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Greater Manchester — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Greater Manchester - 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? | Not published. No score can be called safe or out of reach here. Treat figures from other sources with care. |
| 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 SJT band is scored and adds to your total. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Scoring approach | Nothing published on how applications are scored. 136 UCAS points minimum, at least three A levels at AAB, and five GCSEs at grades 6 to 9 including Maths, English Language and two sciences |
| UCAT - how it is used | Required of all applicants. The medical school pages do not say how it is used, and no threshold, ranking method or scoring matrix is published |
| UCAT threshold | UCAT required. The university states that all applicants to the School of Medicine must take the UCAT. No threshold published |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Not applicable. The UCAT is not required until September 2028 entry, and the course is closed to home applicants for 2026 and 2027 |
| UCAT average accepted | Not applicable, as above. Nothing is published on how applications are scored. Not yet asked under FOI |
| Interview format | Online MMI plus tests, assessing values, behaviours, communication and problem-solving |
| Interview to offer ratio | Unknown. IMPORTANT: the university states that home applications are not possible for this course at present, so the course is open to international applicants only. The fee is 45,000 pounds a year, 225,000 pounds across the five years. From January 2027 eligible students may be able to use the Lifelong Learning Entitlement to access tuition fee loan funding |
| Resits | May be considered; GCSE English Language and Maths resits considered |
| Data status | CLOSED TO HOME APPLICANTS at present - international only, self-funded at 45,000 pounds a year. As a new school the programme is under enhanced GMC oversight until the first cohort graduates. Do not shortlist for a home applicant without checking directly |
| CORRECTION - admissions test | The rows above overstate the position. The university states that the UCAT becomes a requirement for the September 2028 cohort. For 2026 and 2027 entry the Medical Schools Council records the admissions test as None. Treat the UCAT rows above as applying from 2028 entry only. |
| Institution | The school is run by the University of Greater Manchester, which was the University of Bolton until the Office for Students approved the name change on 19 December 2024. Freedom of Information requests go to that university. WhatDoTheyKnow still lists the authority under the old name. Not to be confused with the University of Manchester, which is a separate authority. |
| Application route | Holds UCAS code A100 and institution code B44, but the school states that applications are made directly through its own portal rather than through UCAS, and UCAS shows the course as not accepting applications. |
| Funded places | None. The provider does not appear in the Office for Students maximum fundable limits under either name, in any year, so it has no allocated home or overseas places. Its own page says home entry awaits allocation from the UK health authorities. |
| Data status (further detail) | Nothing published on applications, interviews, offers, acceptances or test scores. First cohort started September 2025, about 40 international students. One complete cycle, international only, so there has never been a home admissions cycle to compare. |
Source
University of Greater Manchester course page for MBChB Medicine 2026-27 and the University of Greater Manchester Medical School site, checked 10 September 2026
https://medicine.greatermanchester.ac.uk/medicine-mbchb-2026-academic-requirements/
https://greatermanchester.ac.uk/news/historic-milestone-as-university-of-greater-manchester-medical-school-welcomes-first-mbchb-students
https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/approval-of-proposed-new-name-for-the-university-of-bolton/
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Five GCSEs at grades 6-9 including Maths, English Language and two sciences (Chemistry, Biology or Double Science) |
| A level | AAB including Chemistry or Biology plus one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths. General Studies, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Studies, Global Perspectives not accepted |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Advanced Highers AAB including Chemistry or Biology plus one science; or AA at Advanced Higher in two sciences plus AAB at Higher |
| IB | 34 points minimum with HL 6,6,6 including Chemistry or Biology plus one science |
| English language | GCSE English Language grades 6-9 |
| Resits accepted? | Yes - offer level not stated |
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 | Required of all applicants. The medical school pages do not say how it is used, and no threshold, ranking method or scoring matrix is published Nothing published on how applications are scored. 136 UCAS points minimum, at least three A levels at AAB, and five GCSEs at grades 6 to 9 including Maths, English Language and two sciences |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Figures cover | No volumes published. This provider does not appear in the Office for Students medical maximum fundable limits table, so no regulator place number exists for it yet. |
| Places | Unknown |
| SJT - how the band is used | Unknown. Nothing is published on how applications are scored. |
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