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Dundee — Dentistry
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Dundee - Dentistry
BDS Dentistry (A200), 5 years
How this university scores applications, with the figures it publishes.
High level summary
Simple summary. Excruciating detail below.
| Question | Answer |
|---|
| Is there a score to clear? | No. The university says it does not set one. |
| How to read the UCAT figures here | A lowest score and an average are both published. Judge yourself against the average. The lowest is one person. |
| What else counts | GCSEs are a gate. Meeting the minimum is what counts; beating it earns nothing.
The personal statement is not used to shortlist.
The SJT band does not affect shortlisting. |
| The odds | Of every 100 who applied, about 32 were interviewed and about 21 were offered a place.
(All applicants, 2022/23 entry.) |
| Where it is decided | Before interview. Most applicants never get one, so the score does most of the work here.
Of those interviewed, about 67 in 100 were offered a place. |
| Note | The figures describe applicants INTERVIEWED, not applicants accepted, and the series stops at 2022/23 entry, before the scale changed. Within those limits the range is genuinely wide: the lowest interviewed fell below the 1st decile of its own cycle in all four years. |
Four years of UCAT, as published and converted
| Entry year | Average (of 3600) | Percentile | Equivalent today | Lowest interviewed | Highest interviewed |
|---|
| 2019/20 | 2525 | 51st | about 1885 | 2040 - bottom tenth | 3070 - top tenth |
| 2020/21 | 2529 | 51st | about 1889 | 2030 - bottom tenth | 3060 - top tenth |
| 2021/22 | 2536 | 52nd | about 1896 | 1970 - bottom tenth | 3060 - top tenth |
| 2022/23 | 2608 | 62nd | about 1962 | 2120 - bottom tenth | 3180 - top tenth |
What that means for an applicant
| Point | Detail |
|---|
| The average applicant interviewed sat near the national median | Between the 51st and 62nd percentile across all four years. Dundee is not a school where only very high scorers succeed |
| The intake is genuinely wide | The lowest accepted score fell below the 1st decile in every one of the four years, and the highest sat above the 9th |
| Reading it across | A score at the 65th percentile today - roughly 1980 out of 2700 - would sit above Dundee's average offer holder in all four recorded years |
| The limits of this | The series stops at 2022/23 entry, four cycles ago, and predates the scale change. The conversions use the 2024 decile boundaries as a proxy. Treat it as a reason to consider Dundee, not as a prediction of this year's cut |
| Source | Figures as published by Dundee. The percentile and equivalent columns are our own conversion using the UCAT Consortium decile tables, and were not published by anyone |
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/dentistry-admissions-statistics (read 17 September 2026)
Applications, interviews and offers, A200
| Entry year | Applications | Interviews | Offers |
|---|
| 2019/20 | 499 | 305 | 143 |
| 2020/21 | 519 | 303 | 138 |
| 2021/22 | 512 | 207 | Suppressed (no intake, COVID) |
| 2022/23 | 687 | 220 | 147 |
UCAT by entry year (3600 scale)
| Entry year | Average | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| 2019/20 | 2525 | 2040 | 3070 |
| 2020/21 | 2529 | 2030 | 3060 |
| 2021/22 | 2536 | 1970 | 3060 |
| 2022/23 | 2608 | 2120 | 3180 |
Weighting of academic score against UCAT
| Applicant group | Academic : UCAT |
|---|
| Non-graduates | 60 : 40 |
| Graduates | 40 : 60 |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Personal statement not used for interview selection but may be used at interview. Contextual offer AAABB at Higher with Biology and Chemistry at A |
| UCAT | Required |
| UCAT threshold | No minimum cut-off score. The SJT is not used in the initial selection for interview Current-scale equivalents for 2023/24 entry: the lowest interviewed, 1940 of 3600, converts to below the 1st national decile, and the average of 2567 converts to about 1890. |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Lowest score among applicants INTERVIEWED, of 3600. 2019/20 entry 2040, 2020/21 2030, 2021/22 1970, 2022/23 2120. Every one of those fell below the 1st decile of its own cycle, which makes Dundee's intake unusually wide. The series stops at 2022/23 entry and predates the scale change. |
| UCAT average accepted | Average among applicants INTERVIEWED, of 3600. 2019/20 entry 2525, 2020/21 2529, 2021/22 2536, 2022/23 2608. That is the 51st to the 62nd percentile of the cycle, so roughly 1885 to 1960 on the current scale. Dundee is not a school where only very high scorers are seen. |
| Interview format | In-person MMI; online for international applicants |
| Resits | AAA in one sitting with no retakes |
| Data status | Five years published to 2023/24 entry, all of 3600 and all describing applicants INTERVIEWED. 2023/24: 783 applications, 334 interviewed, average 2567, lowest 1940, highest 3200, 116 offers, 58 matriculations. The lowest converts to below the 1st national decile and the average to about 1890 on the current scale |
Source
FOI via WhatDoTheyKnow: University of Dundee, applications, interviews, offers and UCAT range 2019/20-2022/23 | Web: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/dentistry/entry-requirements ; https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Course (UCAS code) | BDS Dentistry (A200), 5 years |
| GCSE | English and Maths at grade 6 |
| A level | AAA including Biology and Chemistry, all in one sitting with no retakes |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Standard: AAAAB at Higher including Biology (Human Biology preferred) and Chemistry, National 5 English and Maths at grade B, plus three Advanced Highers/Highers in S6 normally at BBB, taken in one sitting with no resits. Widening access: AAABB at Higher with at least one of Biology/Chemistry at grade A and an Advanced Higher in Biology or Chemistry at grade B; applicants spreading Highers over two years must complete the university's Access Summer School |
| IB | 37 points including 6,6,6 at HL with no retakes, including Biology and Chemistry |
| English language | GCSE English grade 6 |
| Resits accepted? | No |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | All applicants, 2022/23 entry |
| Applications | 687 |
| Interviewed | 220 |
| Offers | 147 |
| Offers per interview | 0.67 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | Average, lowest and highest UCAT (of 3600). 2019/20: 2525 / 2040 / 3070. 2020/21: 2529 / 2030 / 3060. 2021/22: 2536 / 1970 / 3060. 2022/23: 2608 / 2120 / 3180 |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Course type | Standard entry |
| Degree requirement (graduate routes) | Unknown |
| Position on the national scale (converted) | Current-scale equivalents, average then lowest then highest. 2019/20 average 2525, no decile table published for the 2018 cycle. 2019/20 lowest 2040, no decile table published for the 2018 cycle. 2020/21 average 2529 = about 1880 (6th decile), estimated table. 2020/21 lowest 2030 = below the 1st decile, estimated table. 2021/22 average 2536 = about 1880 (6th decile), estimated table. 2021/22 lowest 1970 = below the 1st decile, estimated table. 2022/23 average 2608 = about 1930 (7th decile), estimated table. 2022/23 lowest 2120 = below the 1st decile, estimated table. Year labels read as ENTRY year, so the test cycle is one year earlier. NOT YET CONFIRMED with the university - to be checked. Highest scores are above the 9th decile in every year, so no equivalent can be given for them. |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | No points conversion has been published. What the University does say about the UCAT is in the row below. |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | Personal statement not used for interview selection but may be used at interview. Contextual offer AAABB at Higher with Biology and Chemistry at A No minimum cut-off score. The SJT is not used in the initial selection for interview Current-scale equivalents for 2023/24 entry: the lowest interviewed, 1940 of 3600, converts to below the 1st national decile, and the average of 2567 converts to about 1890. |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Degree requirement | Unknown |
| Places | 62 |
| SJT - how the band is used | Not used in the initial selection for interview. |