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UniversityCountryCourse (UCAS code)Degree requirementGCSEA levelScottish Highers / Advanced HighersAdmissions test acceptedGAMSAT requirementUCAT thresholdUCAT lowest acceptedUCAT average acceptedAdmissions test - how it is usedSJT - how the band is usedEnglish languageInterview formatFigures coverPlacesProvider total places (this course and the standard course together)ApplicationsInterviewedOffersInterviews per placeOffers per interviewHow applications are scored (summary)Scoring detail tabResits accepted?Data statusPrevious years - application year and UCAT or GAMSAT figureSource (FOI response and/or published page)
SCOTLANDScotland
ScotGEM (Dundee and St Andrews)ScotlandMBChB Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (A101)First or 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline. Applicants already holding a medicine degree are not consideredMaths at grade 5Chemistry or Biology at grade A or B. Scottish: Chemistry or Biology Higher at A or B. IB: Chemistry or Biology HL at 5Higher or Advanced Higher Chemistry or Biology at grade A or B, as the Scottish equivalent of the A level science requirement, alongside the first-degree requirementGAMSATRequired; used for ranking for interview. No published cut-offUCAT not usedUnknownUnknownGAMSAT used for ranking for selection for interviewUnknown. ScotGEM publishes no SJT rule.UnknownIn-person MMIPlaces only: Scottish Funding Council intake target for ScotGEM, academic year 2025-26. ScotGEM is counted separately from the Dundee and St Andrews undergraduate targets.7070 (Scottish Funding Council intake target for ScotGEM, academic year 2025-26. Counted separately from the Dundee and St Andrews undergraduate targets, so this figure is the course alone)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownGAMSAT ranking. UK students only, and applicants must be prepared to live and study in the rural Highlands or Dumfries and Galloway from year 2. In-person caring or health work experience is required before applying. Personal statement used as one componentScotGEM - MedicineNot stated - Chemistry or Biology at A/B required alongside the degreeGAMSAT figures not publishedNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/scotgem-a101/
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CambridgeEnglandMB BChir Medicine Graduate Course (A101)Not stated in the FOI responseNo conversion to points and no weighting appliedNot stated in the FOI responseNot applicable or not publishedUCATNot usedNo 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.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.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.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.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.UnknownRun by the individual Colleges, not centrallyNo volumes publishedUnknown291 (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)172Unknown35UnknownUnknownA mixture of academic record, UCAT and interview. No cut-off score, no weighting and no shortlisting points. No conversion of GCSE grades into pointsCambridge GEM - MedicineUnknownComplete for 2025 entry, split by domicile at applicant and offer stage. 1530 A100 applications, 307 offers, 270 acceptancesSeptember 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.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)
ChesterEnglandMBChB Graduate Entry Medicine (A101)2:1 in any subject, or 2:2 with a Masters or PhDNot required and not scoredNot required and not scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCAT, GAMSAT or MCATAccepted; contextual uplift equivalent to the UCAT upliftUnknown as a number. The course page states applicants must meet 'the minimum threshold mark in either UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT' and that 'the minimum threshold scores fluctuate annually and will be set above the national mean' - but the figure itself is withheld. 2024 CYCLE ONLY (scale 3600): lowest invited to interview 2470. A 60 UCAT point contextual uplift applies For 2024 entry the lowest overall UCAT invited to interview was 2470 of 3600, which is about 1830 on the current 2700 scale. The mean at interview was 2698 and at offer 2708. Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2470 is about 1830, 2698 is about 2000, 2708 is about 2010.2024 entry, of 3600: lowest overall UCAT invited to interview 2470, which is about 1830 on the current scale. Chester refused the 2025 and 2026 cycles under section 43(2)2024 entry, of 3600: mean at interview 2698, mean of offer holders 2708 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2698 is about 2000, 2708 is about 2010.Any of the UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT is accepted, and applicants must meet a minimum threshold in whichever they sit. Chester has not published how the three tests are equated, so applicants cannot compare them directly. For 2024 entry Chester confirmed the UCAT was used at interview shortlisting and NOT considered in selection after interview. A 60 UCAT point uplift (or GAMSAT equivalent) applies for the UCAT bursary flag, POLAR 1/2, free school meals or first-generation statusUnknown. Chester accepts the UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT and publishes no SJT rule.UnknownMMI*** 2024 ENTRY CYCLE, NOT 2026 *** All applicants. Released under FOI April 2025. Chester refused the 2025 and 2026 cycles under section 43(2). Places are the Office for Students limit for the 2025-26 entry cohort. The application, interview and offer figures are 2024 ENTRY, released under FOI, so any ratio mixes two different years and is indicative only5555 (Chester runs graduate entry only, so the provider total is the course total)6902291364.160.59Unusually flexible on admissions test - UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT all accepted. 