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King's — Dentistry
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
King's College London - Dentistry
BDS Dentistry (A205), 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 SJT band is a gate. Clear it; a better band earns nothing more. |
| The odds | Of every 100 who applied, about 25 were interviewed and about 13 were offered a place.
(A205, 2024 entry. 1,325 applications, 334 interviews, 171 offers, 112 acceptances and 109 enrolments.) |
| Where it is decided | Before interview. Most applicants never get one, so the score does most of the work here.
Of those interviewed, about 51 in 100 were offered a place. |
| Note | King's publishes five years at all three stages, which almost no dental school does. The gap to watch is between the applicant mean and the interviewed mean: for 2024 entry it was 2604 against 2882 of 3600, so the test does most of the sorting before anyone is seen. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Contextual information is considered but no contextual offers are made - every applicant must meet the standard requirements. Personal statement used in assessment |
| UCAT | Required |
| UCAT threshold | No threshold in any year, since it depends on the range of scores received. King's publishes full statistics instead, of 3600, for A205. 2024 entry, applicants: lowest 1640, mean 2604, highest 3370. Interviewed: lowest 2580, mean 2882. Offer holders: lowest 2580, mean 2897. About 1910 lowest interviewed and 2140 mean on the current scale |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Lowest score at each stage, of 3600, 2024 entry for A205. Applicants 1640, interviewed 2580, offer holders 2580. About 1910 on the current scale for the lowest interviewed. King's publishes five years, 2020 to 2024 entry, at applicant, interview and offer stage. |
| UCAT average accepted | Mean score at each stage, of 3600, 2024 entry for A205. Applicants 2604, interviewed 2882, offer holders 2897. About 2140 on the current scale for the mean interviewed. Measure yourself against the interviewed mean, not the applicant mean. |
| Interview format | Format to be confirmed for 2026 entry |
| Data status | Five years published for A205, 2020 to 2024 entry, at applicant, interview and offer stage, with SJT modal and lowest bands. 2024 entry: 1,325 applications, 334 interviews, 171 offers, 112 acceptances, 109 enrolments. Nothing published for A206 or A202 |
Source
https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/assets/about/pdf/strategy/admissions-statistics/admissions-statistics-for-undergraduate-dentistry-ucas-code-a205.pdf (read 17 September 2026)
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | BDS Dentistry (A205), 5 years |
| GCSE | Grade 6 in both English Language and Maths |
| A level | A*AA including A in Biology or Chemistry, plus grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Contact admissions |
| IB | 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects |
| English language | Band B: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with 6.5 minimum in each skill |
| Resits accepted? | Unknown |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Course type | Standard entry |
| Degree requirement (graduate routes) | Unknown |
Volumes and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | A205, 2024 entry. 1,325 applications, 334 interviews, 171 offers, 112 acceptances and 109 enrolments |
| Applications | 1325 |
| Interviewed | 334 |
| Offers | 171 |
| Offers per interview | 0.51 |
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 | Contextual information is considered but no contextual offers are made - every applicant must meet the standard requirements. Personal statement used in assessment No threshold in any year, since it depends on the range of scores received. King's publishes full statistics instead, of 3600, for A205. 2024 entry, applicants: lowest 1640, mean 2604, highest 3370. Interviewed: lowest 2580, mean 2882. Offer holders: lowest 2580, mean 2897. About 1910 lowest interviewed and 2140 mean on the current scale |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Degree requirement | Unknown |
| Places | 141 |
| SJT - how the band is used | No cut-off published. King's publishes modal and lowest SJT bands for 2020 to 2024 entry. |