Chemical Engineering at University of Aberdeen
Chemical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H813) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 25% had fewer than the 112 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H813 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 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 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%90%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback73%79%
Academic support86%91%
Organisation and management73%85%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice73%84%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£32k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 67%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemical, process and energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Huddersfield | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Energy BSc (Hons) | 112 - 117 points | 128–143 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Teesside University | Chemical Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry) BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Chemical Engineering this course | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Bradford | Chemical Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Energy and Environmental Engineering MEng | BCC | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BCC | 144–159 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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