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Cambridge — Graduate entry medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Cambridge - Medicine (Graduate Course)
MB BChir Medicine Graduate Course (A101)
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 | A lowest score and an average are both published. Judge yourself against the average. The lowest is one person. |
| What else counts | Degree subject and class are a requirement in their own right. Details below.
GCSEs are a gate. Meeting the minimum is what counts; beating it earns nothing.
The SJT band does not affect shortlisting. |
| Note | For 2027 entry Cambridge uses the cognitive part of the UCAT only and does not use the situational judgement score at all. It used the SJT at shortlisting for 2025 entry and at the offer stage for 2026 entry, so older advice about SJT bands at Cambridge is out of date. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Admissions test accepted | UCAT |
| GAMSAT requirement | Not used |
| UCAT threshold | No minimum threshold, stated in terms by Cambridge. For 2027 entry Cambridge looks at the overall cognitive subtest score only and states it will NOT use the situational judgement score as part of its assessment. History: for September 2025 entry the SJT was used at shortlisting alongside the cognitive total, with candidates progressing to interview generally in the top 50 per cent of UCAT scores and in SJT bands 1 to 3; for September 2026 entry the cognitive total and SJT were applied when making offers rather than when selecting for interview. |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2025 entry, of 3600. Lowest OFFER HOLDER: 2440 home, 2730 international, the home figure sitting on the fourth decile of the 2024 test cycle, about 1810 on the current scale. Lowest APPLICANT: 1970 home, 1920 international A101 graduate entry, September 2025 entry (of 3600): lowest offer holder 2390 home and 2410 international, lowest applicant 1910 home. The home offer figure is about 1770 on the current scale. |
| UCAT average accepted | 2025 entry, of 3600. Mean applicants 2901 home, 2842 international. Mean offer holders 3081 home, 3207 international. Highest offer holder 3530 home Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2901 is about 2160, 2842 is about 2110. |
| Admissions test - how it is used | September 2025 entry: overall cognitive subtest score and SJT both used when selecting for interview, with candidates progressing to interview generally in the top 50 per cent of UCAT scores and in SJT bands 1 to 3. September 2026 entry: cognitive total and SJT both used, but applied when making offers - Cambridge states there is no minimum threshold and the UCAT does not help decide who to interview. 2027 entry: cognitive subtest score only, with the situational judgement score not used at all. |
| Interview format | Run by the individual Colleges, not centrally |
| Scoring approach | A mixture of academic record, UCAT and interview. No cut-off score, no weighting and no shortlisting points. No conversion of GCSE grades into points |
| Data status | Complete for 2025 entry, split by domicile at applicant and offer stage. 1530 A100 applications, 307 offers, 270 acceptances |
A101 total cognitive UCAT, September 2025 entry (of 3600)
| Stage | Home min | Home mean | Home max | Intl min |
|---|
| All applicants | 1910 | 2620.79 | 3340 | 1940 |
| Offer holders | 2390 | 2907.93 | 3340 | 2410 |
A101 by subtest, September 2025 entry (each subtest of 900)
| Stage and subtest | Home min | Home mean | Home max | Intl min |
|---|
| Applicants - Verbal Reasoning | 460 | 639.71 | 880 | 440 |
| Applicants - Decision Making | 420 | 649.86 | 890 | 510 |
| Applicants - Abstract Reasoning | 450 | 667.93 | 890 | 440 |
| Applicants - Quantitative Reasoning | 440 | 663.29 | 900 | 530 |
| Applicants - SJT band | 1 | 2.11 | 4 | 1 |
| Offer holders - Verbal Reasoning | 570 | 701.03 | 880 | 580 |
| Offer holders - Decision Making | 600 | 736.55 | 880 | 590 |
| Offer holders - Abstract Reasoning | 580 | 736.21 | 890 | 590 |
| Offer holders - Quantitative Reasoning | 590 | 734.14 | 900 | 610 |
| Offer holders - SJT band | 1 | 1.66 | 3 | 1 |
How the UCAT is used, in Cambridge's own words
| Course and entry year | What Cambridge says |
|---|
| A101, entry 2025 | Cognitive total and SJT both used when selecting for interview. 'Candidates who progress to interview will generally be in the top 50% of UCAT scores and be in SJT Bands 1-3' |
| A101, entry 2026 | Cognitive total and SJT used when making offers. 'There is no minimum threshold for UCAT score and it does not help us decide who to interview' |
A101 Medicine Graduate Course volumes by College, apply year 2025
| College | All applications | Direct | Open | All offers |
|---|
| Hughes Hall | 44 | 34 | 10 | 9 |
| Lucy Cavendish | 43 | 16 | 27 | 8 |
| St Edmund's | 39 | 20 | 19 | 9 |
| Wolfson | 46 | 14 | 32 | 9 |
| TOTAL | 172 | 84 | 88 | 35 |
Source
University of Cambridge FOI response FOI-2026-785, 14 September 2026 ; University of Cambridge published undergraduate admissions statistics dashboard, apply year 2025, read 14 September 2026 (the source cited in FOI-2026-785) ; Medical Schools Council course page for A101, read 21 September 2026, confirming for 2027 entry that there is no minimum UCAT threshold and that the situational judgement score will not be used
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MB BChir Medicine Graduate Course (A101) |
| Degree requirement | Not stated in the FOI response |
| GCSE | No conversion to points and no weighting applied |
| A level | Not stated in the FOI response |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Applications | 172 |
| Offers | 35 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT or GAMSAT figure | September 2025 entry (of 3600), total cognitive UCAT. Home applicants 1910 / 2621 / 3340; international applicants 1940 / 2670 / 3270. Home offer holders 2390 / 2908 / 3340; international offer holders 2410 / 2810 / 3250 Volumes, apply year 2025: 172 applications (84 direct, 88 open), 35 offers, 28 acceptances, across the four mature Colleges only. Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2621 is about 1940, 2670 is about 1970, 2390 is about 1770, 2908 is about 2160, 2410 is about 1780, 2810 is about 2080. |
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 | September 2025 entry: overall cognitive subtest score and SJT both used when selecting for interview, with candidates progressing to interview generally in the top 50 per cent of UCAT scores and in SJT bands 1 to 3. September 2026 entry: cognitive total and SJT both used, but applied when making offers - Cambridge states there is no minimum threshold and the UCAT does not help decide who to interview. 2027 entry: cognitive subtest score only, with the situational judgement score not used at all. |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Not applicable or not published |
| English language | Unknown |
| Figures cover | No volumes published |
| Places | Unknown |
| Places - provider total | 291 (Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider total across A100 and A101 and is not split between them) |
| SJT - how the band is used | Not used for 2027 entry. Cambridge states it will look at the overall cognitive subtest score and will not use the situational judgement score as part of its assessment. It was used at shortlisting for September 2025 entry and at the offer stage for September 2026 entry. |
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