Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year at Lancaster University
Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year (BEng (Hon), H307) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 lancs.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 112–127 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H307 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
89%
still studying
UK 87%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%84%
Learning opportunities82%84%
Assessment and feedback78%78%
Academic support84%89%
Organisation and management78%79%
Learning resources94%88%
Student voice70%75%
45 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£32.5k5 years£39k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals60%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 MEng (Hon) | BBC - ABB | 192–207 |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year this course | 128 points | 112–127 |
| 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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