Mechanical Engineering at University of Birmingham
Mechanical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H303) 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. 57% had fewer than the 144 asked.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 78%, no formal qualifications 11%, other qualifications 6%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H303 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
86%
still studying
UK 87%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%84%
Learning opportunities83%84%
Assessment and feedback73%78%
Academic support84%89%
Organisation and management82%79%
Learning resources95%88%
Student voice74%75%
50 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£33k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals45%
- Managers, directors and senior officials20%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 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
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Mechanical Engineering (with Placement) MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | — |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Electrical and Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering this course | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Nottingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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