Mechanical Engineering Design at Oxford Brookes University
Mechanical Engineering Design (BEng (Hon), 5Y12) at Oxford Brookes University asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on brookes.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
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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 brookes.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 65% had fewer than the 112 asked.
85 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- 5Y12
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 87%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%84%
Learning opportunities84%84%
Assessment and feedback69%78%
Academic support77%89%
Organisation and management64%79%
Learning resources76%88%
Student voice61%75%
10 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£34.5k5 years£42k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
85%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oxford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- OX3 0BP
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 48 - 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | General Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Mechanical Engineering Design this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) BEng (Hon) | BBC | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of East London | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Lincoln | Aeromechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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