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Manchester — Graduate entry medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Manchester - Medicine
MBChB Medicine Graduate Entry (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? | Yes. The university publishes a number, further down this page. Miss it and you are not shortlisted. It is reset every year, so last year’s figure is a guide, not a promise. |
| 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 is a gate. Clear it; a better band earns nothing more. |
| The odds | Of every 100 who applied, about 26 were interviewed and about 15 were offered a place.
(Home applicants, 2026 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 58 in 100 were offered a place. |
UCAT requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Threshold | Applied, varying year to year with the score distribution |
| SJT bands 1 and 2 | Required to progress to interview |
| SJT bands 3 and 4 | Not considered |
UCAT thresholds by entry year, A101
| Entry year | Threshold |
|---|
| 2026 | 2080 home, 2310 overseas / 2700 scale |
| 2025 | 2760 / 3600 scale |
| 2024 | 2700 / 3600 scale |
UCAT score statistics, A101
| Entry year | Applicant mean | Shortlisted mean |
|---|
| 2026 as published (3600 scale, see caution below) | 2673 | 2929 |
| 2024 (3600 scale) | 2642 | 2902 |
Applications, interviews and offers, A101
| Entry year | Home applications | Home interviews | Home offers | Overseas applications | Overseas interviews | Overseas offers |
|---|
| 2026 | 594 | 157 (26%) | 91 (58%) | 171 | 10 (5%) | 6 (60%) |
| 2025 | 329 | 120 (36%) | 87 (73%) | 85 | 25 (29%) | 17 (68%) |
| 2024 | 236 | 73 (31%) | 54 (74%) | 153 | 22 (14%) | 16 (73%) |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Strictest SJT rule of any GEM course - only bands 1 and 2 progress. Annual UCAT threshold, with previous years' thresholds published. Personal statement not scored |
| Admissions test - how it is used | UCAT threshold applied. SJT band 1 or 2 required to progress to interview - bands 3 and 4 are not considered |
| GAMSAT requirement | Unknown |
| UCAT threshold | 2026 entry (scale 2700): 2080 home, 2310 overseas. 2025 entry (scale 3600): 2760. 2024 entry: 2700 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2760 is about 2040. |
| Interview format | In-person and online MMI |
| Data status | Complete |
Source
Web (published admissions statistics): https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/medicine/apply/data/ | Note: Manchester refused FOI 026-450 in full under section 43(2); an internal review was requested on 26 August 2026
CAUTION ON THE TWO MEANS ABOVE
Manchester publishes these means on the 3600 scale: 2026 entry applicant mean 2673 and shortlisted mean 2929; 2024 entry applicant mean 2642.17 and shortlisted mean 2902. CAUTION: Manchester gives the 2026 entry threshold on the 2700 scale (2080 home) but the 2026 entry means on the 3600 scale, and 2929 cannot exist on a 2700 scale. The two cannot describe the same cohort. Treat the means as belonging to an earlier cycle until Manchester confirms otherwise
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine Graduate Entry (A101) |
| Degree requirement | Upper second class (2:1) honours in the life sciences or health professions |
| GCSE | Grade 6 minimum in English Language and Maths. English Literature not accepted as a substitute |
| A level | BBB required for those still studying towards a 2:1; waived if the 2:1 is already held |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Contact admissions |
| English language | IELTS 7.0 with no component below 6.5; PTE Academic 65; CAE/CPE 185; GCSE English Language 6 |
| Resits accepted? | Not stated - BBB required only while still studying toward the 2:1 |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | Home applicants, 2026 entry |
| Applications | 594 |
| Interviewed | 157 |
| Offers | 91 |
| Offers per interview | 0.58 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT or GAMSAT figure | Threshold. 2026 entry (of 2700): 2080 home, 2310 overseas. 2025 (of 3600): 2760. 2024: 2700 |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Admissions test accepted | UCAT |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2026 entry threshold 2080 (scale 2700) |
| UCAT average accepted | Manchester publishes these means on the 3600 scale: 2026 entry applicant mean 2673 and shortlisted mean 2929; 2024 entry applicant mean 2642.17 and shortlisted mean 2902. CAUTION: Manchester gives the 2026 entry threshold on the 2700 scale (2080 home) but the 2026 entry means on the 3600 scale, and 2929 cannot exist on a 2700 scale. The two cannot describe the same cohort. Treat the means as belonging to an earlier cycle until Manchester confirms otherwise |
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 threshold applied. SJT band 1 or 2 required to progress to interview - bands 3 and 4 are not considered Strictest SJT rule of any GEM course - only bands 1 and 2 progress. Annual UCAT threshold, with previous years' thresholds published. Personal statement not scored |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Places | Unknown |
| Places - provider total | 373 (Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider total across A106 and A101 and is not split between them) |
| SJT - how the band is used | Bands 1 or 2 only. Bands 3 and 4 are not considered. This is the strictest SJT rule of any graduate entry course. |
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