Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year at University of Salford
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H302) at University of Salford asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on salford.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow 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 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H302 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 87%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% 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 onSubject at this uni
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) BEng (Hon) | 48 points | — |
| City College Plymouth | Mechanical Engineering FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Professional Superyacht Engineer HNC | 48 points | — |
| East Sussex College | Engineering Mechanical HNC | DD - CE | — |
| Gower College Swansea | Mechanical Engineering HND | 48 points | — |
| Lincoln College University Centre | Mechanical Engineering for England HND | 48 points | — |
| Nottingham College | Mechanical Engineering for England HNC | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Mechanical Engineering HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Mechanical Engineering (With Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng | 48 points | — |
| University of Salford | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year this course | 48 points | under 96 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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