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Cardiff — Graduate entry medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Cardiff - Medicine
MBBCh Medicine Graduate Entry C21 (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? | 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 | 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 personal statement is not used to shortlist.
The SJT band does not affect shortlisting. |
| The odds | Of every 100 who applied, about 30 were interviewed and about 14 were offered a place.
(Feeder-stream applicants, 2026 entry (FOI26-279).) |
| Where it is decided | Before interview. Most applicants never get one, so the score does most of the work here.
Of those interviewed, about 48 in 100 were offered a place. |
Applications, interviews and offers, A101 feeder-stream route, released under FOI26-279
| Entry year | Applications | Invited to interview | Offers made |
|---|
| 2023 | 124 | 38 | 35 |
| 2024 | 96 | 36 | 36 |
| 2025 | 105 | 24 | 6 |
| 2026 | 104 | 31 | 15 |
UCAT of those interviewed and those offered a place (average / lowest / highest)
| Entry year | Interviewed - average | Interviewed - lowest | Interviewed - highest | Offered - average | Offered - lowest | Offered - highest |
|---|
| 2023 (of 3600) | 2591 | 2250 | 2950 | 2605 | 2250 | 2950 |
| 2024 (of 3600) | 2653 | 2160 | 3170 | 2645 | 2160 | 3170 |
| 2025 (of 3600) | 2683 | 2390 | 3010 | 2713 | 2550 | 2990 |
| 2026 (of 2700) | 2026 | 1690 | 2320 | 2038 | 1690 | 2220 |
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Home places | Up to 10 for each of the four recognised feeder streams (BSc Medical Pharmacology Cardiff, BSc Biomedical Sciences Cardiff, BMedSci Medical Sciences Bangor, BSc Medical Sciences University of South Wales) - no single published total |
| International places | Not applicable - feeder-stream route is home only |
Confirmed by FOI response FOI26-279, August 2026
| Question | Cardiff's answer |
|---|
| Is a fixed UCAT threshold used? | No fixed threshold - used as a screening tool, cut-off (if any) varies by cycle |
| Is the SJT used? | No. Cardiff does not look at the SJT for A101 |
| Weighting and scoring matrix | Withheld under section 21 as reasonably accessible - Cardiff points to its published course page and School of Medicine admissions policy |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Feeder-stream only entry - applicants must come from one of four named degree programmes. UCAT screens. Personal statement screened but not formally scored |
| Admissions test - how it is used | UCAT used as a screening tool with no fixed threshold. Cardiff confirmed under FOI (August 2026) that it does not look at the SJT for A101 |
| GAMSAT requirement | Unknown |
| UCAT threshold | No fixed threshold. FOI response confirms a cut-off is used only if too many applicants hold excellent academic scores |
| Interview format | MMI |
| Data status | Complete - FOI response received August 2026, including four years of numeric UCAT and application data |
Source
FOI: Cardiff University FOI response FOI26-279, 18 August 2026 (direct to requester) (A101 admissions 2023-2026) | Web: https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/mbbch-medicine-graduate-entry-c21-a101 ; https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/course/medicine-graduate-entry-mbbch
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | Wales |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBBCh Medicine Graduate Entry C21 (A101) |
| Degree requirement | First or upper second class honours, but ONLY from recognised feeder streams: BSc Medical Pharmacology, BSc Biomedical Sciences, BMedSci Bangor, or BSc Medical Sciences South Wales |
| GCSE | English Language 6, Double Science 77 (or Biology and Chemistry 7 each), Maths 6, plus four further GCSEs at 6 |
| A level | BBB/ABC including Biology or Chemistry plus a second science |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Contact admissions |
| English language | GCSE English Language grade 6; UKVI requirements for visa applicants |
| Resits accepted? | Not stated - A levels (BBB/ABC) are required alongside the degree |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | Feeder-stream applicants, 2026 entry (FOI26-279) |
| Applications | 104 |
| Interviewed | 31 |
| Offers | 15 |
| Offers per interview | 0.48 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT or GAMSAT figure | Average UCAT of offer holders, A101 feeder-stream route, released under FOI26-279. 2023 entry: 2605. 2024: 2645. 2025: 2713. 2026 (of 2700): 2038. Range of offer holders in 2026: 1690 to 2220. Applications have run 96 to 124 a year for 6 to 36 offers, against up to 10 home places per recognised feeder stream |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Admissions test accepted | UCAT |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2026 entry, of 2700: lowest interviewed 1690, lowest offered 1690. 2025 entry, of 3600: 2390 interviewed, 2550 offered |
| UCAT average accepted | 2026 entry, of 2700: average interviewed 2026, average offered 2038, highest offered 2220. 2025 entry, of 3600: 2683 and 2713 |
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 | UCAT used as a screening tool with no fixed threshold. Cardiff confirmed under FOI (August 2026) that it does not look at the SJT for A101 Feeder-stream only entry - applicants must come from one of four named degree programmes. UCAT screens. Personal statement screened but not formally scored |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Places - provider total | About 300 across A100 and A101 together, of which about 25 are overseas, stated in Cardiff's own admissions information document. Wales is funded by the Welsh Government, not the Office for Students |
| SJT - how the band is used | Not looked at for A101. Cardiff confirmed this under FOI in August 2026. |
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