Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence MEng

University of Southampton · honours · 4 years · UCAS 3735course page ↗

AAA including mathematics (minimum grade A). at A level, mathematics; graduates earn a median £47,000 three years on.

Typical A level offer
AAA including mathematics (minimum grade A).

mathematics · 80% of entrants came with A levels · 100% stay on after year 1 · Southampton course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

AAA including mathematics (minimum grade A).typical A level offer

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: ABB, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.

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

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Who actually got in: 80% with A levels, 5% with the IB, 5% with other higher education. 10% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 25 entrants.

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

Other qualifications5
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IBPass, with 36 points overall, with 18 points required at Higher Level including —
BTECD in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus grades AA from two A-levels incmathematics
AccessNot accepted for this course. Applicants with an Access to HE Diploma in a relev—
Scottish HighersOffers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and q—
T LevelA Distinction overall, with A in Core and Distinction in the Specialism, plus gr—
Years 1–4

What do you study?

9compulsory 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.

Southampton course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 2 · 7 core
Year 3 · 4 core, 22 optional
Year 4 · 3 core, 29 optional
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£47,000median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£37k
Median£47k
Upper quarter£59k

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 115 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 14, 12, 22, 24

Half of graduates earned between £37,000 and £58,500. Five years on, the median is £62,000. 100% 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 10% left100%20
In work or study, 15 months on0% studying100%10
Professional or managerial job90%10
Pay 15 months on, median£37,00070
Pay 3 years on, median£47,000115
Pay 5 years on, median£62,000120
Money

What does it cost?

£10,050a year for UK students, 2026/27 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.

Southampton 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: £33,000 a year (2026/27).

National Student Survey 2024-26

What do students say?

72%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 69% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 20 students answered

Highest: 94% agreed on question 21; lowest: 47% on question 24.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 183%
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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 University of Southampton’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. University of Southampton is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.