Chemical Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
Chemical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H804) 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 192–207 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
The middle entrant had 192–207 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H804 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- 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 a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
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 course90%90%
Learning opportunities83%87%
Assessment and feedback75%79%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management87%85%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice78%84%
25 final-year students · 66% 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 onThis course
90% working10% working and studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 67%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 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 | 192–207 |
| 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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