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Leicester - 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.
The SJT band is a gate. Clear it; a better band earns nothing more. |
| The odds | Of every 100 who applied, about 62 were interviewed.
(A100, all applicants, 2026 entry. Offers withheld under section 22.) |
| Where it is decided | Both stages. About half the field goes before interview, so the score and the interview each do half the work. |
Pre-interview weighting
| Component | Weight |
|---|
| UCAT | 50% |
| Academic qualifications | 50% |
| SJT band 4 | Not considered |
How the threshold works - it is NOT a raw UCAT score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| The score | Leicester converts the UCAT into points and academic attainment into points and adds them. The interview threshold is that combined total. The conversion tables are PUBLISHED in full in Leicester's 'Scoring of Application for Medicine A100' document, reproduced below. |
| 2026 entry totals | Out of 96 for interview, out of 105 for offer |
| 2025 entry totals | 32 points UCAT plus 32 points academic, out of 64 |
| Do not compare years | Leicester states the scoring changed substantially for 2026 with the UCAT scale change, and that scores required in 2023 and earlier are not relevant |
| What is scored | Eight GCSEs for predicted-A-level applicants; three A levels plus degree class for graduates |
| Achieved A levels | Assessed on UCAT decile rather than points |
| SJT | Bands 1 to 3 required on the automatic-interview route |
2026 entry interview thresholds, A100 (combined score out of 96)
| Applicant group | Predicted A levels | Achieved A levels |
|---|
| Home graduate | 68 | 70 |
| Home non-graduate | 79 | Top 5 UCAT deciles, or 86 |
| Overseas graduate | 79 | 82 |
| Overseas non-graduate | 88 | Top 3 UCAT deciles |
2026 entry volumes, A100
| Group | Applications | Interviews |
|---|
| Home graduate | 100 | 50 |
| Home non-graduate, predicted | 1743 | 1347 |
| Home non-graduate, achieved | 134 | 96 |
| Overseas graduate | 25 | 6 |
| Overseas non-graduate, predicted | 511 | 104 |
| Overseas non-graduate, achieved | 109 | 35 |
| Total | 2622 | 1638 |
Places, A100
| Group | Places |
|---|
| Home | 275 |
| Overseas | 18 |
| Total | 293 |
Contextual and widening access
| Route | Effect |
|---|
| Realising Opportunities / UKWPMED completers | Automatic interview if they meet the requirements and sit in the top 7 UCAT deciles |
| Borderline applicants | Assessed on IMD decile, UCAT bursary flag, carer status, refugee status, local authority care history, free school meals and 16-19 bursary receipt |
| Separate foundation route | A199 Medicine with Foundation Year is a full widening access course - see its own tab |
Position after the further reply of 16 September
| Item | Status |
|---|
| Mean UCAT of applicants interviewed or offered | Not held in a usable form. The University holds only the overall UCAT score against outcomes, so it cannot give a mean total cognitive score without creating new data. The published mean and median are the overall score. |
| Decile or quartile distribution | Not held. Leicester calculates no distributions, deciles or quartiles. |
| SJT band counts | SUPPLIED 16 September, at interview and at offer, for both cycles. See the rows above. |
| Offers and acceptances, 2026 entry | Withheld under section 22 - offer-making runs February to June, so genuinely not yet finalised. The publication date has still not been given. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | A single combined score decides the interview: UCAT points plus academic points. Nothing is a standalone threshold. Scored on eight GCSEs for predicted-A-level applicants, or on three A levels plus degree class for graduates. Realising Opportunities and UKWPMED completers get an automatic interview if they meet the requirements and sit in the top 7 UCAT deciles. Borderline applicants are assessed on IMD decile, UCAT bursary flag, carer status, refugee status, local authority care, free school meals and 16-19 bursary |
| UCAT - how it is used | Scored into points and combined with academic attainment into a single total - for 2025 entry that was 32 points UCAT plus 32 points academic out of 64; for 2026 entry the totals changed to 96 for interview and 105 for offer. Applicants with achieved A levels are assessed on UCAT decile rather than points. SJT band 1 to 3 required on the automatic-interview route |
