UCL Medicine: the admissions numbers
UCL has released the least of the four London and Oxbridge schools we hold data for: one cycle of applications, interviews and offers, and the number of places through to 2027. Offer A*AA, MMI. UCAT threshold 2,190 for 2026 entry, 2,080 contextual.
Offers, contextual offers and resits
A-level offer, 2027 entry
A*AA
A* and A in Chemistry and Biology
Contextual offer
AAB
Biology and Chemistry at A.
Resits
Does not accept resits
The course does not accept resits: a second or later attempt at a qualification you already hold an award in.
From UCL’s own admissions pages for 2027 entry, checked 27 September 2026. Where a box says not stated, the school’s pages do not mention it.
How many were competing, 2025 entry
Home applicants, as the school released them.
Applications
1,282
Interviews
845
Offers
569
Numbers move every cycle; this is the most recent one the school has released.
Where the UCAT line sits
On the current scale out of 2,700, against the final 2026 decile boundaries. Hover or tab to a band for its figures.
| From | To | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed line and above | 2,190 | 2,700 | 80th to 90th percentile |
| Contextual route | 2,080 | 2,700 | 70th to 80th percentile |
Lines are set after applications close, so this is where the ranking stopped last cycle, not a promise about the next one.
How UCL builds its shortlist
UCAT first, SJT to split ties
Shortlisting for interview is based on the UCAT. Where applicants have the same score, the SJT band is used to separate them, so a better band matters at the margin.
Two thresholds
The standard threshold was 2,190 for 2026 entry. For contextual (Access UCL) applicants the cutoff was 2,080.
GCSEs are a minimum, not a score
GCSEs are used to confirm you have at least grade 6 in English Language and Mathematics. Beyond that they are not part of the ranking.
67% of Home interviewees got an offer for 2025 entry
From UCL’s own figures below: 569 offers from 845 Home interviews, against 44% for international applicants. Imperial aims for 75%. The rate moves with each cycle, so the interview carries a real share of the decision here.
Applications, interviews and offers, 2025 entry
From UCL’s FOI response for September 2025 entry. The interview rate is interviews per application; the post-interview rate is offers per interview.
| Applicants | Applications | Interviews | Offers | Interview rate | Post-interview rate | Offers per application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1,282 | 845 | 569 | 66% | 67% | 44% |
| Access UCL (within Home) | 252 | 164 | 96 | 65% | 59% | 38% |
| International | 666 | 136 | 60 | 20% | 44% | 9% |
| Home and international | 1,948 | 981 | 629 | 50% | 64% | 32% |
Home funnel, 2025 entry
569 offers for 313 Home places: roughly 1.8 offers per place.
International funnel, 2025 entry
Only 20% of international applicants were interviewed, against 66% of Home applicants.
Places available
As stated by UCL in the same response.
| Entry year | Home places | International places |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 310 | 24 |
| 2025 | 313 | 24 |
| 2026 | 313 | 24 |
| 2027 | 313 | 24 |
Where this comes from
- UCL Freedom of Information response on Medicine (A100) admissions for September 2025 entry: Home, Access UCL and international applications, interviews and offers, and places available for 2024 to 2027 entry.
- The selection process (UCAT shortlisting, SJT as tie-breaker, the contextual threshold, GCSE minimums, the post-interview rate) is MedOffr’s summary of how UCL selects. Check the current admissions statement before you apply; it wins if the two disagree.
Compiled 17 September 2026. The figures are reproduced as tables so nothing has to be downloaded.
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