Aeronautical Engineering at University of Glasgow
Aeronautical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H415) at University of Glasgow asked for 120–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 136 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 gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. At least 2% had fewer than the 136 asked.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 81%, an Access course 14%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H415 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
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 ↗
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 88%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
110 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course68%86%
Learning opportunities65%87%
Assessment and feedback55%77%
Academic support64%89%
Organisation and management41%81%
Learning resources82%86%
Student voice53%79%
20 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£32k5 years£38k
£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 onThis course
75% working10% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
60%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Engineering professionals40%
- Managers, directors and senior officials15%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
aeronautical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Aeronautical Engineering this course | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Bucks New University | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Aerospace Engineering MEng | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
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