Loughborough University
Mechanical Engineering (with placement year)
BEng (Hon), 4 years
Typical offer rate
76–86%
high entry
Grad employment
85%
15 months after
In professional roles
85%
Median grad salary
£33,000
15 months after
Loughborough's mechanical engineering with placement year is a BEng that runs over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds. The academic content covers mechanics, thermodynamics, materials and design to the standard degree level. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Mechanical Engineering (with placement year) at Loughborough University has a 76–86% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Estimate my chancesAbout Loughborough University
Loughborough University is built around a single campus in the East Midlands and is best known for sport, regularly rated the best university in the world for sport-related subjects.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Loughborough University · Mechanical Engineering (with placement year)
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.