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Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Leeds - 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 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 | 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 scored. Good grades earn points here.
An A-star is not rated above an A.
The personal statement is not used to shortlist.
No SJT rule is published. |
| Note | Leeds combines a GCSE score with the UCAT and says one can make up for the other, so there is no single number to aim at. It publishes the lowest score shortlisted but no average, and at a university that trades one score against another that lowest figure usually belongs to someone with near-perfect GCSEs. |
Scored components
| Component | Detail |
|---|
| GCSE | Minimum six GCSEs at grade 6 in Maths, English Language, Biology and Chemistry or Dual Science. Eight GCSEs are scored - applicants at the minimum are unlikely to be shortlisted |
| UCAT | Used in pre-selection alongside the GCSE score. Leeds publishes the lowest score shortlisted each year |
| A* | Not rated higher than A |
| Year 12 A levels | Excluded from the shortlisting score |
| Personal statement | Not formally part of shortlisting |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | Eight GCSEs are scored and combined with UCAT for pre-selection. A* not rated above A, and Year 12 A levels excluded from scoring. Personal statement not formally part of shortlisting |
| UCAT - how it is used | Combined with the GCSE score to rank applicants. Leeds states that a high academic score can compensate for a lower UCAT score and vice versa, so there is no pre-determined cut-off. Leeds began using the UCAT for 2024 entry, so there are only three years of data |
| UCAT threshold | No cut-off. Leeds publishes the lowest score actually shortlisted instead |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2026 entry, of 2700: 1900 UK, 1810 widening participation, 2020 international |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown |
| Interview format | MMI |
| Contextual offer | Access to Leeds offer of ABB for eligible UK students meeting two of six criteria. Separately the shortlisting bar is lower: 1810 against 1900 for 2026 entry, a 90 point reduction. The Gateway Year to Medicine route publishes a widening participation figure only, 1610 for 2026 entry |
| Resits | Only likely to succeed in exceptional circumstances with documented evidence |
| Data status | Lowest shortlisted scores published. No mean and no distribution |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/mbchb-medicine-a100-5/ ; https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/5580/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb ; https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/248/understanding-ucat (lowest shortlisted scores, read 17 September 2026)
Lowest UCAT score shortlisted for interview, A100
| Entry year | UK students | Widening participation | International students | Scale |
|---|
| 2026 entry | 1900 | 1810 | 2020 | of 2700 |
| 2025 entry | 2570 | 2450 | 2750 | of 3600 |
| 2024 entry | 2610 | 2470 | 2740 | of 3600 |
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| A level | AAA including Chemistry and Biology. A levels sat in Year 12 do not count towards shortlisting. A* is not rated above A |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | AAAAB at Higher and AA at Advanced Higher in Chemistry and Biology |
| IB | 36 points with 6 in three HL subjects including Chemistry and Biology. SL English and Maths at 5 if not taken at GCSE |
| English language | IELTS 7.5 overall with no less than 7.5 in Spoken English |
| Resits accepted? | Only with mitigating circumstances |
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 | 275 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | Leeds introduced the UCAT for 2024 entry and refused to release thresholds or score data under FOI section 36(2)(c), on the grounds that disclosure would prejudice the admissions process. There is no cut-off - UCAT is one contributory element of the academic score |
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 | Combined with the GCSE score to rank applicants. Leeds states that a high academic score can compensate for a lower UCAT score and vice versa, so there is no pre-determined cut-off. Leeds began using the UCAT for 2024 entry, so there are only three years of data Eight GCSEs are scored and combined with UCAT for pre-selection. A* not rated above A, and Year 12 A levels excluded from scoring. Personal statement not formally part of shortlisting |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Unknown. Leeds publishes no SJT rule. |
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