How Universities use the UCAT

You will know your UCAT result well in advance of the UCAS deadline.  You should use your test result to help inform your UCAS choices and avoid wasting an application. 

Universities use UCAT results in in different ways during their admissions processes.  All our universities provide detailed information on their websites regarding how they use the UCAT in selection.  They may use the test differently for different programmes and different candidate groups.  You need to read the information they provide carefully and contact them about their selection processes if you are not clear about anything.

For some universities the UCAT score is a significant factor in their consideration of applications. For others it may be a less significant factor or only used in marginal situations.  Most universities consider total score (i.e. the score after each of the cognitive subtest scores have been added together).  However some do look at individual subtest scores and may even have a cut-off score for a particular subtest. 

Some universities have a threshold score that candidates have to achieve in order to be considered further in their selection processes. Where this is a fixed score this will be provided on their websites.  Some universities determine threshold scores each year but usually indicate on their website the scores that have been used in previous years.

In some cases, universities weight UCAT scores alongside factors such as academic achievement (e.g. GCSE scores). The weighting may be significant or may contribute a smaller amount to the final outcome.

An increasing number of universities use the SJT in selection with some excluding lower performing candidates. 

Please see the table below for links to the relevant pages of UCAT Consortium University websites: 

 

University

 Click on the Course Codes below for further information

         

 A20

University of Aberdeen 

 A100

A201

 

   

 

 A60

Anglia Ruskin University

 A100

 

     

 

 A80

Aston University

 A100

 

     

 

 B32

University of Birmingham

 A100

A200

 

   

 

 B78

University of Bristol

 A100

A108

A206

A208

 

 

 B84

Brunel University London

 A100

         

 C15

Cardiff University 

 A100

A200

 

 

 

 

C30

University of Central Lancashire

 A100

A202

       

C55

University of Chester

 A101

         

 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

A108

     

 

 K12

Keele University 

 A100

A104

     

 

 K31

Kent and Medway Medical School

 A100

 

     

 

 K60

King's College London 

 A100

A101

A102

A202

A205

A206

 L23

University of Leeds

 A100

A101

A200

     

 L34

University of Leicester 

 A100

A199

     

 

 L41

University of Liverpool

 A100

A200

     

 

 M20

University of Manchester 

 A104

A106

A204

A206

 A300

 A301

 N21

University of Newcastle 

 A100

A101

A206

   

 

 N84

University of Nottingham 

 A100

A10L

A108

A18L

 

 

 P60

Plymouth University 

 A100

A206

     

 

 Q50

Queen Mary University of London 

 A100

A101

A110

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

 

     

 

 S85

University of Surrey

 A101

         

 W20

University of Warwick 

 A101

 

     

 

W80

University of Worcester

 A101

         

The Medical Schools Council (MSC) also publish a booklet about entry requirements (2024 entry not yet published): 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR UK MEDICAL SCHOOLS: 2023 ENTRY