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Keele — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Keele - 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? | Yes. The university publishes a number, further down this page. Miss it and you are not shortlisted. It is reset every year, so last year’s figure is a guide, not a promise. |
| How to read the UCAT figures here | Only the lowest score is published. It belongs to one applicant, usually one who was strong somewhere else. Matching it is not the same as being competitive. |
| What else counts | GCSEs are a gate. Meeting the minimum is what counts; beating it earns nothing.
The SJT band is a gate. Clear it; a better band earns nothing more. |
UCAT cut-offs
| Applicant group | Cut-off |
|---|
| Home | 1700 total, and SJT band 3 or better |
| International | 1950 total |
Ranking after the cut-off
| Component | Detail |
|---|
| UCAT score | Combined with the personal statement grade |
| Personal statement | Graded against five criteria - Keele is one of the few schools that scores it |
| Contextual applicants | Receive one additional shortlisting point |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Published UCAT cut-off (1700 home / 1950 international, SJT band 3+). Unusually, the personal statement IS graded against five criteria and combined with UCAT for ranking. Contextual applicants get one extra shortlisting point |
| UCAT - how it is used | Cut-off applied, then the UCAT score is combined with a graded personal statement to rank applicants |
| UCAT threshold | Home: 1700 total and SJT band 3 or better. International: 1950 |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 1700 (home cut-off) |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. Keele releases the cut-off, not the mean or the distribution |
| Interview format | Online MMI |
| Contextual offer | One full grade reduction plus an additional shortlisting point. Eight eligibility indicators including care leavers, deprivation, low participation areas, first-generation students |
| Resits | Not accepted from third-year-plus A level students unless grade requirements already met |
| Data status | Complete 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 18 September 2026. |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/keele-university-mbchb-medicine-a100/
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Grade 6 minimum in English Language, Maths and sciences; five GCSEs at grade 7 or higher overall |
| A level | A*AA including Biology or Chemistry plus one more from Biology/Chemistry/Economics/Further Maths/Maths/Physics/Psychology/Statistics plus a third reformed A level. Maximum one maths subject. Practical endorsements required |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Highers AAAAA including two from Biology, Chemistry, Physics; Advanced Highers AB in two sciences |
| IB | 37 points including TOK/EE, or 766 at HL. Must include 7 or 6 in HL Biology or Chemistry, plus a further science at HL or SL grade 5 |
| English language | GCSE English Language grade 6 |
| Resits accepted? | No, unless the grades were already met |
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. |
| Places | 161 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | 2026 entry cut-off: 1700 home with SJT band 3 or better, 1950 international |
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 | Cut-off applied, then the UCAT score is combined with a graded personal statement to rank applicants Published UCAT cut-off (1700 home / 1950 international, SJT band 3+). Unusually, the personal statement IS graded against five criteria and combined with UCAT for ranking. Contextual applicants get one extra shortlisting point |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Band 3 or better required, home and international. |
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