Every UK medical school sets its own UCAT requirement. Below is the UCAT score needed for medicine at all 51 UK medical schools for 2027 entry, with cut-offs, typical interview scores, SJT band policies and how each school uses your result. Updated August 2026.
Around 1,880/2,700 is the national average. Roughly 2,000 makes you competitive at most UCAT-ranked medical schools, and 2,100+ (top two deciles) opens essentially every UK medical school. Below 1,800 you can still secure interviews by targeting schools that weight academics, contextual data or interviews above the UCAT.
| Medical school | How the UCAT is used | Cut-off | Typical interview | Competitive | SJT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition | Combined UCAT + academic score – Interview selection is 60% academics + 40% UCAT ranking. Offers are 50% interview, 30% academics, 20% UCAT. | 1,700 | 1,960 | 2,060 | Band 4 rejected |
| Anglia Ruskin University School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – Once academic minimums are met, applicants are ranked purely on total UCAT. Regional and WP uplifts are applied to the score. | 1,830 | 2,010 | 2,060 | Band 4 rejected |
| Aston University Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – UCAT and GCSEs combined in a 2:1 weighting for shortlisting (UCAT /12 + GCSE /24 = /36). Offers are 50% academic, 25% UCAT, 25% MMI. | 1,920 | 2,070 | 2,150 | - |
| University of Bangor School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – Applicants meeting the academic requirements are pooled and ranked by UCAT, highest to lowest, until interview slots are filled. | - | - | - | - |
| Queen Mary University of London (Barts) School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – GCSEs are scored heavily alongside UCAT to select for interview. | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,150 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Birmingham School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – For 2027 entry: 45% GCSE + 40% UCAT + 15% contextual score. UCAT is converted into decile points. | 2,010 | 2,120 | 2,240 | - |
| Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – Applicants with SJT Band 1-3 are ranked purely on total UCAT. UCAT is also the final discriminator after interview. | 1,990 | 1,990 | 2,080 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Bristol Medical School | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – Once academic requirements are met, the total UCAT cognitive score alone selects for interview. SJT is not used. | 2,240 | 2,250 | 2,300 | - |
| Brunel University London Medical School | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – SJT Band 4 is auto-rejected. Remaining applicants meeting the academic bar are ranked on UCAT (or GAMSAT for graduates). | - | - | - | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Buckingham Medical School | Holistic review – No UCAT required. Three stages: academic screening, a computer-based Multiple Mini Assessment (MMA), then an MMI. | - | - | - | - |
| University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine | Holistic review – College-based holistic admissions: UCAT cognitive score, academic record and interview performance considered together. No cut-off. | - | 2,150 | 2,200 | - |
| Cardiff University School of Medicine | Academics-led (UCAT threshold only) – Applicants are ranked on an academic score (GCSEs out of 27 plus A-level and degree points). UCAT is only applied as a tie-breaker when too many applicants score highly. | - | 2,080 | 2,150 | - |
| University of Chester Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Graduate-entry only programme requiring an above-average score in UCAT, GAMSAT, or MCAT alongside degree classification. | - | 2,024 | 2,031 | - |
| University of Dundee School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – Academic score is weighted 60% and UCAT 40%. The SJT is not checked at all. | - | 2,000 | 2,150 | - |
| Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After meeting academic minimum, UCAT is used to shortlist for interview. | - | 2,000 | 2,200 | Band 4 rejected |
| Edge Hill University Medical School | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After meeting minimum academic criteria, UCAT alone determines interview shortlist. | - | 2,110 | 2,200 | Band 4 rejected |
| The University of Edinburgh Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Combination of UCAT, A-levels/Highers, GCSEs and personal statement scored. Edinburgh does interview a subset of applicants (not fully paper-based as previously understood). | - | 2,060 | 2,310 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Exeter Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Shortlisting uses an "Exeter Score" combining Academics and UCAT decile in a 3:1 weighting; higher UCAT deciles are strongly favoured. No fixed UCAT threshold - it is set after all scores are in each November. | - | 2,100 | 2,250 | - |
| University of Glasgow School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimums, UCAT is the dominant ranking factor. Considers Band 4 SJT rather than auto-rejecting. | - | 1,900 | 2,220 | - |
