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Engineering at University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh is ranked 14th of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 78% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £34.5k after 15 months, rising to £40.7k after five years.
Typical offer AAA–ABBCentral, Scotland17 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 CCC6%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB1%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB6%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA14%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more73%
Most students here apply with Highers and Advanced Highers, which earn more UCAS points than A-levels, so these figures look higher than A-level offers usually are.
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 17 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 BBB (Civil Engineering) to AAA (Chemical Engineering).
- Highest student satisfaction: Chemical Engineering (MEng, 5 years, placement year, year abroad) (86%).
- Least competitive entry: Civil Engineering (BEng, 4 years, year abroad). Half of the students who started had more than 150 UCAS points, against 232 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Civil Engineering (MEng, 5 years, year abroad) and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (BEng, 4 years, year abroad) (100%).
- Placement year: 4 of the 17 courses offer one.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Courses last between 4 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BEng, MEng.
Chemical Engineering
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 168
- Graduate jobs
- 100%*
- Salary
- £35k*
Accredited: Institution of Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineering
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 202
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £35k*
Accredited: Institution of Chemical Engineers
Civil Engineering
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 71%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 150
- Graduate jobs
- 100%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Civil Engineering
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 196
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 78%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 184
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £34k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 208
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £34k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology, Engineering Council
Electronics and Computer Science
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 70%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 181
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £39k*
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 152
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £39k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 78%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 232
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £39k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Engineering Not Known (1st Year)
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 200
- Graduate jobs
- 98%*
- Salary
- £34k*
Mechanical Engineering
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 180
- Graduate jobs
- 95%
- Salary
- £34k*
Mechanical Engineering
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 199
- Graduate jobs
- 95%
- Salary
- £34k*
Accredited: Engineering Council
Structural and Fire Safety Engineering
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 74%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 168*
- Graduate jobs
- 100%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Structural and Fire Safety Engineering
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 74%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 168*
- Graduate jobs
- 100%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Electronics and Computer Science
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 224
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £39k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Structural Engineering with Architecture
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 74%*
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 168*
- Graduate jobs
- 100%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Structural Engineering with Architecture
MEng · 5 years
Typical offerAAA–ABB
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 168*
- Graduate jobs
- 100%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
* 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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Nearby
- Edinburgh Napier University0 miles away, ranked 67
- Heriot-Watt University4 miles away, ranked 29
- University of the Highlands and Islands36 miles away, ranked 35
- University of Strathclyde39 miles away, ranked 19
Living in Edinburgh
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