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Manchester — Dentistry
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Manchester - Dentistry
BDS Dentistry (A206), 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? | Not published. No score can be called safe or out of reach here. Treat figures from other sources with care. |
| How to read the UCAT figures here | An average is published but no lowest score. You can see the middle of the successful range, not the bottom of it. |
| 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. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Personal statement not directly assessed but reserved for review. Contextual offers AAB including Chemistry and Biology for applicants from disadvantaged areas |
| UCAT | Required |
| UCAT threshold | No published cut-off. Mean invited 2021 entry: about 2010 of 2700, converted. SJT bands 3 and 4 both exclude the applicant, which is the same unusually strict rule Manchester applies to medicine |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Unknown. Manchester publishes no lowest score for dentistry. |
| UCAT average accepted | Mean invited, 2021 entry: about 2010 on the current scale, converted. That is the only UCAT figure Manchester publishes for dentistry and it is now four cycles old. |
| Interview format | MMI |
| Data status | UCAT figures not published |
Source
Web (published admissions statistics): https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/dentistry/apply/statistics/ | Note: Manchester refused FOI 026-450 in full under section 43(2); an internal review was requested on 26 August 2026
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | BDS Dentistry (A206), 5 years |
| GCSE | At least seven GCSEs at grade 7 or above |
| A level | AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Contact admissions |
| IB | 36 points overall including core points, with at least 666 at HL |
| English language | IELTS 7.0 with no component below 6.5; PTE Academic 65; CAE/CPE 185 |
| Resits accepted? | Unknown |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes. |
| Places | 67 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | 2021 entry (of 3600): average invited to interview 2720, lowest standard 2450, lowest WP+ 2330. Manchester notes these should not be read as the score required, since UCAT is not the sole reason for an interview invitation. No data retained for 2019 or 2020 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2720 is about 2010, 2450 is about 1820, 2330 is about 1720. |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Course type | Standard entry |
| Degree requirement (graduate routes) | Unknown |
| Position on the national scale (converted) | Current-scale equivalents, 2021 entry, 2020 test cycle. mean invited 2720 = about 2010 (8th decile), estimated table. lowest standard 2450 = about 1820 (5th decile), estimated table. lowest widening participation 2330 = about 1720 (3rd decile), estimated table. Entry year stated explicitly, so the cycle is certain. The 2020 decile table is estimated, so treat these as plus or minus about 10 points. |
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 directly assessed but reserved for review. Contextual offers AAB including Chemistry and Biology for applicants from disadvantaged areas No published cut-off. Mean invited 2021 entry: about 2010 of 2700, converted. SJT bands 3 and 4 both exclude the applicant, which is the same unusually strict rule Manchester applies to medicine |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Degree requirement | Unknown |
| SJT - how the band is used | Bands 3 AND 4 both exclude the applicant, the same unusually strict rule Manchester applies to medicine. |