| UCAT threshold | No raw UCAT cut-off. Leicester scores the UCAT into points, combines it with an academic score, and applies the threshold to the combined total. 2026 entry interview thresholds (out of 96): home graduate 68 predicted / 70 achieved; home non-graduate 79 predicted, or top 5 UCAT deciles / 86 if achieved; overseas graduate 79 / 82; overseas non-graduate 88 predicted, or top 3 deciles if achieved. The scoring changed substantially for 2026 with the UCAT scale change, so earlier years are not comparable |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2026 entry: the lowest combined score invited to interview was 68 out of 96 (home graduates, predicted). For home non-graduates with predicted grades it was 79 out of 96 |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. Leicester publishes the threshold score needed for interview, not the mean or distribution of those interviewed or offered. Requested under F4665 and not covered by the material cited |
| Interview format | MMI, in person for home applicants and online for international |
| Interview to offer ratio | 2026 entry, A100: 2622 applications, 1638 interviewed, 293 places (275 home, 18 overseas). Offers not yet published - Leicester withheld them under section 22 as they are finalised from February to June |
| Contextual offer | Realising Opportunities and UKWPMED completers receive an automatic interview if they meet the requirements and are in the top 7 UCAT deciles. Borderline applicants are assessed on IMD decile, UCAT bursary flag, carer status, refugee status, local authority care history, free school meals and 16-19 bursary receipt. A separate foundation year course (A199) is a full widening access route with 15 of its 38 places reserved for East Midlands applicants |
| Resits | Year 12 or Year 13 resits accepted only with admissions tutor approval for significant mitigating circumstances |
| Data status | Complete for 2026 entry interview data - offer figures withheld under section 22 until published |
| SJT bands at interview | Counts, A100. 2026 entry: band 1 542, band 2 804, band 3 312. 2025 entry: band 1 295, band 2 860, band 3 477. No band 4 appears in either cycle. F4665. |
| SJT bands at offer | Counts, A100. 2026 entry: band 1 349, band 2 410, band 3 122. 2025 entry: band 1 162, band 2 442, band 3 191. F4665. |
| Contextual route volumes | 2026 entry: 80 applicants, 76 interviewed, 46 offered. 2025 entry: 145 applicants, 144 interviewed, 74 offered. Nearly every contextual applicant is interviewed, 95 per cent in 2026 and 99 per cent in 2025. F4665. |
| UCAT distribution held | None. The University holds only the overall UCAT score in its database. Subsection scores come in the UCAT download but are not added, so cognitive scores are not recorded against who was interviewed or offered. No distributions or deciles are calculated. Published statistics give mean and median of the overall score only. F4665. |
| UCAT threshold (further detail) | No cut-off. Applicants are selected for interview on UCAT together with prior academic achievement, using the published scoring document. The score needed to secure an interview in previous years is in the published admissions statistics. |
| 2026 entry offers | Refused under section 22, information intended for future publication, on the basis that offer numbers will be added to the published admissions statistics once quality assurance is complete. |
Source
FOI: University of Leicester F4665, 8 September 2026 (sections 21 and 22) | Web: https://le.ac.uk/medicine/study/mbchb/scoring ; https://le.ac.uk/study/medicine/applying ; https://le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/docs/academic-departments/medicine/study/applying/a100-a199-admissions-statistics-2026-entry---interview.pdf ; https://le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/docs/academic-departments/medicine/study-regulations/a100-2026-scoring-document--final.pdf (published scoring matrix, read 18 September 2026)
FOI F4665, response of 8 September and further reply of 16 September 2026
https://le.ac.uk/study/medicine/applying
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/study/mbchb/scoring
Published admissions statistics, A100, three entry years
From Leicester own published statistics, the documents cited in the section 21 refusal under F4665. The thresholds are COMBINED SCORES on Leicester internal scale, not UCAT scores, and the scale itself changed between these years, so the columns are labelled with what each is out of and must not be read against one another.
