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Engineering at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is ranked 91st of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 88% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30.5k after 15 months, rising to £30.3k after five years.
Typical offer BBCCity Centre Campus, England10 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 CCC57%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC14%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB13%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA6%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more2%
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 10 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 CDD (Civil Engineering with Foundation Year) to BBC (Civil Engineering).
- Highest student satisfaction: Civil Engineering (BEng, 3 years, placement year) (91%).
- Least competitive entry: Civil Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng, 4 years, foundation year). Half of the students who started had more than 66 UCAS points, against 98 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Civil Engineering (BEng, 3 years, placement year) (88%).
- Placement year: 5 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: 5 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BEng, BSc.
Civil Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 98
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Civil Engineering
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerCCC
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 84*
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Civil Engineers
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 96%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 104*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Mechanical Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 96
- Graduate jobs
- 45%
- Salary
- £30k*
Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 66
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 90%*
- Stay on
- 84%*
- Entry points
- 84*
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 96%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 104*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £31k*
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 74
- Graduate jobs
- 35%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Garment Technology
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 78%*
- Entry points
- 89*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: ScreenSkills (screen industries)
Garment Technology with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 78%*
- Entry points
- 89*
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: ScreenSkills (screen industries)
* 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
- Glasgow School of Art.Ranked 89
- Oxford Brookes UniversityRanked 89
- Brunel University of LondonRanked 92
- University of HertfordshireRanked 93
Nearby
- Aston University0 miles away, ranked 42
- University of Birmingham7 miles away, ranked 13
- University of Wolverhampton11 miles away, ranked 85
- University of Warwick14 miles away, ranked 7
Living in Birmingham
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Birmingham City University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Birmingham City University accommodation