Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London
Chemical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H801) at Imperial College London asked for 160–164 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on imperial.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~164 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 160 - 164 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check imperial.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 164
33% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 208–223 points. At least 7% of them had fewer than the 164 asked.
150 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, a baccalaureate 14%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H801 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
150 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities95%87%
Assessment and feedback84%79%
Academic support93%91%
Organisation and management89%85%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice89%84%
90 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36k3 years£45.5k5 years£60.5k
£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k£90k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working5% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 67%
- Engineering professionals60%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SW7 2AZ
Subjects
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- South Kensington
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 - 168 points | 128–143 |
| Imperial College London | Chemical Engineering this course | 160 - 164 points | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 160 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Chemical Engineering MEng | 120 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bath | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Energy Engineering MEng (Hon) | 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Surrey | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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