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Which universities suit a BTech graduate in Aerospace Engineering applying to Sweden or UK with 7.45 CGPA?

18 Sept 2026 · Answered by Shairal Pathak · 2 min read
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A 7.45 CGPA is a workable, mid-range Aerospace Engineering profile, strong enough for several genuinely good universities but not automatically competitive at the most selective ones, so building a realistic Sweden-plus-UK shortlist matters more than chasing rankings alone.

Sweden vs UK Universities by Competitiveness

UniversityCountryFit for a 7.45 CGPA
Linkoping UniversitySwedenGood target; accepts an aerospace or mechanical bachelor's plus core mathematics and programming
KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySwedenAmbitious; only 86 of 541 qualified applicants were admitted in 2026, roughly a 16% acceptance rate
Cranfield UniversityUKGood target; generally accepts around 55% from India for 2:2-level courses and around 65% for 2:1-level courses
University of ManchesterUKAmbitious; generally expects a UK 2:1 equivalent plus IELTS 7.0 overall

Why Grades Alone Do Not Decide Aerospace Admissions

Aerospace admissions teams typically look closely at grades in specific subjects, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, propulsion, aircraft structures, flight mechanics, and control systems, rather than the overall CGPA figure alone. A 7.45 CGPA carried by strong marks in these specific subjects is a materially stronger application than the same CGPA spread evenly across unrelated coursework.

This Information Is Also Available On

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, official Aerospace Engineering entry requirements page; Cranfield University, official international entry requirements page.

My Advice

In my experience, a 7.45 CGPA applicant does best by building a genuine safe-target-ambitious portfolio rather than clustering applications around one tier. Put Linkoping and Cranfield at the centre of your list as realistic targets, keep KTH and Manchester as ambitious reaches worth one application each, and make sure your final-year project and subject-specific grades are front and centre in the application, not buried behind the overall CGPA.

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