Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University
Automotive Engineering (BEng (Hon), H330) 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 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ 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 128–143 points. At least 27% had fewer than the 136 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, a baccalaureate 4%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H330 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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 yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
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 course81%83%
Learning opportunities69%80%
Assessment and feedback69%78%
Academic support75%86%
Organisation and management71%75%
Learning resources86%87%
Student voice66%76%
25 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£33k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
automotive engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Production and manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Automotive Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Automotive Engineering this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Robotics Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Engineering Management with DPP MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | — |
| University of Birmingham | Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering BEng | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Robotics and Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechatronics BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Automotive Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sheffield | Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Manufacturing Engineering with Management MEng | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
See all 380 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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