Otago, New Zealand
University of Otago: UCAT ANZ
Domestic applicants need a UCAT ANZ score at Otago's threshold in all four sections.
- Admissions test
- UCAT ANZ
- Medicine
- Which test
- UCAT ANZ 2026
- for 2027 entry
- 2026 median
- 1,950
- Total out of 2,700
How the UCAT ANZ counts
- Uses UCAT ANZ for
- Medicine
- Who sits it
- Domestic Health Sciences First Year students and Graduate category applicants, in the year they apply.
- Threshold
- A score at the threshold level in all four sections, set each year by the Medical Admissions Committee.
- International students
- From 2027 domestic and international applicants must sit the UCAT (Otago names an exception for government-sponsored Kuwaiti or Omani students in Foundation in 2026), and from 2028 every applicant.
- Reapplying
- Sit it again in the year you reapply. An earlier year's score cannot be used.
- Which year's test
- UCAT ANZ 2026 for 2027 entry. A result cannot be carried over to a later year.
Prepare for UCAT ANZ 2027
More UCAT ANZ
Questions people ask
Does Otago require the UCAT ANZ?
Yes, for Medicine, as listed by the UCAT ANZ Consortium for 2027 entry. Some pathways at any university may not need it, so check the course page.
What UCAT ANZ score do I need for Otago?
Otago does not publish a UCAT ANZ cut-off that we found. As a guide, the 2026 median total was 1,950 and the top 10% scored 2,340 or more.
Can I use last year's UCAT ANZ result?
No. A UCAT ANZ result counts only for entry the following year: UCAT ANZ 2026 for 2027 entry.
Sources
- 1UCAT ANZ, Consortium universitiesChecked 6 October 2026.
- 2University of Otago, UCAT (Ask Otago)Checked 6 October 2026.
- 3UCAT ANZ, summary statistics for 2026Checked 6 October 2026.