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Engineering at University of Reading

University of Reading is ranked 54th of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 82% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer BBBEngland4 coursesRanked on partial data

#54 of 112 for engineering39
Architectural Engineering to your shortlist

Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other engineering courses

  • Student satisfaction82%About average (average 83%)
  • Stay on course84%About average (average 85%)
  • Graduate-level jobs–Not published
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)114More competitive than average (average 108)

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.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC11%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC43%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB19%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB17%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA7%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more3%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months–£31.5k average
  2. 3 years£33k£30.4k average
  3. 5 years£41k£37.7k average

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 4 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 (Architectural Engineering) to ABB (Biomedical Engineering).
  • Highest student satisfaction: Biomedical Engineering (86%).
  • Least competitive entry: Architectural Engineering (BEng, 3 years, placement year, foundation year). Half of the students who started had more than 104 UCAS points, against 133 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Biomedical Engineering (95%).
  • Every course here offers a placement year.
  • Year abroad: Biomedical Engineering offers one.
  • Foundation year: Architectural Engineering (BEng, 3 years, placement year, foundation year) and Architectural Engineering (MEng, 4 years, placement year, foundation year) offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.

  • Architectural Engineering

    BEng · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    74%
    Stay on
    70%
    Entry points
    104
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Architectural Engineering

    MEng · 4 years

    Optional placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    73%*
    Stay on
    80%
    Entry points
    133
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Biomedical Engineering

    BEng · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroad

    Typical offerABB

    Satisfied
    86%
    Stay on
    95%
    Entry points
    112
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Biomedical Engineering with Professional Experience

    BEng · 4 years

    Placement year

    Typical offerABB

    Satisfied
    86%*
    Stay on
    95%*
    Entry points
    112*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

    Course pageWrong offer?

* 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.

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