Mechanical Design Engineering at University of Glasgow
Mechanical Design Engineering (BEng (Hon), HH37) 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 subject here had 208–223 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 pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 208–223 points. At least 2% had fewer than the 136 asked.
425 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 79%, an Access course 13%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- HH37 · H3 mechanical engineering + H7 production and manufacturing engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
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 ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 83%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%86%
Learning opportunities77%85%
Assessment and feedback66%78%
Academic support80%89%
Organisation and management66%79%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice63%78%
250 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£30.5k5 years£38k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working10% working and studying6% studying3% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
86%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
87%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Elementary occupations4%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Sales occupations3%
- Process, plant and machine operatives2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 155 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow 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) BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Automotive Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Design Engineering this course | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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