Aeronautics and Astronautics at University of Southampton
Aeronautics and Astronautics (MEng (Hon), H401) at University of Southampton asked for A*AA 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 southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 9% had fewer than the 152 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 2%, a foundation course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H401 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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 a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
The accredited MEng fully meets the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%86%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback81%77%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management86%81%
Learning resources93%86%
Student voice87%79%
20 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£33.5k5 years£44k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
30%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
aerospace engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 Bath | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| Newcastle University | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| 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 |
| University of Manchester | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Southampton | Aeronautics and Astronautics this course | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Surrey | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 240+ |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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