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For 2026 entry, UCAT interview cut-offs for home medicine applicants reached 2190 at UCL, 2240 at Bristol and 2320 at Imperial.

Questions people ask

What UCAT score do I need for medicine?

There is no single score. For 2026 entry, published interview cut-offs for home medicine applicants ran from 2000 at Brighton and Sussex (SJT Band 2 or 3) and 2030 at Queen Mary to 2190 at UCL, 2240 at Bristol and 2320 at Imperial. Several schools, including Cambridge, Leeds and Aston, say they use no fixed cut-off.

Will UCAT cut-offs go up for 2027 entry?

Probably a little. The 2026 average was 1918, against 1891 in 2025. If each school's line keeps its national percentile, most 2027 lines sit about 30 to 40 points higher. Schools set cut-offs by their own applicants, so this is a scenario, not a forecast.

Is a UCAT cut-off the same as a minimum score?

No. Queen Mary's 2026 minimum was 1761, but its home medicine interview cut-off was 2030. A minimum is the score below which you are not considered; the cut-off is the lowest score that actually got an interview.

What UCAT minimums are already published for 2027 entry?

Edinburgh will not consider scores below 1850 (except Plus Flag applicants). Keele needs 1700 for home and 1950 for international applicants. Sunderland needs a score in the top 8 deciles. All three rule out SJT Band 4.

Which medical schools have no UCAT cut-off?

Cambridge, Aston, Brunel, East Anglia, Leeds and Lancashire say they set no fixed cut-off in advance, and Nottingham and Oxford score UCAT inside wider systems. No fixed cut-off still means a lower score ranks lower.

What is the lowest UCAT score accepted for medicine?

There is no national minimum. Of the 2027 minimums published as a number, the lowest is Keele's 1,700 for home applicants, and many schools set no minimum but rank applicants instead.

Is there a UCAT cut-off score for admission to Bristol medical school?

Bristol sets a threshold each year rather than a fixed cut-off. For 2026 entry it was 2,240 for Home applicants and 2,270 for Overseas applicants.

What is the UCAT cut-off for Manchester Medicine?

For 2026 entry, Manchester's standard Home threshold for an interview was 2,060, and 1,960 for WP+ applicants. Manchester sets a new threshold each year.

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What it does

Your UCAT score against every cut-off and minimum that medical and dental schools published, with a 2027 estimate.

UK medicine, graduate-entry medicine and dentistry courses that publish a UCAT figure: 235 published figures from 16 schools, 2014 to 2026 entry, plus minimums Edinburgh, Keele and Sunderland have already published for 2027 entry. The calculator compares your total with 2026-entry figures (set on the 2025 test) and 2027-entry rules. Home, Scottish and overseas fee groups and contextual routes are kept apart.

Method

  1. We transcribed each school's own figure with its course, fee group, route and meaning. An interview cut-off (the lowest score invited), a minimum (below it you are not considered), and the lowest score a school happened to interview are different things, so they sit in separate groups and are never merged.
  2. Where a school publishes a contextual or widening-access figure (Manchester WP+, Access UCL, Imperial contextual, Anglia Ruskin WAMS) and you choose that route, we use it; otherwise the standard figure. Brighton and Sussex's line depends on SJT band, so your band picks the row.
  3. SJT band exclusions come from the schools' published 2027 rules, the same data as our SJT band checker. A band a school rules out is shown as ruled out whatever the score.
  4. The 2027 estimate: we find the national percentile each 2026 cut-off sat at in the 2025 results, then read off the score at that percentile in UCAT's final 2026 deciles. 2026 scores ran higher than 2025 scores, so most lines move up about 30 to 40 points.
  5. Sunderland's rule is 'top 8 deciles', so we compare your score with the 20th percentile boundary in UCAT's final 2026 table: 1700.

Published figures

Every UCAT figure the schools published for 2026 entry

Set on the 2025 test, out of 2700. An interview cut-off is the lowest score invited; a minimum is the score below which applications were not considered; a lowest score interviewed is one applicant’s score, not a line. Checked 26 September 2026.

49 figures from 12 schools
School and courseFee groupRouteFigureScoreSource
Queen Mary A100HomeStandardInterview cut-off2030Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary A100OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2170Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary A200HomeStandardInterview cut-off2210Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary A200OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2130Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary A101All fee groups (not split)StandardInterview cut-off2130Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary A100/A200/A101AllStandardMinimum score1761Queen Mary University of London
Manchester A106HomeStandardInterview cut-off2060University of Manchester
Manchester A106HomeWP+Interview cut-off1960University of Manchester
Manchester A106OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2250University of Manchester
Manchester A101HomeStandardInterview cut-off2080University of Manchester
Manchester A101OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2310University of Manchester
Manchester A206All fee groups (not split)StandardInterview cut-off2200University of Manchester
Manchester A206All fee groups (not split)WP+Interview cut-off2100University of Manchester
Sheffield A100/A101AllStandardMinimum score1800University of Sheffield
Sheffield A100HomeStandardInterview cut-off2120University of Sheffield
Sheffield A100OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2070University of Sheffield
Sheffield A101HomeStandardInterview cut-off1800University of Sheffield
Bristol A100HomeStandardInterview cut-off2240University of Bristol
Bristol A100OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2270University of Bristol
Bristol A206HomeStandardInterview cut-off2340University of Bristol
Bristol A206OverseasStandardInterview cut-off1970University of Bristol
Brighton and Sussex A100HomeStandard band1Interview cut-off1990Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Brighton and Sussex A100HomeStandard band2 or3Interview cut-off2000Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Brighton and Sussex A100OverseasOverseas band1 to3Interview cut-off1990Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Aberdeen A100ScottishStandardLowest score interviewed1700University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen A100Rest of UKStandardLowest score interviewed1720University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen A100OverseasStandardLowest score interviewed1730University of Aberdeen
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeGraduate essexInterview cut-off1740Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeGraduate east englandInterview cut-off1790Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeGraduate standardInterview cut-off1830Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeSchool leaver essex and WAMSInterview cut-off1830Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeSchool leaver essexInterview cut-off1920Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeSchool leaver east england and WAMSInterview cut-off1870Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeSchool leaver east englandInterview cut-off1960Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeSchool leaver WAMSInterview cut-off1920Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin A100HomeSchool leaver standardInterview cut-off2010Anglia Ruskin University
Warwick A101All fee groups (not split)Undergraduate degreeLowest score interviewed1910University of Warwick
Pears Cumbria A102HomeStandardMinimum score1960Pears Cumbria School of Medicine
Pears Cumbria A102HomeContextualMinimum score1910Pears Cumbria School of Medicine
UCL A100HomeStandardInterview cut-off2190UCL Medical School
UCL A100OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2300UCL Medical School
UCL A100HomeAccess UCLInterview cut-off2080UCL Medical School
Imperial A100HomeStandardInterview cut-off2320Imperial College London
Imperial A100HomeContextualInterview cut-off2170Imperial College London
Imperial A100OverseasStandardInterview cut-off2310Imperial College London
St Andrews A100/A10CScottishStandardLowest score interviewed1500University of St Andrews
St Andrews A100/A10CUK domicileStandardLowest score interviewed1640University of St Andrews
St Andrews A100OverseasStandardLowest score interviewed1710University of St Andrews
St Andrews A990OverseasStandardLowest score interviewed1940University of St Andrews

