About UCAT

You are required to sit the UCAT 2021 if you are applying for entry in 2022 (or deferred entry in 2023) to a relevant course at a UK Consortium University or non-UK Associate Member University (see list below). 

The UCAT can be sat at one of our test centres (subject to availability) between 26 July - 29 September 2021.  Our Test Centre Locator shows the test centres which are authorised to deliver the UCAT in 2021.

Further information about the arrangements for sitting the UCAT in 2021 can be found here.

Dates and deadlines for the UCAT 2021 test cycle are given on our Key Dates page and we strongly advise candidates to test as early as possible.

UCAT cannot exempt candidates from taking the test.  If you are concerned that illness, injury or personal circumstances means you will not be ‘fit to test’ throughout the 2021 test cycle, you should contact the UCAT Office for advice before sitting a test.

International Candidates

• Consortium Universities normally expect international applicants to take the test, which could mean travelling to another country.  The UCAT is delivered in Pearson VUE test centres throughout the UK and in many international countries. 

• If travel to a test centre is difficult because of distance, pandemic, war, civil unrest or natural disaster you should contact the UCAT Office for advice before booking a test. 

UCAT Consortium Universities

The UCAT is a compulsory entry requirement for our UK Consortium Universities and our non-UK Associate Member Universities.  

You should always check the specific entry requirements for each course with the relevant university before booking a test.  Some universities may have different requirements for overseas or graduate applicants. 

	University	UCAS Course Code
A20	University of Aberdeen	A100, A201
A60	Anglia Ruskin University	A100
A80	Aston University	A100
B32	University of Birmingham	A100, A101, A200
B78	University of Bristol	A100, A108, A206, A208, D108
C15	Cardiff University	A100*, A200
D65	University of Dundee	A100, A104, A200
E14	University of East Anglia	A100, A104
E42	Edge Hill University	A100, A110
E56	University of Edinburgh	A100
E84	University of Exeter	A100*
G28	University of Glasgow	A100, A200
H75	Hull York Medical School	A100, A101
K12	Keele University	A100*, A104
K31	Kent and Medway Medical School	A100
K60	King's College London	A100, A101, A102, A202, A205, A206
L34	University of Leicester	A100, A199
L41	University of Liverpool	A100*, A200
M20	University of Manchester	A104, A106, A204, A206
N21	Newcastle University	A100, A101, A206
N84	University of Nottingham	A100, A10L, A108, A18L
P60	University of Plymouth	A100, A206
Q50	Queen Mary University of London	A100, A101, A110, A120, A200
Q75	Queen's University Belfast	A100, A200*
S18	University of Sheffield	A100, A101, A200
S27	University of Southampton	A100, A101, A102
S36	University of St Andrews	A100, A990
S49	St George's, University of London	A100, BB96
S84	University of Sunderland	A100
W20	University of Warwick	A101
W80	University of Worcester	A101

 * Alternative requirements may apply to certain groups of students - please see the university website for details.

Non-UK Associate Member Universities

UCAT also meets the admission requirements of the following course:

University	Course
American University of the Caribbean	Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)