Mechanical Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H300) 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 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound 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
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 9% had fewer than the 144 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a baccalaureate 4%, no formal qualifications 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H300 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 87%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%84%
Learning opportunities73%84%
Assessment and feedback65%78%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management79%79%
Learning resources79%88%
Student voice65%75%
45 final-year students · 51% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£33k5 years£38k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working20% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed25% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Mechanical Engineering (with Placement) MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | — |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Mechanical Engineering this course | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bath | Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Nottingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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