Biomedical Engineering at University of Southampton
Biomedical Engineering (BEng (Hon), BB95) at University of Southampton asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
13% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 24% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.
140 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a foundation course 17%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- BB95 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine + B5 ophthalmics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 83%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
160 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%86%
Learning opportunities91%83%
Assessment and feedback80%78%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management75%79%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice78%79%
120 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£34.5k5 years£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 140 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working10% working and studying5% studying7% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
89%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
91%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
68%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals61%
- Information Technology Professionals6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Elementary occupations2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 225 graduates · 65% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Bioengineering, medical and biomedical 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 Leeds | Medical Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Strathclyde | Prosthetics and Orthotics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 147 points | 176–191 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Biomedical Engineering BEng | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 240+ |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering this course | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | Biomedical Systems Engineering BEng (Hon) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of York | Medical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 16 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Medical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 142 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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