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:
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A20 |
University of Aberdeen |
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A60 |
Anglia Ruskin University |
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A80 |
Aston University |
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B32 |
University of Birmingham |
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B78 |
University of Bristol |
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B84 |
Brunel University London |
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C15 |
Cardiff University |
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C30 |
University of Central Lancashire |
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C55 |
University of Chester |
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D65 |
University of Dundee |
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E14 |
University of East Anglia |
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E42 |
Edge Hill University |
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E56 |
University of Edinburgh |
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E84 |
University of Exeter |
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G28 |
University of Glasgow |
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H75 |
Hull York Medical School |
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K12 |
Keele University |
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K31 |
Kent and Medway Medical School |
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K60 |
King's College London |
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L23 |
University of Leeds |
A100 |
A101 |
A200 |
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L34 |
University of Leicester |
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L41 |
University of Liverpool |
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M20 |
University of Manchester |
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N21 |
University of Newcastle |
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N84 |
University of Nottingham |
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P60 |
Plymouth University |
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Q50 |
Queen Mary University of London |
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Q75 |
Queen's University Belfast |
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S18 |
University of Sheffield |
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S27 |
University of Southampton |
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S36 |
University of St Andrews |
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S49 |
St George's, University of London |
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S84 |
University of Sunderland |
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S85 |
University of Surrey |
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W20 |
University of Warwick |
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W80 |
University of Worcester |
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