Electrical Engineering at University of Southampton

Electrical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H601) 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

High

144 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: Master of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H601 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology 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 yearSubject at this uni

92%

still studying

UK 83%

left higher education

UK 10%

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

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£36.5k3 years

£40.5k5 years

£50k

£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

65% working15% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

90%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

90%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Engineering professionals55%
Information Technology Professionals10%
Sales occupations5%
Skilled trades occupations5%
Elementary occupations5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 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

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Subjects

electrical engineering engineering and technology

Campus

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

Electrical and electronic 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
Aberystwyth University	Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons)	136 - 144 points	112–127
Bangor University	Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	under 96
Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)	Engineering for England - Electrical Electronic HND	CCD - AAA	—
King's College London, University of London	Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	AAA	144–159
Kingston University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	96–111
Lancaster University	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Electrical and Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	192–207
University of Bath	Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons)	AAA - A*AB	160–175
University of Birmingham	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	112–127
University of Glasgow	Electronic and Software Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	160–175
University of Southampton	Electrical Engineering this course	AAA	160–175

See all 646 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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