Aerospace Engineering at University of Sheffield
Aerospace Engineering (BEng (Hons), H402) at University of Sheffield 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 sheffield.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 sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 35% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H402 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) 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 ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 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 ↗
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) 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 BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
245 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%86%
Learning opportunities92%87%
Assessment and feedback86%77%
Academic support97%89%
Organisation and management92%81%
Learning resources100%86%
Student voice98%79%
20 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£34.5k5 years£43.5k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
76% working4% working and studying4% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
82%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
60%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Engineering professionals55%
- Information Technology Professionals12%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Administrative occupations4%
- Skilled trades occupations4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 61% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
aerospace engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 240+ |
| University of Nottingham | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Sheffield | Aerospace Engineering this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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