Chemical Engineering at University of Birmingham
Chemical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H802) at University of Birmingham asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 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 144–159 points. 50% had fewer than the 144 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, no formal qualifications 10%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H802 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the EngineeringCouncil for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as aChartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%90%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback80%79%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management88%85%
Learning resources87%91%
Student voice79%84%
15 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35.5k3 years£34.5k5 years£45.5k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% studying20% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
20%
use what they learned
UK 67%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| London South Bank University | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemical Engineering this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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