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UCL — Undergraduate medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
UCL - Medicine
MBBS 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. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Scoring approach | Total UCAT shortlists for interview, with the SJT used only as a tiebreak between equal totals. Personal statement explicitly not used to select for interview, though it may be used during the interview itself |
| UCAT - how it is used | Total UCAT score ranks eligible candidates and the top scorers are invited to interview. Where two candidates have the same total, the SJT separates them. UCL cautions that previous thresholds do not predict future ones. Approximately 3,000 applications for 334 places, 24 of them designated for overseas applicants |
| UCAT threshold | PUBLISHED, and UCL states the scale itself. Minimum score required for an interview invitation. 2026 entry (of 2700): 2190 home, 2300 overseas, 2080 Access UCL. 2025 entry (of 3600): 2800 home, 3060 overseas, 2600 Access UCL |
| UCAT lowest accepted | These thresholds ARE the lowest score invited to interview. 2026 entry (of 2700): 2190 home, 2300 overseas, 2080 Access UCL |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. No mean, no distribution and no SJT band counts at either stage |
| Interview format | In-person MMI for home students; online for international students |
| Contextual offer | Access UCL. AAB with AA in Biology and Chemistry, based on school attended, postcode, care history or parental estrangement, AND a lower published UCAT threshold: 2080 against 2190 home for 2026 entry, a 110 point reduction. Access UCL applicants' scores are reviewed separately |
| Resits | GCSE resits permitted. A level resits not accepted except for graduates who resat before their degree |
| Data status | Thresholds published for both cycles, on both scales, with the scale stated by UCL. Mean, distribution and SJT band counts not published |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/ucl-medicine-a100/ ; https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/divisions/medical-school/study/undergraduate/mbbs-admissions/entry-requirements ; https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/divisions/medical-school/study/undergraduate/mbbs-admissions/selection-interviews/selection-procedure (published thresholds, read 17 September 2026)
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBBS Medicine (A100) |
| GCSE | English Language and Maths at grade 6 |
| A level | A*AA including both Biology and Chemistry, with either at A* |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | A1, A, A at Advanced Higher (or A1, A at Advanced Higher plus A, A, A at Higher), including Chemistry and Biology at Advanced Higher with either at A1 |
| IB | 39 points with 19 from three HL subjects including 6 and 7 in Biology and Chemistry. No HL score below 5 |
| English language | UCL Level 4 English requirement. UCL does not publish a single IELTS figure on the MBBS page - check UCL's accepted English language qualifications list for the Level 4 equivalents |
| Resits accepted? | No for A level, except graduates who resat before their degree (GCSE resits allowed) |
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 | 313 |
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 | Total UCAT score ranks eligible candidates and the top scorers are invited to interview. Where two candidates have the same total, the SJT separates them. UCL cautions that previous thresholds do not predict future ones. Approximately 3,000 applications for 334 places, 24 of them designated for overseas applicants Total UCAT shortlists for interview, with the SJT used only as a tiebreak between equal totals. Personal statement explicitly not used to select for interview, though it may be used during the interview itself |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| SJT - how the band is used | Used only as a tie-break between candidates sitting on the same total UCAT score. |
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