Acoustical and Audio Engineering at University of Salford

Acoustical and Audio Engineering (BEng (Hon), H341) at University of Salford asked for 88 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff

~88 points

Open

below CCC

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

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 30%, a degree 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H341 · H3 mechanical engineering
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

83%

still studying

UK 90%

15%

left higher education

UK 8%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

55 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%92%

Learning opportunities90%88%

Assessment and feedback76%81%

Academic support93%93%

Organisation and management81%86%

Learning resources83%92%

Student voice72%83%

25 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£28.5k3 years

£25.5k5 years

£34k

£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

65% working15% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

75%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

90%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

60%

use what they learned

UK 51%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24

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

Location

Campus: Salford, North West England, England
Postcode: M5 4WT

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Subjects

acoustics physical sciences

Campus

Campus: Salford University
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Physics 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
Lancaster University	Physics (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	96 points	160–175
Queen Mary University of London	Physics with Foundation BSc (Hons)	96 points	—
Royal Holloway, University of London	Physics with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	CCC	96–111
University of Dundee	Mathematics and Physics MSci	CCC - CCD	160–175
University of Liverpool	Physical Sciences (Foundation) (1+3) BSc (Hons)	CDD - CCC	—
University of the West of Scotland	Physics BSc (Hons)	90 points	144–159
University of Salford	Acoustical and Audio Engineering this course	88 points	96–111
City St George's, University of London	Mechanical and Design Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon)	80 points	—
Swansea University	Astrophysics with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	80 points	96–111
University of Hull	Physics (with foundation year) BSc (Hons)	80 points	96–111
University of Lancashire	Physics BSc (Hons)	72 points	96–111

See all 556 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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