Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University
Chemical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H803) 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 ↗ 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 10% had fewer than the 136 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H803 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%90%
Learning opportunities93%87%
Assessment and feedback73%79%
Academic support81%91%
Organisation and management84%85%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice75%84%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£36k5 years£45k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 67%
- Engineering professionals45%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 80% 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
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemical, process and energy 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 | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Chemical Engineering this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | BCC - ABB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Hull | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | under 96 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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