Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H300) 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
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 15% had fewer than the 128 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H300 · H3 mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
89%
still studying
UK 87%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%84%
Learning opportunities77%84%
Assessment and feedback60%78%
Academic support94%89%
Organisation and management74%79%
Learning resources86%88%
Student voice72%75%
15 final-year students · 89% 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 onThis course
80% working5% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
55%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Mechanical Engineering this course | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Energy Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Southampton | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Strathclyde | Aero-Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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