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BEng Mechanical Engineering including a Foundation Year

The University of Kent🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Engineering & Technology
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£35,000 (3yr)
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion75%
Professional JobsN/A
Meaningful WorkN/A

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for Engineering & Technology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
N/A
typical starting salary

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted graduate salary data to HESA for this course.

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
30%
02
Elementary occupations
20%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Process, plant and machine operatives
10%
06
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Skilled trades occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (65% response rate)

77%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
75%
Academic Support
84%
Organisation
80%
Learning Resources
63%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Canterbury
Average Weekly Rent
£140
Est. Annual Total£12,020
📊5% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

64-79
25%
80-95
35%
96-111
15%
112-127
10%
128-143
5%
144-159
10%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Access
5%
Foundation
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

35%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

72%Information Technology
48%Business and public service associate
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
28%Engineering
5%Elementary

Outcomes

75%
Continuation