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Hull York — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Hull York - Medicine
MB BS 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 UCAT is folded into one overall score along with other things, so a lower UCAT can be offset by a stronger score elsewhere, and a high one can be dragged down the same way. |
| How to read the UCAT figures here | Neither a lowest score nor an average is published, so there is nothing here to measure against. |
| What else counts | GCSEs are scored. Good grades earn points here.
The SJT band is scored and adds to your total. Band 4 ends the application whatever the total comes to. |
| The odds | Of every 100 who applied, about 56 were interviewed and about 49 were offered a place. |
| Where it is decided | Both stages. About half the field goes before interview, so the score and the interview each do half the work.
Of those interviewed, about 88 in 100 were offered a place. |
| Note | Everything is scored and added: GCSEs out of 35, UCAT decile out of 35, SJT band out of 15 and contextual points out of 15. A weaker UCAT can be carried by the other three. The one thing that cannot be carried is SJT band 4, which is not accepted at all. Both Biology and Chemistry are required at A level. |
Scored components for interview selection
| Component | Detail |
|---|
| UCAT decile | Scored |
| SJT band | Scored (not only used as a cut-off) |
| Contextual points | Up to 15 points added |
Contextual point sources
Criterion
Care experience
Refugee status
Military background
Named widening participation programmes
Minimum grades at first sitting to be eligible as a resit applicant
| Qualification | Minimum at first sitting |
|---|
| A level | Three A levels including Biology and Chemistry, minimum BBB at the initial sitting, completed within a three-year period. Predicted AAB (ABB contextual) |
| Scottish Highers | BC in Biology and Chemistry |
| IB | 35 points with 6,6,5 at HL including Biology and Chemistry, completed within three years |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | UCAT decile AND SJT band both scored (not just used as a cut-off), combined with up to 15 contextual points covering care experience, refugee status, military background and widening participation programmes |
| UCAT - how it is used | UCAT decile scored up to 35 points and SJT band up to 15, neither used purely as a cut-off, though band 4 is not accepted. A UCAT decile of 4 or above also opens a fast-track interview route for applicants meeting all essential requirements, and for Realising Opportunities completers and Biomedical Science graduates or finalists at decile 5 or above |
| UCAT threshold | No cut-off, and HYMS states one cannot be given because applicants are ranked on a total score. That total is GCSEs out of 35, UCAT decile out of 35, SJT band out of 15, and contextual points out of 15 |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Unknown |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. 2025 entry volumes: A100 1,625 applications, 904 interviews, 796 offers. Gateway Year 416 applications, 119 interviews, 111 offers |
| Interview format | Online or in-person MMI |
| Contextual offer | Up to 15 points added. Receipt of a UCAT bursary alone is worth 8 of those 15. May lead to a Reduced or Alternative offer |
| Resits | A level BBB minimum at the initial sitting; Scottish BC in Biology/Chemistry; IB 31 with 5,5,5 |
| Data status | Full scoring weights published. No score figures at any stage. |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/hull-york-medical-school-mb-bs-medicine-a100/ ; https://www.hyms.ac.uk/medicine/applying/selection-procedure and /entry-requirements/ucat (read 17 September 2026)
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MB BS Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Six GCSEs at grade 4 or above by the application deadline, with English Language 6 and Maths 6. Resits permitted |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Biology and Chemistry at Advanced Higher; AAAAB at Higher with three Advanced Highers, or AAAAA with two, completed within three years |
| English language | GCSE English Language grade 6 |
| Resits accepted? | Yes, with conditions - BBB minimum at the initial sitting |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes. A100, 2025 entry. The Gateway Year is separate: 416 applications, 119 interviews, 111 offers |
| Places | 228 |
Volumes and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Applications | 1625 |
| Interviewed | 904 |
| Offers | 796 |
| Interviews per place | 3.96 |
| Offers per interview | 0.88 |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | Yes. UCAT decile scored up to 35 points and SJT band up to 15 |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | UCAT decile scored up to 35 points and SJT band up to 15, neither used purely as a cut-off, though band 4 is not accepted. A UCAT decile of 4 or above also opens a fast-track interview route for applicants meeting all essential requirements, and for Realising Opportunities completers and Biomedical Science graduates or finalists at decile 5 or above UCAT decile AND SJT band both scored (not just used as a cut-off), combined with up to 15 contextual points covering care experience, refugee status, military background and widening participation programmes |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Scored, worth up to 15 points of the ranking total, so it counts positively rather than only as a cut-off. BAND 4 IS NOT ACCEPTED, whatever the rest of the score comes to. |
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