Cambridge
Engineering
BA/BSc/MA
Typical offer rate
7–17%
highly competitive entry
Typical entry
A*A*A
Grad employment
96%
15 months after
In professional roles
92%
Median grad salary
£38,000
15 months after
Cambridge's engineering BA/BSc/MA is a broad, rigorous programme covering the principles underlying all major branches of engineering, from structures and thermodynamics to electronics and computing. Students specialise progressively from the second year, with the flexibility to move across disciplines. Entry is highly competitive; offers are made around A*A*A at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Engineering at Cambridge has a 7–17% chance of an offer, highly competitive by UK standards. Most offers are made around A*A*A at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
See your personalised chances
Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: A*A*A
- UCAS tariff: 160–160 points
About Cambridge
Cambridge teaches through its colleges as well as its faculties, so applicants apply to a college and are taught in small supervisions alongside the lectures, a system little changed in its essentials for a very long time.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cambridge · Engineering
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.