| Scoring approach | UCAT total used twice - ranking for interview and ranking for offers post-interview. SJT not used to exclude. Personal statement not scored |
| UCAT - how it is used | Total UCAT score used to rank for interview and again to rank for offers after interview. SJT bands 1-4 all accepted |
| UCAT threshold | No fixed threshold and no minimum at any stage. The pre-MMI score is 50 per cent academic attainment and 25 per cent UCAT, with the total converted to a percentage |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2026 entry, of 2700. Lowest INTERVIEWED: 1560 contextual home, which is below the 1st national decile, 1580 non-contextual home, 1720 overseas. Lowest OFFERED: 1690 contextual, 1730 non-contextual, 1740 overseas |
| UCAT average accepted | 2026 entry, of 2700. Mean at interview: 1982 contextual, 1971 non-contextual, 1953 overseas. Mean at offer: 1999 contextual, 2012 non-contextual, 1961 overseas. Non-contextual home median at interview 1960, quartiles 1880 and 2070 |
| Interview format | Online MMI, December to March |
| Contextual offer | One or two grade reduction for eligible home applicants (UCAT bursary, free school meals, care leaver, refugee, POLAR4 Q1-2) |
| Resits | Permitted; qualification profile must be completed within three academic years |
| Data status | Complete. Two cycles of lowest, mean and quartile figures at both interview and offer stage, split three ways, released under FOI/2627/013. Aston accepts all four SJT bands |
| Scoring approach (further detail) | No UCAT cut-off and no minimum threshold at any stage. Pre-MMI score is 50 per cent academic attainment and 25 per cent UCAT, with the UCAT total converted to a percentage. The MMI is the remaining 25 per cent. |
| GCSE scoring | Six GCSEs scored: English Language, Maths, Double Science counted as two, and the best two others. Grades 9, 8 or A-star score 4 points, 7 or A scores 3, 6 or B scores 2, 5, 4 or C scores 1, and anything lower scores 0. Maximum 24 points. International equivalents are equated to GCSE grades. |
| Contextual mechanics | No allocated or ring-fenced places. Contextual applicants are RANKED WITHIN THEIR OWN GROUP, a separate pool rather than an uplift, and receive lower offer conditions. |
| Places | 110 |
| Lowest interviewed, 2026 entry | Of 2700. Contextual home 1560, which is BELOW the 1st national decile. Non-contextual home 1580, the 1st decile. Overseas 1720. |
| Lowest offered, 2026 entry | Of 2700. Contextual home 1690, the 3rd decile. Non-contextual home 1730, the 3rd decile. Overseas 1740. |
| Lowest interviewed and offered, 2025 entry | Of 3600, the same figure at both stages. Contextual home 2320, the 3rd decile, about 1710 on the current scale. Non-contextual home 2460, the 5th decile, about 1820. Overseas 2430. |
| Mean UCAT, 2026 entry | Of 2700. At interview: contextual 1982, non-contextual 1971, overseas 1953. At offer: contextual 1999, non-contextual 2012, overseas 1961. Contextual applicants had a HIGHER mean at interview than non-contextual. |
| Mean UCAT, 2025 entry | Of 3600. At interview: contextual 2678 (7th decile), non-contextual 2743 (8th), overseas 2668. At offer: contextual 2686, non-contextual 2744, overseas 2680. Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2678 is about 1980, 2743 is about 2030, 2668 is about 1970, 2686 is about 1980, 2744 is about 2030, 2680 is about 1980. |
| Quartiles at interview, 2026 entry | Of 2700. Contextual home: min 1560, Q1 1850, median 1960, Q3 2060, max 2520. Non-contextual home: min 1580, Q1 1880, median 1960, Q3 2070, max 2510. Overseas: min 1720, Q1 1860, median 1950, Q3 2035, max 2370. |
| Quartiles at offer, 2026 entry | Of 2700. Contextual home: min 1690, Q1 1890, median 1980, Q3 2090, max 2520. Non-contextual home: min 1730, Q1 1920, median 1990, Q3 2090, max 2510. Overseas: min 1740, Q1 1870, median 1960, Q3 2040, max 2370. |
| Quartiles, 2025 entry | Of 3600. At interview, contextual home: min 2320, Q1 2575, median 2660, Q3 2790, max 3340. Non-contextual home: min 2460, Q1 2620, median 2730, Q3 2830, max 3500. At offer, contextual home: min 2320, Q1 2590, median 2680, Q3 2800, max 3340. Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2320 is about 1710, 2575 is about 1910, 2660 is about 1970, 2790 is about 2070, 2460 is about 1820, 2620 is about 1940, 2730 is about 2020, 2830 is about 2100, 2590 is about 1920, 2680 is about 1980, 2800 is about 2080. |
| SJT bands | Band 4 is NOT excluded. Band 4 applicants were both interviewed and offered in every group and both cycles. 2026 entry offers: contextual band 1 64, band 2 122, band 3 51, band 4 5. Non-contextual: 66, 109, 31, 6. 2025 entry offers, contextual: 30, 91, 48, 7. |
| Volumes, 2025 entry | Home contextual 568 applications, 208 interviews, 176 offers, 70 accepted. Home non-contextual 694, 207, 177, 50. Overseas 649, 132, 105, 53. |
| Volumes, 2026 entry | Home contextual 569 applications, 315 interviews, 244 offers, 95 accepted. Home non-contextual 480, 290, 206, 91. Overseas 513, 121, 98, 33. |