| Entry year | Group | Applications | Interviews | Offers | Interview threshold | Offer threshold |
|---|
| 2026 | Home graduate, predicted | 100 | 50 | n/a | 68 of 96 | n/a |
| 2026 | Home non-graduate, predicted | 1743 | 1347 | n/a | 79 of 96 | n/a |
| 2026 | Home non-graduate, achieved | 134 | 96 | n/a | Top 5 UCAT deciles | n/a |
| 2026 | Overseas graduate, predicted | 25 | 6 | n/a | 79 of 96 | n/a |
| 2026 | Overseas non-graduate, predicted | 511 | 104 | n/a | 88 of 96 | n/a |
| 2026 | Overseas non-graduate, achieved | 109 | 35 | n/a | Top 3 UCAT deciles | n/a |
| 2026 | TOTAL | 2622 | 1638 | n/a | | n/a |
| 2024 | Home graduate | 131 | 65 | 18 | 52 of 64 | 75 of 105 |
| 2024 | Home non-graduate, predicted | 1541 | 1217 | 530 | 52.5 of 64 | 74 of 105 |
| 2024 | Home non-graduate, achieved | 165 | 113 | 47 | 52.5 of 64 | 75 of 105 |
| 2024 | Overseas graduate | 29 | 8 | 1 | 55 of 64 | 74 of 105 |
| 2024 | Overseas non-graduate, predicted | 375 | 115 | 29 | 57.5 of 64 | 74 of 105 |
| 2024 | Overseas non-graduate, achieved | 133 | 35 | 11 | 57.5 of 64 | 74 of 105 |
| 2024 | TOTAL | 2374 | 1553 | 636 | | |
| 2022 | Home graduate | 285 | 65 | 26 | 58 of 64 | 98 of 120 |
| 2022 | Home non-graduate | 2793 | 1538 | 424 | 58.5 of 64 | not stated |
| 2022 | Overseas graduate | 52 | 7 | 3 | 57.5 of 64 | 90 of 120 |
| 2022 | Overseas non-graduate | 517 | 140 | 26 | not stated | not stated |
| 2022 | TOTAL | 3647 | 1750 | 479 | | |
WHAT THE THREE YEARS SHOW. Applications have fallen hard, from 3,647 for 2022 entry to 2,374 for 2024 and 2,622 for 2026, while interview numbers held between 1,553 and 1,750. The proportion of applicants interviewed has therefore risen from 48 per cent to 62 per cent. On the interview threshold, the home non-graduate bar fell from 58.5 out of 64 for 2022 entry to 52.5 out of 64 for 2024, a drop of six points on the same scale, which is the clearest like-for-like softening in these documents. Offers behave differently: 479 for 2022 against 636 for 2024, on fewer applications. Leicester became markedly easier to get an interview at, and easier to get an offer from, across those two cycles. The 2026 offer figures are the ones withheld under section 22 and are still marked n/a here.
A199 Medicine with Foundation Year, the widening access route
| Entry year | Group | Applications | Interviews | Offers | Interview threshold | Offer threshold |
|---|
| 2026 | East Midlands, predicted | 118 | 48 | n/a | 75 of 96 | n/a |
| 2026 | East Midlands, achieved | 18 | 11 | n/a | Top 5 UCAT deciles | n/a |
| 2026 | National, predicted | 458 | 68 | n/a | 79 of 96 | n/a |
| 2026 | National, achieved | 95 | 44 | n/a | Top 5 UCAT deciles | n/a |
| 2026 | TOTAL | 689 | 171 | n/a | | n/a |
| 2024 | East Midlands, predicted | 117 | 32 | 15 | 50.5 of 64 | 73 of 105 |
| 2024 | East Midlands, achieved | 25 | 11 | 1 | 54 of 64 | 73 of 105 |
| 2024 | National, predicted | 334 | 52 | 19 | 52 of 64 | 74 of 105 |
| 2024 | National, achieved | 139 | 60 | 30 | 52.5 of 64 | 75 of 105 |
| 2024 | TOTAL | 615 | 155 | 65 | | |
| 2022 | East Midlands, predicted | 112 | 21 | 10 | 49 of 64 | 88 of 120 |
| 2022 | East Midlands, achieved | 23 | 15 | 8 | 50.5 of 64 | 89 of 120 |
| 2022 | National, predicted | 406 | 61 | 17 | 51 of 64 | 89 of 120 |
| 2022 | National, achieved | 109 | 47 | 13 | 51 of 64 | 89 of 120 |
| 2022 | TOTAL | 650 | 144 | 47 | | |
A199 IS THE BEST-VALUE ROUTE IN THIS TAB, and the numbers say why. The East Midlands threshold has run one to two points BELOW the national one in every year published, and both sit well below the A100 bar: 50.5 against 52.5 out of 64 for 2024 entry, and 75 against 79 out of 96 for 2026. Achieved-A-level applicants do better still. In 2024 entry, 60 of 139 national achieved applicants were interviewed and 30 were offered, a one-in-two conversion from interview that beats anything on the A100 side. Only 38 places exist, 15 of them reserved for the East Midlands, so the competition is small but the door is genuinely wider. A local widening access applicant should be told to apply to A199 rather than A100.