60-point UCAT uplift (or GAMSAT equivalent) for UCAT bursary flag, POLAR 1/2, free school meals, or first-generation students. Personal statement not scoredChester GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levels2024 cycle only - Chester refused the 2025 and 2026 cycles in full under section 43(2) on 25 August 2026 (ref 124-26); internal review requested September 2026*** THESE FIGURES ARE FOR THE 2024 ENTRY CYCLE, NOT 2026 *** Released under FOI in April 2025 (published on WhatDoTheyKnow) and on the old 3600 scale, so they cannot be read against 2700-scale figures elsewhere in this workbook. 2024 entry: 690 applications, 229 interviewed, 136 offers. Lowest UCAT invited to interview 2470. Mean UCAT at interview 2698. Mean UCAT of offer holders 2708. Chester refused the equivalent figures for the 2025 and 2026 cycles under section 43(2); an internal review was requested in September 2026FOI via WhatDoTheyKnow: University of Chester, 'Graduate entry medicine', response 3 April 2025, https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/graduate_entry_medicine_6 - 2024 ENTRY CYCLE ONLY | Web: https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/chester-medicine-a101/ ; https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/course-search/graduate-entry-medicine-mbchb/ ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort
City St George's, LondonEnglandMBBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Minimum 2:1 UK undergraduate degree awarded within the past five years. A 2:2 must be accompanied by a UK postgraduate qualification in any disciplineNot scoredNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeGAMSATMinimum 50 in each individual sectionUCAT not used for this courseUnknownUnknownGAMSAT required, with a minimum of 50 in each individual section used for interview decisionsUnknown. No SJT rule is published for A101.UnknownMMINo volumes publishedUnknown261 (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)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownGAMSAT with a per-section floor of 50 rather than an overall cut-off. Personal statement used in selection for interview and checked again before offersCity St George's GEM - MedNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsComplete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: no mean or distribution, no lowest score, application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes. A Freedom of Information request is live under FOI IRR0006408, next date 15 October 2026.No earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/city-st-georges-medicine-a101/
King's College LondonEnglandMBBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A102)Minimum 2:1 in a Biosciences degree with both Biology and Chemistry content - Biomedical Sciences, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacy. Nursing and Psychology not acceptedNot applicableNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCATUnknownNo cut-off in any year. King's publishes full statistics instead, of 3600. 2024 entry: lowest at interview 2720, lowest offer holder 2740, mean at application 2501, mean at interview 2943, mean at offer 2961. The lowest at interview converts to about 2020 and the means sit above the 9th national decileUnknownUnknownUCAT contributes to a ranking system that decides who progresses to interviewNo cut-off published. King's publishes SJT band ranges for 2020 to 2024 entry.UnknownOnline MMINo volumes publishedUnknown346 (Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider total across A100 and A102 and is not split between them)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownRestricted degree list - Nursing and Psychology explicitly excluded. UCAT feeds a ranking system. Work experience not required. Competition ratio 12.6 home applicants per placeKing's GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsFive years published, 2020 to 2024 entry, with SJT band ranges. An internal review is running under reference 890.26No earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/kings-college-london-medicine-a102/
