Chemical Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
Chemical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H800) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 120–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 144 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 ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 25% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 71%, other higher education 9%, no formal qualifications 9%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H800 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
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 an Incorporated Engineer and partially 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%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%90%
Learning opportunities70%87%
Assessment and feedback72%79%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management80%85%
Learning resources97%91%
Student voice67%84%
10 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£34.5k5 years£41.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 67%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- 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 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| London South Bank University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Engineering this course | 120 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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