Biomedical Engineering at University of Reading

Biomedical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H160) at University of Reading asked for ABB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~ABB

Competitive

128 points · around ABB

Published as ABB - BBB

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 reading.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 75% had fewer than the 128 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%, a foundation course 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H160 · H1 general engineering
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: October 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional

Accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 9%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

30 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%

Learning opportunities88%87%

Assessment and feedback94%79%

Academic support94%90%

Organisation and management59%79%

Learning resources94%89%

Student voice90%83%

15 final-year students · 94% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£33k5 years

£41k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

70% working20% working and studying5% unemployed

UK, same subject: 89% in work or study

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Reading, South East England, England
Postcode: RG6 6UR

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Subjects

biomedical engineering engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: University of Reading
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
Cardiff University	Medical Engineering BEng (Hon)	AAB - BBB	128–143
University of Glasgow	Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon)	120 - 136 points	208–223
Swansea University	Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon)	104 - 128 points	96–111
University of Hull	Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 points	112–127
University of Reading	Biomedical Engineering this course	ABB - BBB	96–111
University of Strathclyde	Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon)	120 - 128 points	192–207
University of Surrey	Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon)	ABB	112–127
University of York	Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon)	16 - 128 points	128–143
City St George's, University of London	Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering MEng (Hon)	120 points	112–127
Keele University	Bioengineering (Regenerative Medicine) BSc (Hons)	120 points	112–127
University of Kent	Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon)	104 - 120 points	under 96

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