LiverpoolEnglandMBChB Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Minimum 2:1 honours in any subject, or a 2:2 plus a Masters or PhDNot scoredNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeGAMSAT. Liverpool confirmed under FOI that A101 does not accept the UCAT and holds no UCAT information for this courseMinimum 50 in each sub-component. Points awarded for overall scores between 50 and 60UCAT not used for graduate entryUnknownUnknownGAMSAT required for all graduate applicants, from the March or September sittings of the two years before entryUnknown. No SJT rule is published for A101.UnknownMMIHome applicants, September 2025 entry. A101 takes no international and no contextual applicants33322 (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)293108613.270.56GAMSAT with a floor of 50 in every sub-component, then a graded points band for overall scores between 50 and 60. Personal statement not routinely usedLiverpool GEM - MedicineNot stated - BB required if the degree is not in biomedical or molecular sciencesComplete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: no mean or distribution and no lowest score.September 2025 entry: 293 applications, 108 interviews, 61 offers, 40 acceptances. 33 places for entry 2027, of which 3 are reserved for oral and maxillofacial surgery applicants. The same GCSE requirement as A100 applies: 15 points from the best ninehttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/mbchb-medicine-graduate-entry-a101/ ; University of Liverpool FOI response FOI/2627/020, 14 September 2026
ManchesterEnglandMBChB Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Upper second class (2:1) honours in the life sciences or health professionsGrade 6 minimum in English Language and Maths. English Literature not accepted as a substituteBBB required for those still studying towards a 2:1; waived if the 2:1 is already heldContact admissionsUCATUnknown2026 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 2040.2026 entry threshold 2080 (scale 2700)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 otherwiseUCAT threshold applied. SJT band 1 or 2 required to progress to interview - bands 3 and 4 are not consideredBands 1 or 2 only. Bands 3 and 4 are not considered. This is the strictest SJT rule of any graduate entry course.IELTS 7.0 with no component below 6.5; PTE Academic 65; CAE/CPE 185; GCSE English Language 6In-person and online MMIHome applicants, 2026 entryUnknown373 (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)59415791Unknown0.58Strictest SJT rule of any GEM course - only bands 1 and 2 progress. Annual UCAT threshold, with previous years' thresholds published. Personal statement not scoredManchester GEM - MedicineNot stated - BBB required only while still studying toward the 2:1CompleteThreshold. 2026 entry (of 2700): 2080 home, 2310 overseas. 2025 (of 3600): 2760. 2024: 2700Web (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
NewcastleEnglandMB BS Medicine Accelerated Programme (A101)2:1 in any previous degree or integrated Masters, or a practising healthcare professional with post-registration qualifications and at least five years' experienceNot scoredNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCATUnknownPublished thresholds by year of entry, of 3600: 2021 3030, 2022 3010, 2023 2930, 2024 2820, 2025 2740. The 2025 figure converts to about 2030 on the current scale. A101 applicants are ranked on UCAT score ALONE after the academic screen, with no GCSE pointsUnknownUnknownUCAT score forms the sole basis for ranking and selection for interviewBand 4 is not considered. At interview band 1 adds 5 points, band 2 adds 3 and band 3 adds 1.IELTS 7.0 including 7.0 in each of the four elements, per the School of Medicine MBBS admissions policy which covers both A100 and A101MMI and traditional panel interviewsNo volumes publishedUnknown343 (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)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUCAT alone determines who is interviewed - nothing else is ranked. Competition ratio 32 home applicants per place. Personal statement checked after interviewNewcastle GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsFive years of thresholds published, the fullest A101 series anywhere in this workbook. Newcastle publishes no contextual threshold for A101, only for A100. SJT band 4 is not considered; at interview band 1 adds 5 points, band 2 adds 3 and band 3 adds 1No earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/newcastle-medicine-a101/ ; https://www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/medical-education/files/admissions-documents/2026%20Admissions%20Policy%20FINAL%20(2).pdf
NottinghamEnglandBMBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)2:1 honours in any subject. A 2:2 is acceptable alongside a completed or in-progress taught Masters at merit or aboveMinimum grade 6 equivalent in MathsBiology at grade B required for holders of non-bioscience degrees with insufficient biology contentContact admissionsUCATUnknownNOT APPLICABLE for 2026 entry. Nottingham A101 uses the GAMSAT, not the UCAT, and switches to the UCAT from 2027 entry onwards. There is no fixed GAMSAT threshold either, and it varies with applicant type, places and interview slotsUnknownUnknownSections scored separately; no fixed threshold. SJT band 4 excludes the applicationBand 4 excludes the application.UnknownIn-person MMI for home applicants; online MMI for internationalNo volumes publishedUnknown350 (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)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUCAT sections scored separately rather than as a total. SJT band 4 excluded. Personal statement checked after interviewNottingham GEM - MedicineNot stated - Biology B required for non-bioscience graduatesTest changes for 2027 entry, so figures published to date do not carry forward. No thresholds, means or distributions published. Nothing has been releasedNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/nottingham-medicine-a101/
