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Engineering at University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth is ranked 34th of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £31k after 15 months, rising to £38.1k after five years.
Typical offer BBB–BBCEngland13 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 CCC43%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC19%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB19%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB9%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA9%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more1%
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 13 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 DEE (Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year with Optional Placement) to BBB (Civil Engineering).
- Highest student satisfaction: Civil Engineering (MEng, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year with Optional Placement. Half of the students who started had more than 63 UCAS points, against 128 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Product Design and Innovation (100%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year with Optional Placement offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Civil Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 97%*
- Entry points
- 102
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Civil Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 128
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Electrical Power Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Estimated offer~ABB–BBC
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 118*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Electronic Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 110
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Electronic Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 118*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 106
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Mechanical Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology, Engineering Council
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBC–BCC
- Satisfied
- 75%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 109
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £31.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Product Design and Innovation
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 104
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Renewable Energy Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 82%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 110
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £31k*
Renewable Energy Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 82%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 120*
- Graduate jobs
- 78%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
BEng · 3 years
Estimated offer~ABB–BBC
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 118*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year with Optional Placement
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerDDE–DEE
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 82%
- Entry points
- 63
- Graduate jobs
- 78%*
- Salary
- £31k*
* 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.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
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- Nottingham Trent UniversityRanked 33
- University of the Highlands and IslandsRanked 35
- University of West LondonRanked 36
Nearby
- University of Southampton15 miles away, ranked 6
- Southampton Solent University15 miles away, ranked 79
- University of Surrey35 miles away, ranked 28
- Bournemouth University36 miles away, ranked 77
Living in Portsmouth
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Portsmouth’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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