Rules already published for 2027 entry

These apply to scores from the 2026 test
School and courseFee groupRuleDetailSource
Edinburgh A100AllMinimum 1850Below 1850 is not considered, except Plus Flag applicants. Widening access Flag applicants must still meet 1850. SJT Band 4 is not considered.University of Edinburgh
Keele A100HomeMinimum 1700Below 1700 or SJT Band 4 is not considered. Home applicants are then ranked on UCAT and personal statement.Keele University
Keele A100OverseasMinimum 1950International applicants need at least 1950 and SJT Band 1 to 3, then are ranked on total UCAT.Keele University
Sunderland A100AllTop 8 decilesScore must be within the top 8 deciles of the 2026 cohort (at or above the 20th percentile boundary) and SJT Band 1 to 3.University of Sunderland

Cut-offs over the years

Entry year shown; the test was the year before. Totals were out of 3600 for 2018 to 2025 entry and out of 2700 from 2026 entry, so the drop in 2026 is the scale change, not easier entry.

Cut-offs, minimums and lowest scores interviewed, by entry year
School, course, group20192020202120222023202420252026
Queen Mary A100, Home262026702030
Queen Mary A100, Overseas295028102170
Queen Mary A200, Home278027902210
Queen Mary A200, Overseas281027402130
Queen Mary A101, All fee groups (not split)282027902130
Queen Mary A100/A200/A101, All (minimum score)236123611761
Manchester A106, Home26002610264027302750270027102060
Manchester A106, Home, WP+24602470250025902620250025201960
Manchester A101, Home270027602080
Manchester A101, Overseas270027602310
Manchester A206, All fee groups (not split)27402800281028202200
Manchester A206, All fee groups (not split), WP+26002660269027602100
Sheffield A100/A101, All (minimum score)242024302430244024301800
Sheffield A100, Home274027802850244027602120
Sheffield A100, Overseas276027102840287025902070
Sheffield A101, Home270026102580264024301800
Aberdeen A100, Scottish, Non contextual school leaver (lowest score interviewed)23702440234021602310
Aberdeen A100, Rest of UK, Non contextual school leaver (lowest score interviewed)26502580250024402690
Aberdeen A100, Overseas, Non contextual school leaver (lowest score interviewed)26002570270023902640
Aberdeen A201, Scottish (lowest score interviewed)2280201020802250211021902320
Aberdeen A201, Rest of UK (lowest score interviewed)2420240024902250246024802470
Southampton A100, All fee groups (not split) (lowest score interviewed)251025702640275028102610
Southampton A101, All fee groups (not split) (lowest score interviewed)281026802850293029002800
Plymouth A100, Home233022902400261026802210
Plymouth A100, Overseas24402600
Plymouth A100, Home, UKWPMED23302210
Plymouth A206, Home2190228022902510265026102690
Plymouth A206, Overseas257026302640
Warwick A101, All fee groups (not split), Undergraduate degree (lowest score interviewed)245024501910
Glasgow A100, Scottish (lowest score considered)2650262026902640244024502520
Glasgow A100, Rest of UK (lowest score considered)2680268028302870269025002610
Glasgow A100, Overseas (lowest score considered)2600268027002900280028002950
UCL A100, Home28002190
UCL A100, Overseas30602300
UCL A100, Home, Access UCL26002080

Schools that say they use no fixed cut-off

  • Aston: Says it uses no lower cognitive or SJT cut-off.
  • Brunel: Ranks UCAT scores with no fixed cut-off set in advance; SJT Band 4 is excluded.
  • Cambridge: States no minimum UCAT threshold.
  • East Anglia: Ranks on the cognitive score; says there is no fixed cut-off.
  • Leeds: Uses UCAT in a points score; no fixed cut-off for medicine or dentistry.
  • Lancashire: Threshold depends on the cohort and is not known in advance.
  • Nottingham: Scores each section in points; does not share past interview thresholds.
  • Oxford: No single cut-off; it publishes interview and offer counts by score instead.

Most other UCAT schools publish no score we could verify. That is not the same as having no threshold; ask the school.

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