ESAT at Imperial College London

Imperial Design Engineering: ESAT requirements

The short answer

For 2027 entry, Imperial Design Engineering (28G3) requires 2 ESAT modules: Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2.¹ Sit it in the October window (12 to 16 October 2026) or the January window (4 to 8 January 2027).² Imperial does not publish figures for this UCAS course. Across its Design Engineering department in 2025, home applicants outside widening participation who received offers averaged 8.3 out of 18 across their modules, and 35% of that group received an offer.³

ESAT modules: 2 fixed¹; M1, M2; Published
When to sit: October or January²; 12 to 16 October 2026; 4 to 8 January 2027; Published
Department offer holders: 8.3 / 18³; Average total, Home non-WP, 2025; Published
Course score data: Not published¹; Imperial reports by department; Not published

The ESAT score you need for Imperial Design Engineering Official page

One number, and the gap from your own score.

One question per module

Imperial Design Engineering asks for Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2. Try one original question from each.

Mathematics 1
A map has a scale of $1:25\,000$ . A lake has an area of $12\,\mathrm{cm^2}$ on the map. What is the actual area of the lake?
Mathematics 2
For which values of $k$ does the equation $kx^2+4x+k$ $=3$ have no real solutions?

ESAT modules for Imperial Design Engineering

Compulsory: Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2¹Published[1] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026

When to sit the ESAT

October window: 12 to 16 October 2026²Published[2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026
January window: 4 to 8 January 2027²Published[2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026
Booking: Institution/course-specific booking restrictions take priority; local appointments may use fewer dates than the full window.²Published[2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026

Published scores and offer rates

Not published Imperial has not published ESAT scores or offer rates for this course in the sources we checked (30 October 2026). ESAT-wide percentiles describe every candidate, so they cannot say what this course's applicants scored.¹

Imperial Design Engineering department results

Imperial publishes ESAT results by department, not by UCAS code. These are 2025-entry figures for everyone who applied to Design Engineering, so they describe this course's department rather than the course itself.³

Imperial Design Engineering: average total across 2 modules, by outcome

Received an offer
Interviewed, no offer
Not interviewed

Totals add the module scores (each 1 to 9), so the scale runs to 18.

Imperial's own dashboard for the whole Design Engineering department, 2025 entry. Department-wide, not this UCAS course alone.Source for every row: [3] Imperial College London, checked 26 Sep 2026
Applicant group	Applicants	Offers	Offer rate	Average total: offer	Average total: interviewed, no offer	Average total: not interviewed
Home WP	43	39	90.7%	7.2	7.3	6.0
Home non-WP	202	70	34.7%	8.3	7.4	7.1
Overseas	555	87	15.7%	11.1	11.9	9.7

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Questions people ask

What ESAT score is competitive for Imperial Design Engineering?

Imperial does not publish figures for this UCAS course. Across its Design Engineering department in 2025, home applicants outside widening participation who received offers averaged 8.3 out of 18 across their modules, and 35% of that group received an offer.³

Which ESAT sitting should I take for Imperial Design Engineering?

Sit it in the October window (12 to 16 October 2026) or the January window (4 to 8 January 2027).²

How should I read the published ESAT score distribution?

UAT-UK's percentile tables cover every ESAT candidate. They tell you where a score sits nationally, not what Imperial Design Engineering applicants scored. The course figures above are the closest evidence for this course.¹

Sources

1
UAT-UKpage 6Published 2026-04. Checked 27 Sep 2026.
2
UAT-UKChecked 27 Sep 2026.
3
Imperial College LondonInherited dashboard capture; report refresh 2026-01-09Checked 26 Sep 2026.