| University of Greater Manchester Medical School (formerly University of Bolton) | Academics-led (UCAT threshold only) – Entry is only open to international fee-status students; no UCAT cut-off is published and selection is driven by academic entry requirements. | - | - | - | - |
| University of Hertfordshire Medical School | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – New programme starting September 2026, for international students only. No standard UCAT cut-off - applicants are ranked purely by UCAT score. | - | - | - | - |
| Hull York Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Points system: GCSE results scored out of 35 (best six grades), UCAT scored out of 35, UCAT SJT scored out of 15 (Band 4 not accepted), plus up to 15 contextual points. No hard UCAT cut-off - it is used purely for points, so mid-decile applicants with strong GCSEs are competitive. | - | - | - | Band 4 rejected |
| Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – UCAT threshold plus academic profile combined; SJT Band 3 minimum required, Band 4 discounted entirely. | 2,320 | 2,320 | 2,400 | Band 4 rejected |
| Keele University School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – UCAT total score plus personal statement assessment, so a strong personal statement can help compensate for a borderline UCAT. International applicants are shortlisted purely by UCAT rank within the international cohort. | 1,700 | 1,800 | 2,100 | Band 4 rejected |
| Kent and Medway Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Combines UCAT and academics after meeting minimums; historically ranked applicants by UCAT band. | 1,880 | 1,880 | 2,000 | Band 4 rejected |
| King's College London GKT School of Medical Education | Combined UCAT + academic score – UCAT, GCSEs and personal statement combined for interview shortlisting. | - | 2,270 | 2,330 | Band 4 rejected |
| Lancaster University Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Combines UCAT, GCSEs and personal statement for shortlisting; also accepts EPQ in place of one A-level grade. | 1,920 | 1,940 | 2,090 | - |
| University of Leeds School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – Combines UCAT, GCSEs and personal statement for shortlisting; academics count heavily alongside UCAT. | - | 1,960 | 2,060 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Leicester Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Applicants are given a total score out of 64 - 50% UCAT, 50% academic. The bottom two UCAT deciles are typically rejected. | - | 2,030 | 2,100 | Band 4 rejected |
| Lincoln Medical School (University of Nottingham Lincoln Pathway) | Combined UCAT + academic score – Uses Nottingham's combined score out of 60 - 30 points for GCSEs, 15 for overall UCAT and 15 for SJT band. Predicted A-level grades are not scored. | - | 1,970 | 2,100 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Liverpool School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – Applicants are ranked by UCAT (or GAMSAT for graduates), then academically screened on the best 9 GCSEs (minimum 15 points), before MMI interview and offers by interview score. | - | 1,910 | 2,100 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Manchester School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After meeting academic minimums, UCAT is the dominant ranking factor. 2026 entry threshold was 2060 non-contextual (1960 WP+, 2250 overseas); SJT Bands 3 and 4 are not considered. | 2,010 | 2,060 | 2,200 | Band 3 rejected |
| Newcastle University Medical School | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimums, UCAT alone determines the interview shortlist, alongside a best-8 GCSE score worth up to 40 points. | 1,840 | 1,870 | 2,180 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Nottingham School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – Verbal Reasoning is doubled, then up to 40 points are awarded for UCAT cognitive skills and up to 40 for the SJT band, combined with a GCSE score. SJT Band 4 is not considered. | - | 1,960 | 2,100 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division | Holistic review – Shortlisting is UCAT and GCSEs weighted 50:50, followed by a holistic college-based panel interview and tutor review. | - | 2,378 | 2,407 | - |
| Pears Cumbria School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – A 4-year graduate-entry MBBS (A102) in Carlisle delivered by the University of Cumbria with Imperial College London, awarding an Imperial MBBS. Interview selection is based on meeting a minimum UCAT or GAMSAT threshold. Home fee status only. | 1,960 | 1,960 | - | - |
| University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Combines UCAT, GCSEs and personal statement assessment; can apply with Biology but not Chemistry provided a second science/Maths/Psychology is taken. | - | 1,950 | 2,150 | Band 4 rejected |
| Queen's University Belfast School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – UCAT contributes 0-9 points by decile (≤10th=0 up to >90th=9), added to a GCSE score out of 36. For 2025 entry the interview threshold was ≥30 combined points, so strong GCSEs can offset a lower UCAT decile. | - | 2,175 | 2,300 | - |