OxfordEnglandBM BCh Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)A degree in applied or experimental science at 2:1 or aboveBiology qualification required if the degree is not in a bioscienceMinimum AAB if taken within the last five years. Chemistry at A or A* compulsory unless the degree is in Chemistry or Biochemistry at 2:1+, plus one further science from Biology, Physics or MathsContact admissionsUCATUnknownNo numerical threshold published. Shortlisting for the 2026 entry round used a UCAT decile score based predominantly on Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning, combined with the application score. Oxford's own guidance says it would normally expect not to interview those whose scores fall below the top 40 per cent of its own candidates, which is a rank within Oxford's pool and not a national figureUnknownUnknownUCAT is combined with the application score to form a shortlisting scoreUnknown. Oxford publishes no SJT rule for A101.UnknownOnline traditional panel interviews2026 entry round. 197 complete applications, 99 shortlisted, 46 offers. No place number is published for the graduate courseUnknown186 (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)1979946Unknown0.46UCAT combined with a scored application to form the shortlisting score. Personal statement used as one component in selection for interviewOxford GEM - MedicineNot stated - AAB required if taken within the last five yearsVolumes published for the 2026 entry round: 197 complete applications, 99 shortlisted, 46 offers. No UCAT scores disclosed. An internal review was requested on 17 September 2026No earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/oxford-medicine-a101/
Pears Cumbria (Imperial and Cumbria)EnglandMBBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A102)2:1 or above in a Biosciences or Allied Healthcare degreeNot scoredNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeGAMSAT or UCAT2026 entry: 59 standard, 53 contextual. 2025 entry: 57 standard, 50 contextual. Must be taken within two years before the UCAS submission2026 entry: 1960 standard, 1910 contextual, of 2700. 2025 entry: 2490 and 2450, of 3600. Always quote the scale with theseUnknownUnknownEither test accepted. Applicants are ranked on their score and considered for interview. UCAT must be sat in the same year as the UCAS submissionUnknown. How the SJT band is treated is not published.UnknownMMI2026 UCAS cycle5858 (Office for Students maximum fundable limit for the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine, listed separately from Imperial's own 271. The school runs this course only, so the provider total is the course total)8322791274.810.46One of very few schools publishing exact thresholds for BOTH tests and both applicant groups. For 2026 entry: UCAT 1960 standard and 1910 contextual of 2700, GAMSAT 59 and 53. Lower thresholds apply to care leavers, deprived postcodes, free school meals and POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2, and the school says they are set to hold the widening participation share steady between application and interview. Where both tests are sat the higher score is usedPears Cumbria GEM - MedNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsThresholds and cycle outcomes complete. Lowest and average UCAT, SJT treatment and the selection step after the threshold are not published2025 entry: UCAT 2450 widening participation and 2490 non-widening participation, of 3600. GAMSAT 50 and 57. 2025 UCAS cycle: 652 applications, 343 interviews, 101 offers, 58 places Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2450 is about 1820, 2490 is about 1840.https://cumbriamed.ac.uk/study/ and the Pears Cumbria A102 FAQ published under the Imperial FOI publication scheme, cited to the workbook by Imperial in FOI IMPFOI-26-433
Queen Mary (Barts)EnglandMBBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Minimum 2:1 in Molecular or Biomedical Sciences (no further qualifications needed), or a 2:1 in any other degree plus A level BB in Chemistry/Biology plus one further scienceNot scoredBB minimum in Chemistry or Biology plus one further science, if the degree is not in biomedical or molecular sciencesContact admissionsUCATUnknownTotal UCAT below the fourth decile is rejected. SJT band 4 rejected The fourth national decile floor is about 1820 on the current scale for the 2025 test cycle.4th decile (national)UnknownWeighted against the rest of the applicant pool at first shortlisting, then considered again after interview. Below the fourth decile is rejectedBand 4 rejected, alongside the fourth decile floor on the cognitive total.UnknownOnline panel interviewsNo volumes publishedUnknown350 (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)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownSame decile floor as the undergraduate course - below the 4th national decile is rejected, as is SJT band 4. UCAT considered again post-interview. Personal statement not scored at any stageQueen Mary GEM - MedicineNot stated - A levels (BB) required only if the degree is not biomedicalComplete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: no mean or distribution, application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes. A Freedom of Information request is live, next date 14 October 2026.No earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/queen-mary-university-of-london-mbbs-medicine-a101/
