Mechanical Engineering at Southampton, Solent University
Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H303) at Southampton, Solent University asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on solent.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
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 solent.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had under 96 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, no formal qualifications 10%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H303 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 87%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%84%
Learning opportunities88%84%
Assessment and feedback80%78%
Academic support79%89%
Organisation and management46%79%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice69%75%
10 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£25k5 years£31.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
65% working20% working and studying20% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO14 0YN
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- East Park Terrace
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Mechanical Engineering MEng | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Loughborough University | Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBB - ABC | 128–143 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Mechanical Engineering this course | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Mechanical Engineering BEng | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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