Civil Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
Civil Engineering (BEng (Hon), H200) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 114–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 114 - 128 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 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 24% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H200 · H2 civil engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 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 ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) 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 ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) 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 ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) 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
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%89%
Learning opportunities66%88%
Assessment and feedback56%82%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management60%85%
Learning resources100%91%
Student voice47%82%
10 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£32k5 years£41k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
75%
use what they learned
UK 73%
- Engineering professionals95%
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
civil engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Civil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Architectural Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Architectural Engineering MEng | 128 points | under 96 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture BArch (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | BBC - ABB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Civil Engineering BEng | 112 - 128 points | — |
| London South Bank University | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Architectural Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Civil Engineering this course | 114 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Derby | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
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