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Engineering at University of Bristol
University of Bristol is ranked 11th of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 82% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £33.2k after 15 months, rising to £45k after five years.
Typical offer A*AAEngland12 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 CCC5%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB2%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB6%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA18%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more69%
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 12 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 AAA (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) to A*AA (Aerospace Engineering).
- Highest student satisfaction: Civil Engineering (MEng, 4 years, foundation year) (88%).
- Least competitive entry: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng, 3 years, foundation year). Half of the students who started had more than 156 UCAS points, against 197 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Mechanical Engineering (MEng, 4 years, foundation year) (99%).
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BEng, MEng.
- Accredited by Royal Aeronautical Society: Aerospace Engineering (MEng, 4 years, foundation year) and Aerospace Engineering (BEng, 3 years, foundation year).
- Accredited by Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation: Civil Engineering (MEng, 4 years, foundation year) and Civil Engineering (BEng, 3 years, foundation year).
Aerospace Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 96%
- Entry points
- 197
- Graduate jobs
- 95%
- Salary
- £34k*
Accredited: Royal Aeronautical Society
Aerospace Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 184
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £34k*
Accredited: Royal Aeronautical Society
Civil Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 92%
- Entry points
- 173
- Graduate jobs
- 90%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Civil Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 157
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers
Design Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 187*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £33k*
Design Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 187*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £33k*
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 94%
- Entry points
- 156
- Graduate jobs
- 95%*
- Salary
- £35.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 68%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 160
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £35.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 99%
- Entry points
- 197
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Engineering Council
Mechanical Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerA*AA
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 159
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 186
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 75%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 179
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
* 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
- UCLRanked 9
- University of LiverpoolRanked 10
- Durham UniversityRanked 12
- University of BirminghamRanked 13
Nearby
- UWE, Bristol4 miles away, ranked 83
- University of Bath15 miles away, ranked 5
- Cardiff University26 miles away, ranked 27
- Cardiff Metropolitan University26 miles away, ranked 76
Living in Bristol
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