| University of Sheffield Medical School | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimum, UCAT is the primary ranking factor. The official minimum threshold for 2027 entry is 1800/2700. | 1,800 | 2,120 | 2,170 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Southampton School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimum is met, UCAT is the dominant ranking factor for shortlisting. | - | 1,980 | 2,125 | Band 4 rejected |
| University of St Andrews School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimum, UCAT is the primary ranking factor for interview. | - | 2,050 | 2,175 | Band 4 rejected |
| City St George's, University of London | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimum, UCAT is the primary ranking factor for interview shortlisting. | 1,880 | 1,980 | 2,125 | Band 4 rejected |
| St Mary's University, Twickenham School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – New intake from 2026 entry - the MBBS curriculum is delivered in partnership with the University of Lancashire (formerly UCLan). No published UCAT cut-off or applicant statistics yet. | - | - | - | - |
| University of Sunderland School of Medicine | Academics-led (UCAT threshold only) – Selection is based primarily on achieved/predicted grades - UCAT and GCSEs are used mainly as thresholds rather than heavily ranked factors. | 1,680 | - | - | Band 4 rejected |
| University of Surrey School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – Graduate-entry only (A101) programme. GAMSAT or UCAT is accepted, combined with degree classification; candidates need SJT Band 3 or above. | - | - | - | Band 4 rejected |
| Swansea University Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Graduate-entry only. Uses GAMSAT or UCAT alongside degree classification; home and international students share the same cut-offs. | - | 2,050 | 2,181 | - |
| Three Counties Medical School, University of Worcester | Combined UCAT + academic score – Graduate-entry programme with no hard UCAT/GAMSAT cut-off - it depends on the shape of the applicant pool each year, but most shortlisted applicants score above 50 on GAMSAT or around 1928+/2700 on UCAT. | - | 1,928 | 2,045 | - |
| University College London Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – UCAT, GCSEs, A-level predictions and personal statement combined at shortlisting; offers made purely on interview performance. | - | 2,190 | 2,300 | - |
| University of Lancashire School of Medicine | UCAT-led ranking after academic minimum – After academic minimum, UCAT alone determines interview shortlist - thresholds have been rising year on year. | - | 1,910 | 2,050 | Band 4 rejected |
| Ulster University School of Medicine | Combined UCAT + academic score – Graduate-entry programme using GAMSAT - candidates need a minimum of 50 in each GAMSAT section and to clear a competitively-set overall threshold (2020-2025 average for interviewed candidates was 59). | - | - | - | - |
| University of Warwick Medical School | Combined UCAT + academic score – Graduate-entry only (A101) with a two-gate system: Gate 1 is a Verbal Reasoning-only threshold (at or above the national VR mean - 600 in 2025/26), then Gate 2 combines total UCAT with academics. At least 70 hours of health or social care work experience is also required. | - | 1,910 | 2,610 | - |
Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning are each scaled 300–900 for a total of 900–2,700. The Situational Judgement Test is banded 1–4 separately. Approximate 2026 percentiles: 1,580 = 10th, 1,880 = 50th, 2,000 = 70th, 2,090 = 80th, 2,220 = 90th, 2,460 = 99th. Convert raw marks with the UCAT score calculator.
For 2027 entry (UCAT sat in summer 2026) a total around 1,880/2,700 is roughly the national average. About 2,000 makes you competitive at most UCAT-ranked medical schools, and 2,100+ sits in the top two deciles and opens essentially every UK medical school. Below 1,800 you can still secure interviews, but only by targeting schools that weight academics, contextual data or interviews above the UCAT.
Yes. A total of 2,000/2,700 is roughly the 70th percentile and sits above the published cut-off at most UCAT-ranked medical schools for 2027 entry, though not at the very highest-cut-off schools.
The mean total on the three-subtest UCAT sits close to 1,880, or about 625 per subtest. The 90th percentile is around 2,220 and the 99th percentile is around 2,460.
Schools that shortlist on academics or use holistic review, and those with regional or widening-participation uplifts, effectively have the lowest UCAT thresholds. The table on this page shows how each UK medical school uses the UCAT for 2027 entry.
Yes. The Situational Judgement Test is banded 1 to 4 and reported separately from the /2700 total. Most schools reject or heavily penalise Band 4 and several disadvantage Band 3.
Yes. Every cycle students with below-average UCAT scores receive offers, almost always because they applied to schools that do not rank primarily on the UCAT. Your four UCAS choices, contextual eligibility, GCSEs and predicted grades decide the outcome.
Three subtests (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning) are each scaled from 300 to 900, giving a total from 900 to 2,700. Abstract Reasoning was removed from 2024, so older /3600 scores are not directly comparable.
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