University of Greater Manchester Medical School (formerly Bolton) for 2026 / 2027 entry: MBChB entry requirements, UCAT use, MMI interview, £45,000 international fees and why there are no UK home places yet.
Last reviewed: 14 September 2026 by MedicHut's medical admissions team.
AAB at A-level with a science, five GCSEs at grade 6 including English and Maths, a UCAT and an MMI - but only if you are an international fee-status applicant, because there is no home intake.
There is no published UCAT cut-off. The school is new, so there is no historic threshold and no released data on interviewed or offer-holding applicants.
No published cut-off - September 2025 was the first intake, so no historical data exists yet.
No trend data exists yet. The first cohorts are small and international only, so any score reported online is anecdotal rather than an official threshold.
The University of Greater Manchester School of Medicine interviews by Multiple Mini Interview, conducted in English, with eight stations in its published selection policy. Stations assess communication, problem solving, personal qualities and values, motivation and suitability, empathy and compassion, organisational ability, numeracy and teamwork. Recent international intakes were interviewed online and the school reserves the right to change the format. Interview timing is published for each cycle on the School of Medicine website. Check your invitation for current timings. Published for each cycle on the School of Medicine website and confirmed in your invitation
Not for 2026 entry. The school has not been allocated home places by the Department of Health and Social Care or NHS England, so the MBChB is open to international fee-status applicants only. Check the university's admissions pages before each cycle in case that changes.
Yes. The University of Bolton was renamed the University of Greater Manchester on 1 August 2024. The medical school is based at the Bolton College of Medical Sciences in Bolton.
There is no published cut-off. As a new school it has no historic thresholds and has not released the scores of interviewed or offer-holding applicants. The UCAT is used alongside your academic record to shortlist for interview.
AAB at A-level, including one of Biology or Chemistry plus one of Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Maths, and at least five GCSEs at grade 6 or above including English Language and Maths.
International tuition is £45,000 a year, roughly £225,000 across the 5-year MBChB. Home fees do not apply because there are no home places.
The school is in the GMC quality assurance process, which every new UK medical school goes through. Graduates receive a Primary Medical Qualification allowing provisional GMC registration, provided the school continues to meet GMC standards.
A Multiple Mini Interview, which is a circuit of short timed stations covering motivation, ethics, communication and role play, teamwork and reflection.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Bolton Hospital), Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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