SheffieldEnglandMBChB Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)2:1 in a life sciences degree AND meeting the widening participation criteriaNot scoredBBB including Chemistry or Biology alongside the 2:1 life sciences degreeContact admissionsUCATUnknown1800 out of 2700 for 2027 entry. 2025-26 cycle cut point 1800/27001800UnknownMinimum UCAT threshold applied, then candidates ranked by UCAT with only the highest scorers invited to interviewUnknown. No SJT rule is published for A101.UnknownMMIHome, widening participation only24297 (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)Unknown50Unknown2.08UnknownWidening participation only - applicants must meet two or more of ten criteria including deprivation index, care experience, carer status, estrangement, parenting responsibilities, free school meals, forced migrant status, first generation, parental unemployment, 16-19 bursary or disability. Published UCAT threshold. Personal statement not scoredSheffield GEM - MedicineNot stated - A levels (BBB) are required alongside the degreeComplete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: no mean or distribution, application volumes and offer volumes.A101 home cut point. 2020-21: 2700 (of 3600). 2021-22: 2610. 2022-23: 2580. 2023-24: 2640. 2024-25: 2430. 2025-26: 1800 (of 2700). 2027 entry minimum: 1800 / 2700https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/sheffield-medicine-a101/ ; https://sheffield.ac.uk/smph/undergraduate/medicine-admissions
SouthamptonEnglandBMBS Medicine Graduate Entry BM4 (A101)Upper second class (2:1) in a first degree equivalent to a UK honours degree, in any subjectFour GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language, Maths and either Biology and Chemistry, combined science, or science and additional scienceNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCATUnknownNo fixed threshold set in advance. The cut-off is the score of the last person invited to interview: 1820 of 2700 for 2026 entry, 2570 of 3600 for 2025 entry, which restates to about 1900 on the current scale1820 of 2700 for 2026 entry. The cut-off and the lowest score interviewed are the same figure hereNot held. Southampton states it does not hold a meanApplicants who meet the minimum entry requirements are ranked on their total UCAT score and the top ranked fill a fixed number of interview places. Southampton states the cut-off "is simply last person invited to interview", so the published cut-off is the lowest score interviewed. There is no weighting and no scoring matrix. The SJT is not used, and deciles are not used. UCAT plays no part at offer stage: offers are made on interview performance aloneNot used at all.Covered by the GCSE requirementSelection day with traditional panel interviews and group exercises2026 entry, from FOI F-26-026660260 (Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider total across A100, BM6 and BM4 and is not split between them)6572311283.850.55Ranked on the total UCAT score alone. GCSEs and A levels are a minimum requirement only and are not converted into points. The SJT is not used at all. Contextual school leavers are ranked in a separate stream. Offers are decided on the selection day, not the UCATSouthampton GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsCut-offs, volumes and places complete for 2025 and 2026 entry from FOI F-26-0266. Mean, distribution and SJT counts are not held2025 entry: cut-off 2570 of 3600, about 1900 restated. 476 applications, 218 interviews, 124 offers, 60 places Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2570 is about 1900.Southampton FOI response F-26-0266, 18 September 2026; https://www.southampton.ac.uk/ ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort
SurreyEnglandBMBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Minimum 2:1 UK honours degree in any subjectMaths and English at grade 4 or aboveNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeGAMSAT, or UCAT for specified degreesAccepted for all degree subjectsUCAT accepted only for Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Chemistry and Natural Sciences degreesUnknownUnknownGAMSAT accepted from all applicants. UCAT accepted only from applicants holding or studying a degree in Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Chemistry or Natural Sciences. Used to shortlist for interviewUnknown. No SJT rule is published.UnknownOnline MMIPlaces only: Office for Students limit, 2025-26 entry cohort. No application, interview or offer volumes have been published3434 (Surrey runs graduate entry only, so the provider total is the course total)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownWhich admissions test you may sit depends on your degree subject - GAMSAT is open to everyone, UCAT only to five named science degrees. Personal statement not scoredSurrey GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsThreshold figures not publishedNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/surrey-medicine-a101/ ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort
