Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) at University of Brighton
Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) (BEng (Hon), H301) at University of Brighton asked for 72–96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on brighton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 72 - 96 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 brighton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 80% had fewer than the 96 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H301 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 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 ↗
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 87%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%84%
Learning opportunities83%84%
Assessment and feedback73%78%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management78%79%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice73%75%
15 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£31k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
100% working
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN2 4AT
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Moulsecoomb
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Hill University | Mechanical Engineering with STEM Foundation Year BEng | 72 - 96 points | under 96 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Mechanical Engineering MEng | CCC | 144–159 |
| Harper Adams University | Mechanical Engineering (with Placement) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough College | Sustainable Engineering BEng | 96 points | — |
| New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) | BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) this course | 72 - 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 96 points | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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