Artificial Intelligence at University of Southampton

Artificial Intelligence (MEng (Hon), I401) 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 subject here had 176–191 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~A*AA

High

152 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 pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points. At least 13% of them had fewer than the 152 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a foundation course 15%, a baccalaureate 5%.

Course

Award: Master of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: I401 · I4 artificial intelligence
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

100%

still studying

UK 88%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%87%

Learning opportunities77%83%

Assessment and feedback80%80%

Academic support100%91%

Organisation and management77%85%

Learning resources98%88%

Student voice80%79%

15 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£37k3 years

£47k5 years

£62k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k£90k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

83% working5% working and studying3% studying7% unemployed2% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

87%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

72%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Information Technology Professionals65%
Elementary occupations4%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals4%
Engineering professionals4%
Sales occupations3%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 66% 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

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Subjects

artificial intelligence computing

Campus

Campus: Southampton
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Artificial intelligence 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	Computer Science & AI with professional placement or study abroad BSc (Hons)	AAA	—
King's College London, University of London	Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy BSc (Hons)	A*AA	144–159
Lancaster University	Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Real-world Systems (MARS) BSc (Hons)	152 points	144–159
University of Birmingham	Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science BSc (Hons)	152 points	160–175
University of Bristol	Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon)	A*AA - AAB	160–175
University of Nottingham	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with Year in Industry BSc (Hons)	A*AA - AAA	144–159
University of Sheffield	Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons)	A*AA	144–159
University of Southampton	Artificial Intelligence this course	A*AA	176–191
University of Surrey	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)	128 - 152 points	128–143
University of Sussex	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)	128 - 147 points	128–143
University of Glasgow	Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)	136 - 144 points	208–223

See all 297 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More computing at University of Southampton

Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon)
Artificial Intelligence with Foundation Year BEng (Hon)
Artificial Intelligence with Foundation Year MEng (Hon)
Artificial Intelligence with Industrial Studies MEng (Hon)
Artificial Intelligence with Industrial Studies and Foundation Year MEng (Hon)
Business Analytics BSc (Hons)
Business Analytics with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
Business Analytics with Study Abroad Year BSc (Hons)
Business and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)
Business and Artificial Intelligence with Placement BSc (Hons)
Business and Artificial Intelligence with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
Computer Engineering BEng (Hon)

All 38 in one table