Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year at University of Southampton
Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year (MEng (Hon), H808) at University of Southampton asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 southampton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one 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 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 20% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, a foundation course 30%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H808 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities81%87%
Assessment and feedback79%79%
Academic support97%91%
Organisation and management63%85%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice86%84%
20 final-year students · 52% 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
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemical, process and energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heriot-Watt University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | BCC - ABB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Loughborough University | Energy Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Teesside University | Chemical Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry) MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Hull | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Southampton | Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year this course | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| University of Surrey | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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