Mechanical Engineering at Ulster University
Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H300) at Ulster University asked for 112–117 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 ulster.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~117 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 117 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 ulster.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 117
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
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
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
The accredited MEng fully meets the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 87%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%84%
Learning opportunities98%84%
Assessment and feedback100%78%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management88%79%
Learning resources94%88%
Student voice83%75%
10 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onThis course
90% working10% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT15 1ED
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Belfast
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Mechanical Engineering MEng | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Loughborough University | Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBB - ABC | 128–143 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Mechanical Engineering BEng | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Mechanical Engineering this course | 112 - 117 points | 160–175 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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