UEA (Norwich)EnglandMBBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)2:1 in any subject if taking the GAMSAT, or a 2:1 in a biomedical related degree if taking the UCAT. Awarded within five years of the course startMinimum five subjects at grade 5 including English Language, Maths and a science (Triple, Double or Additional Science accepted)Not scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeGAMSAT, or UCAT for biomedical graduatesOverall score ranks applicants for interview, then combined with the interview score for offer decisionsNo threshold. UEA confirmed under FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026, with Appendix A that A101 applicants are RANKED and that shortlisting is 100 per cent UCAT, with no scoring matrix and no GCSE points scheme. The UCAT is only open to applicants holding a recent biomedical related degree; everyone else sits the GAMSAT.Not published as a lowest score. Quartiles instead. 2026 entry, home, of 2700: lower quartile 1900 at interview and 2005 at offer. 2025 entry, home, of 3600: lower quartile 2440 at interview and 2590 at offer, about 1810 and 1920 on the current scale.2026 entry, of 2700, from FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026, with Appendix A. AT INTERVIEW: mean 1995, median 1970, quartiles 1900 and 2060. AT OFFER: mean 2084, median 2060, quartiles 2005 and 2180. 2025 entry, of 3600. AT INTERVIEW: mean 2561, median 2520, quartiles 2440 and 2660. AT OFFER: mean 2696, median 2670, quartiles 2590 and 2753. Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2561 is about 1900, 2440 about 1810, 2520 about 1860, 2660 about 1970, 2696 about 1990, 2590 about 1920, 2670 about 1970, 2753 about 2040. There are no international applicants on this course at all.Which test you may sit depends on your degree: GAMSAT for any subject, UCAT only for recent biomedical graduates. For both routes UEA ranks applicants and shortlisting is 100 per cent on the test score, confirmed under FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026, with Appendix A. The test score is used again alongside the interview score when offers are made.Not used at shortlisting, which is 100 per cent UCAT. 2026 entry at interview: band 1 74, band 2 62, band 3 19, band 4 0. At offer: 54, 20, 6, 0. 2025 entry at interview: 51, 56, 40, 0. At offer: 18, 13, 7, 0. No band 4 applicant has been interviewed on this course in either cycle.GCSE English Language grade 5MMI2026 entry, A101, home applicants, from FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026, with Appendix A. 465 applications, 201 interviews, 70 offers and 31 accepted. 2025 entry: 326 applications, 197 interviews, 49 offers, 32 accepted. Applications rose 43 per cent between the two cycles while interviews barely moved. There are no international places and no international applicants.30222 across A100 and A101 together (Office for Students anticipated home students, 2025-26). UEA has now split this itself under FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026, with Appendix A: 192 home places on A100 and 30 on A101, which sums to exactly 222.465201706.70.35Test route depends on degree subject: GAMSAT for any degree, UCAT only for recent biomedical graduates. Shortlisting is 100 per cent on the test score with applicants ranked, not thresholded. No scoring matrix, no GCSE points, no contextual adjustment. The SJT is not used at shortlisting.UEA GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsComplete for both cycles on volumes, means, quartiles and SJT band counts. No standard or contextual split is held, no lowest score is published, and the GAMSAT distribution was not supplied. Note that A104 at UEA is Medicine with a Gateway Year, a separate course.2025 entry, of 3600: mean 2561 at interview and 2696 at offer, about 1900 and 1990 on the current scale. 326 applications, 197 interviews, 49 offers, 32 accepted.https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/uea-medicine-a101/ ; FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026, with Appendix A
WarwickEnglandMBChB Medicine (A101)Minimum upper second class (2:1) honours, or an overseas equivalent. A 2:2 must be accompanied by a Masters or doctorateNot scoredNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCATUnknownNo fixed threshold, but the lowest score invited IS published each year. See the table belowPublished five entry years, lowest invited to the Selection Centre. 2026 entry 1910 of 2700, the 5th decile. 2025 entry 2450 of 3600, about 1820. 2024 entry 2450, about 1810. 2023 entry 2580, about 1900. 2022 entry 2660, about 19702026 entry 2080 of 2700. 2025 and 2024 entry 2750 of 3600, 2023 entry 2700, 2022 entry 2860UCAT required. Scoring and thresholds not published on the Medical Schools Council entryUnknown. Warwick publishes no SJT rule.UnknownIn-person and online MMIPlaces only: Office for Students limit, 2025-26 entry cohort. No application, interview or offer volumes have been published203190 (Warwick runs graduate entry only, so the provider total is the course total. Office for Students anticipated home students; the limit including overseas is 203)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUCAT required; weighting and thresholds not published. Personal statement not scoredWarwick GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsPublished by Warwick, five entry years of lowest, average and highest scoresNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/warwick-medicine-a101/ ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort
