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Lincoln — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Lincoln - 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 | 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. |
Scored components
| Component | Detail |
|---|
| UCAT individual section scores | Converted to points |
| UCAT SJT | Converted to points and added: band 1 = 15, band 2 = 10, band 3 = 5, band 4 = 0 and the application is not progressed |
| GCSE | Minimum six GCSEs at grade 7 including Biology and Chemistry (or Double Science); English Language and Maths at 6 |
| SJT band 4 | Automatic rejection |
| Contextual applicants | Uplifted by up to 20% |
Contextual criteria
Criterion
Deprivation
Care experience
Refugee status
School performance
Lincolnshire residency
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | UCAT section scores AND the SJT are converted to points and added to a GCSE points score - the SJT counts positively rather than only as a cut-off. Band 4 is still an automatic rejection. Contextual applicants uplifted by up to 20% |
| UCAT - how it is used | SJT and individual section scores are converted into points and added to the GCSE points score |
| UCAT threshold | No cut-off. Scored on the TOTAL, out of 15, on the 2700 scale: below 1580 scores 0; 1580-1670 scores 2; 1680-1740 scores 4; 1750-1800 scores 6; 1810-1850 scores 8; 1860-1900 scores 9; 1910-1960 scores 10; 1970-2040 scores 11; 2050-2160 scores 12; 2170-2290 scores 14; above 2300 scores the maximum 15. Lincoln says the bands are aligned to published UCAT deciles and reviewed annually |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Unknown |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown |
| Interview format | MMI |
| Contextual offer | AAB with one A in Biology. The UCAT score is DOUBLED to form the combined academic score out of 60, and receipt of a UCAT bursary is worth 6 contextual points. Up to 20 per cent uplift for deprivation, care experience, refugee status, school performance or Lincolnshire residency |
| Resits | Permitted; must achieve AAA (or AAB contextual), normally within two years of the initial attempt |
| Data status | Full scoring table published. No lowest, mean or distribution. Refused under section 43(2) on 17 September 2026; internal review requested the same day |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/lincoln-medicine-a100/ ; https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/medicalschool/admissionsguidance/ (UCAT total score scoring table, read 17 September 2026)
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| A level | AAA including Biology. General Studies, Critical Thinking, EPQ, Global Perspectives, Citizenship Studies not accepted |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Advanced Higher grade A in Biology plus AAABB at Higher including Biology, Chemistry, Maths and English Language |
| IB | 36 points with HL Biology at 6. Six grade As at IB Middle Years or GCSE including Biology and Chemistry at 6, English and Maths at 5 |
| English language | GCSE English grade 5 or equivalent |
| Resits accepted? | Yes, higher grades required - AAA (AAB contextual), within two years |
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 | 84 |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | Yes. Scored on the total, out of 15, on the 2700 scale: below 1580 scores 0, 1580 to 1670 scores 2, and so on up the range |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | SJT and individual section scores are converted into points and added to the GCSE points score UCAT section scores AND the SJT are converted to points and added to a GCSE points score - the SJT counts positively rather than only as a cut-off. Band 4 is still an automatic rejection. Contextual applicants uplifted by up to 20% |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Scored into points and added to the GCSE points score, so it counts positively rather than only as a cut-off: band 1 scores 15, band 2 scores 10, band 3 scores 5. BAND 4 IS AN AUTOMATIC REJECTION and the application is not progressed, whatever the total. |
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