Source
https://le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/docs/academic-departments/medicine/study/applying/a100-a199-admissions-statistics-2026-entry---interview.pdf
https://le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/docs/academic-departments/medicine/study/applying/a100-a199-admissions-statistics-2024-entry---post-interview-final.pdf
https://le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/docs/academic-departments/medicine/study/applying/a100-a199-admissions-statistics-2022-entry---post-interview-final.pdf
University own published statistics, the documents cited under section 21 in FOI F4665. Read 16 September 2026
PUBLISHED SCORING MATRIX, A100 2026 entry. Leicester publishes this in full.
| Total UCAT score (of 2700) | Points, standard applicants | Points, Access applicants |
|---|
| Above 2400 | 48 | 24 |
| 2350 to 2399 | 47 | 23 |
| 2300 to 2349 | 46 | 22 |
| 2250 to 2299 | 45 | 21 |
| 2200 to 2249 | 44 | 20 |
| 2150 to 2199 | 43 | 19 |
| 2100 to 2149 | 42 | 18 |
| 2050 to 2099 | 41 | 17 |
| 2000 to 2049 | 40 | 16 |
| 1950 to 1999 | 39 | 15 |
| 1900 to 1949 | 38 | 14 |
| 1850 to 1899 | 37 | 13 |
| 1800 to 1849 | 36 | 12 |
| Below the bottom 2 deciles | Not considered | Not considered |
GCSE points, A100 2026 entry. Eight scored: English Language, Maths, Chemistry, Biology plus the best four others.
| GCSE grade | Points, standard applicants | Points, Access applicants |
|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | Unknown |
Maximums, A100 2026 entry: UCAT 48 points and GCSE 48 points for standard applicants, so the 96 point interview threshold is exactly half and half. Graduates score A levels at 12 points for an A-star down to 4 for a C, plus 12 for a first obtained or 8 for a 2:1 obtained, to a 48 point academic maximum. Access candidates are scored out of 76: academic 32, UCAT 24, references 10 and personal statement 10, each marked by two tutors. SJT band 4 is an automatic pre-interview rejection. Contextual factors (IMD decile 1 or 2, UCAT bursary, free school meals for six months or more, 16-19 bursary, carer status, refugee status, three months or more in local authority care) are applied to borderline candidates and again at offer stage rather than as fixed points. Standard offer A-star AA, AAAB, or AAA with a B in an EPQ or fourth AS. Adjusted offers ABB for UKWPMED and AAA for Realising Opportunities or IMD decile 1 with contextual factors.
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Grade 6 minimum in English Language (first language), Maths, and two sciences (Chemistry, Biology or Double Science) |
| A level | A*AA including Chemistry or Biology plus one further science/Maths/Psychology; or AAA plus EPQ at B or fourth AS at B; or AAAB across four A levels |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Advanced Highers AAA including Chemistry or Biology plus one further science/Maths/Psychology; or AA in two sciences at Advanced Higher plus AAB at Higher. Highers alone are not considered |
| IB | 34 points with 7,6,6 at HL including Chemistry or Biology; or 36 points with 6,6,6 at HL including two sciences |
| English language | GCSE English Language grade 6 as first language |
| Resits accepted? | Only with mitigating circumstances - tutor approval needed |
Volumes, places and competition
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | A100, all applicants, 2026 entry. Offers withheld under section 22 |
| Places | 293 |
| Applications | 2622 |
| Interviewed | 1638 |
| Interviews per place | 5.59 |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | Thresholds are a COMBINED score (UCAT points plus academic points), not a raw UCAT figure, and the totals changed for 2026 entry. 2026 entry, out of 96: home graduate 68 predicted / 70 achieved; home non-graduate 79 predicted, or top 5 UCAT deciles / 86 achieved; overseas graduate 79 / 82; overseas non-graduate 88 predicted, or top 3 deciles achieved. Offer threshold is out of 105 and was not published at the time of the response. For 2025 entry the scheme was 32 points UCAT plus 32 academic out of 64. Leicester states that scores required in 2023 and earlier are not relevant |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | Yes. Scored into points and added to an academic score. For 2026 entry the interview total is 96 and the offer total 105; for 2025 entry it was 32 points UCAT plus 32 academic out of 64 |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | Scored into points and combined with academic attainment into a single total - for 2025 entry that was 32 points UCAT plus 32 points academic out of 64; for 2026 entry the totals changed to 96 for interview and 105 for offer. Applicants with achieved A levels are assessed on UCAT decile rather than points. SJT band 1 to 3 required on the automatic-interview route A single combined score decides the interview: UCAT points plus academic points. Nothing is a standalone threshold. Scored on eight GCSEs for predicted-A-level applicants, or on three A levels plus degree class for graduates. Realising Opportunities and UKWPMED completers get an automatic interview if they meet the requirements and sit in the top 7 UCAT deciles. Borderline applicants are assessed on IMD decile, UCAT bursary flag, carer status, refugee status, local authority care, free school meals and 16-19 bursary |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Bands 1 to 3 required on the automatic-interview route. |
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