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Downing Engineering Offer Rate at Cambridge (2026 Entry)

Downing sits among a middle-of-the-pack college for Engineering at Cambridge. Our model puts the Downing Engineering offer rate at around 11.8%, about 2.2pp below the Cambridge Engineering average of 14.0%. The course runs at 8.3 applications per place across Cambridge in the latest cycle (2024).

Modelled offer rate11.8%Course base rate 14.0% × college effect 0.84x. From Cambridge Undergraduate Admissions Statistics (2024 cycle) + college-level multipliers in our public dataset.

Applications per place

8.3

University average offer rate

14.0%

College multiplier

0.84x

Successful TMUA range

n/a

Place / application yield

12.1%

Interview-to-offer conversion

22%

How Downing compares

By contrast, Murray Edwards Engineering sits at around 21.6% — 9.8pp higher than Downing. Same course, different applicant pool. If you're flexible on college, the difference compounds with your TMUA and grade profile.

TMUA score to target

Cambridge Engineering uses ESAT, not TMUA, from 2024 entry. Your TMUA score is a secondary signal for this course rather than the gating test.

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What actually decides the offer

ESAT (Maths 1, Maths 2, Physics) + interview, no STEP. Q1 POLAR applicants have a 5pp acceptance gap vs Q3-5, larger than for Maths or Economics.

Common reasons applicants get rejected

Low ESAT performance, especially in Maths modules
No Further Maths despite school offering it
Physics weakness — first two years are heavily physics-led
PS focused only on "I want to build robots" without academic grounding

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