Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University
Automotive Engineering (MEng (Hon), H343) 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 160–175 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 160–175 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 136 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H343 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 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
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%83%
Learning opportunities86%80%
Assessment and feedback72%78%
Academic support92%86%
Organisation and management85%75%
Learning resources93%87%
Student voice74%76%
30 final-year students · 82% 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
85% working15% working and studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
85%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
- Finance Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% 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 | 160–175 |
| 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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