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Sheffield — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Sheffield - 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 personal statement is not used to shortlist. The SJT band does not affect shortlisting. |
UCAT
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Minimum threshold, 2027 entry | 1800 out of 2700 |
| Use after the threshold | Applicants ranked by UCAT; only the highest scorers are invited to interview |
UCAT minimum threshold and actual cut points by cycle
| Cycle | Minimum threshold | A100 home cut point | A100 overseas cut point | A101 home cut point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 2420 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2420 is about 1790. | 2740 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2740 is about 2030. | 2760 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2760 is about 2040. | 2700 / 3600 |
| 2021-22 | 2430 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2430 is about 1790. | 2780 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2780 is about 2060. | 2710 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2710 is about 2000. | 2610 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2610 is about 1930. |
| 2022-23 | 2430 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2430 is about 1780. | 2850 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2850 is about 2110. | 2840 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2840 is about 2100. | 2580 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2580 is about 1900. |
| 2023-24 | 2440 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2440 is about 1800. | 2440 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2440 is about 1800. | 2870 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2870 is about 2130. | 2640 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2640 is about 1960. |
| 2024-25 | 2430 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2430 is about 1800. | 2760 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2760 is about 2040. | 2590 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2590 is about 1920. | 2430 / 3600 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2430 is about 1800. |
| 2025-26 | 1800 / 2700 | 2120 / 2700 | 2070 / 2700 | 1800 / 2700 |
| 2027 entry | 1800 / 2700 | Not yet set | Not yet set | Not yet set |
Places and interview numbers
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Applications, 2026 entry | Approximately 2700 for 315 places across both courses |
| A100 places, 2027 entry | 273 home plus 18 international |
| A101 places, 2027 entry | 24 home, widening participation only, no international places |
| A100 interviews | Approximately 1100 home and 100 international |
| A101 interviews | 40 to 60 |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Scoring approach | Published minimum threshold of 1800/2700, then straight ranking on UCAT score for interview invitations. Personal statement not scored |
| UCAT - how it is used | Minimum threshold applied, then applicants ranked by UCAT score with only the highest scorers invited to interview |
| UCAT threshold | 2027 entry minimum 1800 out of 2700. 2025-26 cycle: minimum 1800, actual cut point 2120 home and 2070 overseas for A100. For 2025 entry the minimum was 2430 of 3600, about 1800 on the current scale, so the minimum itself has not moved |
| UCAT lowest accepted | 2025-26 cycle cut point: 2120 home, 2070 overseas (scale 2700) |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. Sheffield releases the minimum and the actual cut point, not the mean. 2025 entry means of 3600, from its own figures: 2900 home at interview and 2940 at offer, about 2150 on the current scale; contextual 2640, about 1950 |
| Interview format | In-person MMI for home applicants; online panel interview for international applicants |
| Interview to offer ratio | 2026 entry: approximately 2700 applications for 315 places across both courses. Approximately 1100 home and 100 international applicants interviewed for A100 |
| Contextual offer | AAB including Chemistry or Biology for eligible applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds |
| Resits | Accepted |
| 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. |
| Mean UCAT at interview, entry 2025 | Of 3600. A100: home 2900, the 9th decile, about 2150 on the current scale. International 2880. Contextual 2640, the 7th decile, about 1950. A101: 2640 for all, and Sheffield notes A101 applicants are all contextual with no international applicants. |
| Mean UCAT at offer, entry 2025 | Of 3600. A100: home 2940, above the 9th national decile. International 2910. Contextual 2640, unchanged from interview stage. A101: 2620. Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2940 is above the 9th decile, 2910 is about 2160, 2640 is about 1950, 2620 is about 1940. |
| SJT bands, entry 2025 | A100 at interview: band 1 245, band 2 529, band 3 251, band 4 11. At offer: band 1 190, band 2 380, band 3 160, band 4 4. Band 4 applicants were interviewed and offered. A101 at interview: 13, 21, 13, 1. At offer: 10, 19, 6, 0. |
| Volumes, entry 2025 | A100: 2262 applications, 1235 interviewed, 801 offers, 291 accepted. A101: 127 applications, 46 interviewed, 26 offers, 24 accepted. |
| GCSE scoring | Not converted into points. Five grade 7s required for A100. Grade 4 in English and Maths for A101. |
| Places | 297 |
| Outstanding | Entry 2026, which was Cycle B of the request, was not supplied and not refused. For the decile distribution Sheffield pointed to the UCAT Consortium national statistics page, which gives the national distribution rather than the distribution of Sheffield applicants, so question 2b is unanswered. Question 6 was answered with a link to the widening access page rather than the reduction figures and place numbers requested. |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/sheffield-medicine-a100/ ; https://sheffield.ac.uk/smph/undergraduate/medicine-admissions
Sheffield FOI response of 16 September 2026
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | Five GCSEs at grade 7 with at least grade 6 in Maths, English Language and the sciences |
| A level | AAA including Chemistry or Biology and a second science, plus a pass in the practical element |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Highers plus Advanced Highers AAABB with AA in Chemistry or Biology and a second science |
| IB | 36 points with 6 in three HL subjects including Chemistry or Biology and a second science |
| English language | GCSE English Language grade 6 |
| Resits accepted? | Yes - offer level not stated |
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. |
| Previous years - application year and UCAT figure | Minimum threshold then A100 home cut point. 2020-21: 2420 / 2740 (of 3600). 2021-22: 2430 / 2780. 2022-23: 2430 / 2850. 2023-24: 2440 / 2440. 2024-25: 2430 / 2760. 2025-26: 1800 / 2120 (of 2700). 2027 entry minimum: 1800 / 2700 |
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 | Minimum threshold applied, then applicants ranked by UCAT score with only the highest scorers invited to interview Published minimum threshold of 1800/2700, then straight ranking on UCAT score for interview invitations. Personal statement not scored |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | No band excluded. For 2025 entry Sheffield interviewed 11 band 4 applicants and made 4 of them offers. |
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