Biomedical Engineering at University of Glasgow
Biomedical Engineering (MEng (Hon), J751) at University of Glasgow 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 240+ UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.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 gla.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 240+ points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- J751 · J7 biotechnology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%86%
Learning opportunities69%87%
Assessment and feedback50%79%
Academic support79%90%
Organisation and management61%79%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice52%83%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£31k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working20% studying
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 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
biomedical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Bioengineering, medical and biomedical 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 Leeds | Medical Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Strathclyde | Prosthetics and Orthotics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 147 points | 176–191 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Biomedical Engineering BEng | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Biomedical Engineering this course | 144 points | 240+ |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | Biomedical Systems Engineering BEng (Hon) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of York | Medical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 16 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Medical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 142 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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