Mechanical Engineering at University of Hertfordshire
Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H300) at University of Hertfordshire asked for 120–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on herts.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 128 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 herts.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
55% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 56% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H300 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%84%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback71%78%
Academic support83%89%
Organisation and management80%79%
Learning resources80%88%
Student voice77%75%
25 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
65% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals40%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Hatfield, East of England, England
- Postcode
- AL10 9AB
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- University Of Hertfordshire
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | BBC - ABB | 192–207 |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Energy Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mechanical Engineering this course | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Southampton | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Strathclyde | Aero-Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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