Aerospace Engineering at University of Birmingham
Aerospace Engineering (MEng (Hon), H402) at University of Birmingham asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
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 birmingham.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 128–143 points. 50% had fewer than the 144 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, no formal qualifications 5%, other higher education 4%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H402 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) 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
85%
still studying
UK 88%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%86%
Learning opportunities95%87%
Assessment and feedback93%77%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management97%81%
Learning resources98%86%
Student voice98%79%
15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£33k5 years£42k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 145 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
25%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
aerospace engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace 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 Bristol | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering this course | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 240+ |
| University of Nottingham | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Sheffield | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
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