Software Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
Software Engineering (BEng (Hon), G600) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 136–168 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
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 136 - 168 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 168
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 168 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- G600 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%83%
Learning opportunities71%81%
Assessment and feedback54%80%
Academic support89%86%
Organisation and management64%80%
Learning resources85%88%
Student voice69%78%
15 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£40k3 years£37k5 years£55.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
84% working3% working and studying8% studying1% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals80%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Computer Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 - 168 points | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Software Engineering this course | 136 - 168 points | 160–175 |
| University for the Creative Arts | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 32 - 168 points | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Software Engineering MEng (Hon) | 141 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Software Engineering (Faster Route) BSc (Hons) | 152 points | — |
| University of Leicester | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Computer Science (Software Engineering) MEng (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Southampton | Computer Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Strathclyde | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 176–191 |
| University of Surrey | Computer Science and Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
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