Materials Science and Engineering at University of Sheffield
Materials Science and Engineering (MEng (Hons), J500) at University of Sheffield asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
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 136
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- J500 · J5 materials technology
- Duration
- 4 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 a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%88%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback80%78%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management74%86%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice74%82%
20 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£30.5k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
80%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Finance Professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Materials technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 - 156 points | 224–239 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| Swansea University | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 points | under 96 |
| University of Birmingham | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Materials Science and Engineering this course | AAB | 160–175 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 131 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Automotive Materials BEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
| City College Plymouth | Civil Engineering FdSc | 56 points | — |
See all 50 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side