Worcester (Three Counties)EnglandMBChB Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)First or 2:1 honours in any subject, or a 2:2 plus a Masters or doctorate. Non-science graduates also need GCSE grade 4+ in two sciencesGrade 4 or above in Maths and English. Non-science graduates also need grade 4+ in two science subjectsNot applicableNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCAT or GAMSAT, plus CASPerAccepted alongside UCATNo threshold. Worcester says only that "most shortlisted applicants scored more than 50 on GAMSAT (maximum 73) or 1870 on UCAT (maximum 3020)". Treat the 1870 loosely - see the note below.UnknownUnknownUCAT or GAMSAT used to rank applicants before interview. CASPer is then included within the MMI for shortlisted candidatesUnknown. Worcester publishes no SJT rule.Covered by the GCSE English requirementCombination of traditional in-person panel and MMIPlaces only: Office for Students limit, 2025-26 entry cohort. No application, interview or offer volumes have been published6262 (Worcester runs graduate entry only, so the provider total is the course total)UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownTwo-stage testing - UCAT or GAMSAT ranks for interview, then CASPer is sat as part of the MMI itself. Preference given to widening participation applicants (geographic links, first in family, POLAR Q1-2, NHS experience, refugee status). Personal statement not scoredWorcester GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsFigures published but internally inconsistent. Do not quote the UCAT number to a student as a targetNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/worcester-three-counties-medical-school-mbchb-medicine-a101/ ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort
WALESWales
Bangor (North Wales)WalesBMBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Upper second class honours from recognised feeder streams (BMedSci Medical Sciences Bangor, BSc Medical Pharmacology Cardiff, BSc Biomedical Sciences Cardiff, BSc Medical Sciences South Wales) or another relevant degree assessed through Recognition of Prior Education and Learning. Must normally start within three years of graduatingEnglish or Welsh Language 6, Double Science 66 (or Biology and Chemistry 6 each), Maths 6, plus four further GCSEs at 6BBB or ABC including Biology and Chemistry. If offering ABC the compulsory sciences cannot be the CContact admissionsUCATUnknownNo minimum threshold scoreUnknownUnknownUCAT taken within one year of applying. No minimum threshold, but used in assessing the application for an interview invitationUnknown. No SJT rule is published.GCSE English or Welsh Language grade 6MMINo volumes publishedUnknownUnknown. The North Wales Medical School took 80 students in 2024 across both routes and the Welsh Government states the intake rises to 140 a year from 2029-30. Wales is funded by the Welsh Government, not the Office for StudentsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownFeeder-stream route with an RPEL process for other graduates. No UCAT threshold. Personal statement must show awareness of the UK healthcare system and the nature of medical trainingBangor GEM - MedicineNot stated - A levels (BBB/ABC) are required alongside the degreeNothing published. Bangor states that eligible applicants are ranked by UCAT score with no cut-off, and that an average cannot be given because it fluctuates year to year. An internal review is running on the undergraduate courseNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/bangor-university-bmbs-medicine-a101/
CardiffWalesMBBCh Medicine Graduate Entry C21 (A101)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 WalesEnglish Language 6, Double Science 77 (or Biology and Chemistry 7 each), Maths 6, plus four further GCSEs at 6BBB/ABC including Biology or Chemistry plus a second scienceContact admissionsUCATUnknownNo fixed threshold. FOI response confirms a cut-off is used only if too many applicants hold excellent academic scores2026 entry, of 2700: lowest interviewed 1690, lowest offered 1690. 2025 entry, of 3600: 2390 interviewed, 2550 offered2026 entry, of 2700: average interviewed 2026, average offered 2038, highest offered 2220. 2025 entry, of 3600: 2683 and 2713UCAT used as a screening tool with no fixed threshold. Cardiff confirmed under FOI (August 2026) that it does not look at the SJT for A101Not looked at for A101. Cardiff confirmed this under FOI in August 2026.GCSE English Language grade 6; UKVI requirements for visa applicantsMMIFeeder-stream applicants, 2026 entry (FOI26-279)UnknownAbout 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 Students1043115Unknown0.48Feeder-stream only entry - applicants must come from one of four named degree programmes. UCAT screens. Personal statement screened but not formally scoredCardiff GEM - MedicineNot stated - A levels (BBB/ABC) are required alongside the degreeComplete - FOI response received August 2026, including four years of numeric UCAT and application dataAverage 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 streamFOI: 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
