Engineering Design at Robert Gordon University
Engineering Design (BEng (Hon), H150) at Robert Gordon University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rgu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
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 rgu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 10% had fewer than the 96 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 15%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H150 · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course73%86%
Learning opportunities79%85%
Assessment and feedback73%78%
Academic support90%89%
Organisation and management62%79%
Learning resources86%88%
Student voice72%78%
40 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£33.5k5 years£40.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
85%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals90%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB10 7QB
Subjects
engineering design engineering and technology
production and manufacturing engineering engineering and technology
production and manufacturing engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Garthdee Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Engineering (with a foundation year) BEng (Hon) | 96 - 105 points | — |
| University of Exeter | Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Strathclyde | Engineering Academy BEng | 102 points | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) | BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Engineering Design this course | CCC | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Engineering with deferred choice of specialism with a Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 80 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Engineering Foundation BEng (Hon) | CDD - CCC | — |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 72 - 90 points | under 96 |
| NPTC Group | Engineering HNC | 48 - 88 points | — |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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