All Mechanical Engineering courses

    Cardiff University

    Mechanical Engineering

    BEng (Hon), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    90–100%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    BBB

    AAB

    Grad employment

    90%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    90%

    Median grad salary

    £33,500

    15 months after

    Cardiff's mechanical engineering BEng covers the core disciplines of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, structural mechanics and manufacturing, set within a research-active department. The degree develops both analytical and design skills across three years. Offers go to most who meet the grades; offers are made around BBB at A-level.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Mechanical Engineering at Cardiff University has a 90–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BBB at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • Typical A-level grades: BBB
    • AAB
    • BBB

    About Cardiff University

    Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · Mechanical 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.