Computing (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) MEng

Imperial College London · honours · 4 years · UCAS 5426course page ↗

A*A*A at A level, A* in Mathematics; graduates earn a median £64,000 three years on.

Typical A level offer
A*A*A

A* in Mathematics · 95% of entrants came with A levels · 95% stay on after year 1 · Imperial course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

A*A*Atypical A level offer; minimum entry standard: a*a*a – a*aaa

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.

Imperial course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1A* in Mathematics
  2. 2A* , A in two further subjects or AAA in three further subjects, with Further Mathematics preferred
  3. 3Useful subjects: Computer Science; Physics; Further Mathematics; Ancient Language, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Electronics, English Literature, History, Languages, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology
Who actually got in: 95% with A levels, 5% with the IB. 55% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 35 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications1
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB42 pointsminimum entry standard: 41 points7 in Mathematics at higher level; 7 in another relevant subject at higher level
Years 1–4

What do you study?

8compulsory modules in year 1

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. Credits are not published for this course.

Imperial course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 2 · 0 core, 11 optional
Year 3 · 0 core, 19 optional
Year 4 · 0 core, 30 optional
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£64,000median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£50k
Median£64k
Upper quarter£90k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 80 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 14, 23

Half of graduates earned between £50,000 and £90,000. Five years on, the median is £83,500. 90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 90% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 15% left95%35
In work or study, 15 months on0% studying90%50
Professional or managerial job90%40
Pay 15 months on, median£55,00030
Pay 3 years on, median£64,00080
Pay 5 years on, median£83,50080
Money

What does it cost?

£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Imperial fees page · source

About £40,200 in fees over 4 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £45,500 a year (2026/27).

Fees by entry year2
Entry yearUK studentsInternational students
2027/28£10,050—
2026/27—£45,500
National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

97%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 65% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 30 students answered

Highest: 100% agreed on question 3; lowest: 70% on question 10.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 197%
Question 290%
Question 3100%
Question 4100%
Question 593%
Question 697%
Question 797%
Question 887%
Question 9100%
Question 1070%
Question 1197%
Question 1280%
Question 1387%
Question 1487%
Question 15100%
Question 1697%
Question 17100%
Question 18100%
Question 19100%
Question 2093%
Question 2197%
Question 2290%
Question 2397%
Question 2483%
Question 2588%
Question 2697%

Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from Imperial College London’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. Imperial College London is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.