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Engineering at University of Derby
University of Derby is ranked 62nd of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30.8k after 15 months, rising to £34.2k after five years.
Typical offer BBCDerby Campus - Markeaton Street, England14 courses
How it compares with other engineering courses
The marker shows the typical (median) engineering course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC48%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC11%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB16%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB7%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA15%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more4%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 14 engineering courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from DDD (Civil Engineering with Foundation Year) to ABB (Civil Engineering).
- Highest student satisfaction: Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 72 UCAS points, against 133 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Performance Analysis and Coaching Science (90%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BEng, BSc.
Civil Engineering
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 70%
- Entry points
- 112
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers
Civil Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 65%*
- Entry points
- 91*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 70%
- Entry points
- 112
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Motorsport Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 75%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 99
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 65%*
- Entry points
- 91*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers
Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 65%*
- Entry points
- 91*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers
Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 85*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 72
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Motorsport Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 70%
- Entry points
- 96
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Performance Analysis and Coaching Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Sound, Light and Live Event Engineering
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 85*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £28k*
Performance Analysis and Coaching Science with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerDDD
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 128*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Sound, Light and Live Event Engineering with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 85*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £28k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
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- Anglia Ruskin UniversityRanked 63
- University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group)Ranked 63
Nearby
- University of Nottingham13 miles away, ranked 15
- Nottingham Trent University13 miles away, ranked 33
- Loughborough University14 miles away, ranked 8
- University of Leicester27 miles away, ranked 56
Living in Derby
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Derby’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
University of Derby accommodation