - BBB | 176–191 |
| Loughborough University | Product Design and Technology with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Maritime Engineering BEng | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 120 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Ulster University | Mechatronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 117 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBC - CCC | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering BEng (Hon) | BBC | 128–143 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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