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Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Dundee - Medicine
MBChB Medicine (A100)
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 | 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 43 were interviewed and about 29 were offered a place. |
| Where it is decided | Before interview. Most applicants never get one, so the score does most of the work here.
Of those interviewed, about 68 in 100 were offered a place. |
2023/24 entry outcomes
| Group | Applications | Interviewed | Offers | Matriculated | Average UCAT |
|---|
| All | 1951 | 844 | 570 | 218 | 2675 |
| Home Scottish | 985 | 625 | 450 | 155 | 2662 |
| Home rest of UK and Ireland | 597 | 138 | 65 | 32 | 2723 |
| Overseas | 368 | 81 | 55 | 31 | 2690 |
2023/24 entry by contextual status
| Category | Applications | Interviewed | Offers | Matriculated |
|---|
| Category 1 | 239 | 222 | 178 | 73 |
| Category 2 | 241 | 101 | 75 | 24 |
| Non-contextual | 1471 | 521 | 317 | 121 |
2023/24 UCAT range (3600 scale)
| Item | Score |
|---|
| Lowest | 1900 |
| Average | 2675 |
| Highest | 3400 |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | No published UCAT cut-off. Personal statement not scored, ranked or taken into account for interview selection |
| UCAT - how it is used | All applicants must sit UCAT in the year of application. No cut-off; historic admissions statistics published showing score distributions and interview rates |
| UCAT threshold | No cut-off score, stated in terms by Dundee. SJT bands are not used in the initial selection for interview |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2023/24 entry (of 3600): lowest 1900, which converts to BELOW the 1st national decile of the 2022 test cycle. The figures describe applicants INTERVIEWED, not offer holders |
| UCAT average accepted | 2023/24 entry (of 3600): average 2675, highest 3400. By fee status 2662 home Scottish, 2723 rest of UK and Ireland, 2690 overseas. About 1970 on the current scale. No 2024/25 or 2025/26 row has been published |
| Interview format | MMI |
| Interview to offer ratio | 2023/24 entry: 1951 applications, 844 interviews, 570 offers (68% of interviewees), 218 matriculated |
| Contextual offer | A level ABB; Highers AABBB. SIMD deprivation, care experience, refugee status |
| Resits | Not accepted |
| Data status | Five years published to 2023/24 entry, all on the 3600 scale and all describing interviewees. Places are set by the Scottish Funding Council and no fixed number is published. |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/mbchb-medicine-a100-13/ ; https://www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/medicine-admissions-statistics ; https://www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/medicine-admissions-statistics (read 17 September 2026)
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Biology or Chemistry at 7 if not taken at A level; Maths and English at 6 if not taken at A level |
| A level | AAA including Chemistry or Biology plus another science, achieved in the same year |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | AAABB in one sitting including Chemistry or Biology plus another science. Conditional offers may require BBB at Advanced Higher in S6 |
| IB | 37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
| English language | IELTS Academic 7.0 in all components; LANGUAGECERT, PTE, TOEFL iBT, Trinity ISE accepted at minimum grade 75 |
| Resits accepted? | No |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | 2023/24 entry (of 3600): average 2675, lowest 1900, highest 3400 |
Volumes and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | 2023/24 entry, all applicants. 1,951 applications, 844 interviews, 570 offers and 218 matriculated. Place numbers are set by the Scottish Funding Council and none is published |
| Applications | 1951 |
| Interviewed | 844 |
| Offers | 570 |
| Offers per interview | 0.68 |
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 | All applicants must sit UCAT in the year of application. No cut-off; historic admissions statistics published showing score distributions and interview rates No published UCAT cut-off. Personal statement not scored, ranked or taken into account for interview selection |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Places | 220 |
| SJT - how the band is used | Not used in the initial selection for interview. |
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