SwanseaWalesMB BCh Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Honours degree requiredGrade C/4 or above in English Language and MathsNot scoredNot applicable - not scored on this routeUCAT, GAMSAT or MCATAcceptedPUBLISHED minimum considered, 2026 entry: 1900 of 2700. Above that, no fixed cut-off: Swansea confirmed under FOI 043/26-27 (22 September 2026) that applications are RANKED and the highest scoring are invited until the interview places are filled, so the effective bar is set by the cohort. A lower UCAT threshold is available to Welsh-resident applicants, size not givenUnknown. Swansea holds means but no lowest scoreMean total cognitive UCAT, FOI 043/26-27. 2026 entry, of 2700: home 2165 at interview and 2135 at offer; international 2206 and 2164. 2025 entry, of 3600: home 2860 and 2852; international 2787 and 2777, about 2120 and 2070 on the current scale. All four 2026 figures sit at the 8th decileUCAT, GAMSAT and MCAT all accepted and used to rank applications for interview. No weighting and no scoring matrix, confirmed under FOI 043/26-27Not used. Swansea recorded the SJT as not applicable at both interview and offer stage, for home and international applicants, in FOI 043/26-27GCSE English Language grade C/4Traditional panel interviewsAll applicants, 2026 entry (October 2025 UCAS deadline), from FOI 043/26-27. Places are 142 home and 12 international142142 home and 12 international for each of 2025, 2026 and 2027 entry, given under FOI 043/26-27. Wales is funded by the Welsh Government, not the Office for Students, so there is no OfS equivalent12004012582.820.64Applications are ranked on whichever admissions test is submitted and the highest scoring are invited until the interview places are filled. A levels, Highers and IB are not scored. GCSE English Language and Maths are minimum criteria only and are checked for presence, not scored. There is no GCSE points scheme and no SJT rule. Personal statement used at interview. Confirmed under FOI 043/26-27Swansea GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsMeans held for both cycles at both stages, home and international, with full volumes and place numbers for 2025, 2026 and 2027, released under FOI 043/26-27. No decile or quartile distribution is recorded and the SJT is not used. The size of the Welsh-resident threshold reduction is still unknown2025 entry (of 3600): home 869 applications, 357 interviews, 237 offers, 143 accepted; international 193, 53, 28, 9. Mean at interview home 2860 and international 2787; mean at offer 2852 and 2777. 2026 entry (of 2700): home 969, 341, 235, 141; international 231, 60, 23, 19. Mean at interview home 2165 and international 2206; mean at offer 2135 and 2164https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/swansea-medicine-a101/ ; Swansea University FOI response 043/26-27, 22 September 2026, with data annex
NORTHERN IRELANDNorthern Ireland
UlsterNorthern IrelandMBBS Medicine Graduate Entry (A101)Minimum 2:1 honours in any discipline, or a Masters at 60% or aboveEnglish Language and Maths at grade 4 or aboveNo specific requirementsNot applicable - not scored on this routeGAMSATMinimum average score of 50. Competitive threshold set annually; the 2020-2025 average for candidates called to interview was 59UCAT not usedUnknownUnknownGAMSAT required with a minimum average of 50, and a competitive threshold set each yearUnknown. No SJT rule is published.Irish Leaving Certificate H6/O4 or above acceptedOnline MMINo volumes publishedUnknownUnknown. Northern Ireland place numbers are set by the Department of Health and the Department for the Economy, not by the Office for StudentsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownPublishes both a hard floor (GAMSAT 50) and the realistic interview average (59 over 2020-2025), which is rare. Personal statement reviewed after interview before offersUlster GEM - MedicineNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsComplete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: no mean or distribution, no lowest score, application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes. A Freedom of Information request is live under FOIA/26/202, next date 14 October 2026.GAMSAT minimum average 50. Average for candidates called to interview across 2020 to 2025: 59https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/ulster-university-mbbs-medicine-a101/
REPUBLIC OF IRELANDRepublic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland (national framework)Republic of IrelandGraduate Entry Medicine via the CAO, offered across the Irish medical schoolsA 2:1 (second class honours, grade one) or equivalent bachelor degree at Level 8, held or expectedNot applicableNot applicableNot applicable - Irish Leaving Certificate system applies insteadGAMSATGAMSAT required. The Irish Universities Association sets the national framework; individual schools set their own competitive scoresUCAT not usedUnknownUnknownGAMSAT is the admissions test for graduate entry medicine in Ireland. Score requirements are set by each school rather than nationallyNot applicable. These schools use the HPAT-Ireland, not the UCAT.Check the individual schoolVaries by schoolNo volumes publishedUnknownUnknown. Places in the Republic of Ireland are set nationally through the Higher Education Authority and the CAO framework rather than by each universityUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownNational framework: a 2:1 at Level 8 plus the GAMSAT. Beyond that, each Irish medical school sets its own competitive GAMSAT score and selection process, so check the individual school before applyingIreland GEM framework GEM - MedNot applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levelsNational framework only - per-school figures not verifiedNo earlier-year figures publishedhttps://www.iua.ie/for-students/entry-to-medicine/