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Nottingham — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Nottingham - Medicine
BMBS 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 university says it does not set one. |
| 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 a gate. Meeting the minimum is what counts; beating it earns nothing. The SJT band is a gate, and band 4 ends the application whatever else you have. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Scoring approach | UCAT sections scored separately rather than on the total, with no fixed threshold. SJT band 4 excluded. Personal statement checked after interview before offers |
| UCAT - how it is used | Sections are scored separately rather than as a single total. No fixed threshold. SJT band 4 excluded |
| UCAT threshold | No fixed threshold. SJT band 4 disqualifies |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Unknown. Nottingham states in terms that it does not share information about previous years' interview thresholds and that the threshold cannot be predicted in advance |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. Nothing has been released |
| Interview format | In-person MMI for home applicants, online MMI for international |
| Contextual offer | AAB with one A in Biology/Chemistry standard contextual; ABB enhanced. Requires home fee status and non-independent school (exceptions for care/refugee status) |
| Resits | Up to two A levels within 12 months if ABB achieved previously and the new grades meet AAA. GCSE resits limited to one subject |
| Data status | Complete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: no mean or distribution, no lowest score, application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes. |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/nottingham-medicine-a100/ ; https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/Medicine-BMBS.html
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | BMBS Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Minimum six GCSEs at grade 7 including Biology/Human Biology and Chemistry, with grade 6 minimum in Maths and English Language. Six GCSEs should have been studied over two years |
| A level | AAA including Biology (or Human Biology) and Chemistry. Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking, General Studies and Global Perspectives not accepted |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Advanced Highers AA in Biology and Chemistry plus AAAAB at Higher including Biology, Chemistry, Maths and English Language, with grade A in Biology and Chemistry |
| IB | 34 points with HL6 in Biology and HL6 in Chemistry |
| English language | IELTS 7.5 with no less than 7.0 in any element; PTE Academic 79 with 76 per component; CPE/CAE 191 with no element below 185; IB English A1 or A2 at 5, English B SL at 6 or HL at 5 |
| Resits accepted? | Yes, higher grades required - ABB previously, then AAA, max two subjects in 12 months |
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 | 350 |
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 | Sections are scored separately rather than as a single total. No fixed threshold. SJT band 4 excluded UCAT sections scored separately rather than on the total, with no fixed threshold. SJT band 4 excluded. Personal statement checked after interview before offers |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Band 4 disqualifies. |
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