Mechanical Engineering at University of Salford
Mechanical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H301) at University of Salford asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 salford.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 10% had fewer than the 96 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H301 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 87%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course77%84%
Learning opportunities73%84%
Assessment and feedback64%78%
Academic support58%89%
Organisation and management61%79%
Learning resources78%88%
Student voice41%75%
30 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working20% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
55%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 80% 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
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Salford University
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Hill University | Mechanical Engineering with STEM Foundation Year BEng | 72 - 96 points | under 96 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Mechanical Engineering MEng | CCC | 144–159 |
| Harper Adams University | Mechanical Engineering (with Placement) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| Lancaster University | Mechanical Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough College | Sustainable Engineering BEng | 96 points | — |
| New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) | BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 72 - 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Mechanical Engineering this course | 96 points | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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