Aeronautical Engineering (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Aeronautical Engineering (with placement year) (MEng (Hon), H402) at Loughborough University asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around 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 lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 136 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H402 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
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
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%86%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback74%77%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management76%81%
Learning resources80%86%
Student voice68%79%
50 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£34.5k5 years£42k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
75% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
65%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
aeronautical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Aeronautical Engineering (with placement year) this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Bucks New University | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Aerospace Engineering MEng | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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