Materials Science and Engineering at Imperial College London
Materials Science and Engineering (BEng (Hon), JF52) at Imperial College London asked for 144–156 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 imperial.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~156 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 144 - 156 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 156
55% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- JF52 · J5 materials technology + F2 materials science
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) 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
92%
still studying
UK 93%
8%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course76%88%
Learning opportunities80%88%
Assessment and feedback68%78%
Academic support79%90%
Organisation and management82%86%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice78%82%
15 final-year students · 52% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36k3 years£38k5 years£54.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 70% 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
materials engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- South Kensington
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Materials technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Materials Science and Engineering this course | 144 - 156 points | 176–191 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 points | under 96 |
| University of Leeds | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Automotive Materials BEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
| City College Plymouth | Civil Engineering FdSc | 56 points | — |
See all 50 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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