Electronics and Electrical Engineering at The University of Edinburgh

Electronics and Electrical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H600) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 128–144 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

~144 points

High

around AAA

Published as 128 - 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

25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 40% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 77%, no formal qualifications 14%, a baccalaureate 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H600 · H6 electronic and electrical 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 Engineering and Technology (IET) 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

98%

still studying

UK 83%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

60 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%86%

Learning opportunities74%83%

Assessment and feedback72%78%

Academic support83%90%

Organisation and management82%79%

Learning resources82%90%

Student voice78%79%

65 final-year students · 56% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£39k3 years

£34k5 years

£44k

£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

55% working5% working and studying20% studying20% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

95%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

100%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

90%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 95% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: EH8 9JZ

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Subjects

electrical and electronic engineering engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: Central
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Electrical and electronic 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
Aberystwyth University	Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons)	136 - 144 points	112–127
Bangor University	Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	under 96
Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)	Engineering for England - Electrical Electronic HND	CCD - AAA	—
King's College London, University of London	Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	AAA	144–159
Kingston University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	96–111
Lancaster University	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Electronics and Electrical Engineering this course	128 - 144 points	144–159
University of Bath	Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons)	AAA - A*AB	160–175
University of Birmingham	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	112–127
University of Glasgow	Electronic and Software Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	160–175
University of Leeds	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	AAA	144–159

See all 646 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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