Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London
Mechanical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H301) at Imperial College London asked for 160–212 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 224–239 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on imperial.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~212 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 160 - 212 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 212
29% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 224–239 points. At least 18% of them had fewer than the 212 asked.
185 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 14%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H301 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
The accredited MEng fully meets the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
96%
still studying
UK 87%
4%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
180 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%84%
Learning opportunities86%84%
Assessment and feedback85%78%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management95%79%
Learning resources97%88%
Student voice89%75%
85 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£38.5k3 years£40k5 years£50k
£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working15% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals45%
- Information Technology Professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% 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
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- South Kensington
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Mechanical Engineering this course | 160 - 212 points | 224–239 |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | 48 - 174 points | 144–159 |
| Newcastle University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 160 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Integrated Design Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*A*A | 208–223 |
| University of Bristol | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Strathclyde | Aero-Mechanical Engineering MEng | 120 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Leicester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sheffield | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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