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University of Sussex is ranked 78th of 112 universities for engineering on our measures. 78% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30.2k after 15 months, rising to £39.1k after five years.

Typical offer ABB–BBBFalmer Campus, Falmer, England28 courses

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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 satisfaction78%Below average (average 83%)
  • Stay on course85%About average (average 85%)
  • Graduate-level jobs82%Above average (average 78%)
  • Salary after 15 months£30.2kBelow average (average £31.5k)
  • Entry points (median)117More 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 CCC21%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC23%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB20%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB17%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA14%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more5%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months£30.2k£31.5k average
  2. 3 years£32.2k£30.4k average
  3. 5 years£39.1k£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 28 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 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) to AAB (Electrical and Electronic Engineering).
  • Highest student satisfaction: Sustainable Automotive Engineering (BEng, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) (92%).
  • Least competitive entry: Product Design (with an industrial placement year) (BSc, 4 years, placement year, foundation year). Half of the students who started had more than 104 UCAS points, against 140 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) (BEng, 4 years, placement year, foundation year) and Product Design (with an industrial placement year) (BSc, 4 years, placement year, foundation year) (100%).
  • Every course here offers a placement year.
  • Year abroad: 14 of the 28 courses offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 5 years.
  • Degrees awarded: BA, BEng, BSc, MEng.

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    BEng · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    81%
    Stay on
    75%
    Entry points
    112
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*

    Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    MEng · 4 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation year

    Typical offerAAB–ABB

    Satisfied
    79%*
    Stay on
    90%*
    Entry points
    128*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*

    Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year)

    BEng · 4 years

    Placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    79%*
    Stay on
    90%*
    Entry points
    128*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*

    Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year)

    MEng · 5 years

    Placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerAAB–ABB

    Satisfied
    79%*
    Stay on
    90%*
    Entry points
    128*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*

    Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • General Engineering

    BEng · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    77%*
    Stay on
    65%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • General Engineering

    MEng · 4 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    77%*
    Stay on
    65%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • General Engineering (with an industrial placement year)

    BEng · 4 years

    Placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    77%*
    Stay on
    65%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • General Engineering (with an industrial placement year)

    MEng · 5 years

    Placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    77%*
    Stay on
    65%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £30.5k*
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Mechanical Engineering

    BEng · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation year

    Typical offerABB–BBB

    Satisfied
    74%
    Stay on
    85%
    Entry points
    115
    Graduate jobs
    90%
    Salary
    £30k*
    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.

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.

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