Mechanical Engineering at University of Nottingham
Mechanical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H300) at University of Nottingham asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on nottingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check nottingham.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 144–159 points. 35% had fewer than the 144 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H300 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
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 ↗
The accredited MEng fully meets the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 87%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%84%
Learning opportunities88%84%
Assessment and feedback81%78%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management80%79%
Learning resources95%88%
Student voice82%75%
35 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£33.5k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
79% working5% working and studying6% studying6% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
87%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals59%
- Information Technology Professionals6%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals6%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals4%
- Managers, directors and senior officials2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 58% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Nottingham, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NG7 2RD
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Nottingham
- 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) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Mechanical Engineering (with Placement) MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | — |
| Kingston University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Electrical and Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Nottingham | Mechanical Engineering this course | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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