Your UCAT, against every line actually published.
Two decisions, not one: the cognitive total sets which schools are reachable, and the Situational Judgement band rules schools out or costs you points. Switch between them below. For a verdict that weighs both against your grades, GCSEs and contextual indicators, use the school finder.
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- confirmed lines
- 34
- schools read
- 19
- score bands
- 14
- publish no line
published, or confirmed under FOI
every standard-entry course
one page each, with every verdict
read against what they did release
Published minimums for 2027 entry
3 schoolsPublished in advance: below it the application is not considered. Clearing it is the start, not the end. Only three schools publish one on the current scale; everywhere else the line appears after the cycle.
| School | Rest-of-UK applicant | By group | What the figure is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 1,850 | All applicants 1,850 | Published minimum — Above it applicants are ranked into deciles and scored, so 2,100+ is the practical target. SJT Band 4 is rejected. |
| Sheffield | 1,800 | All applicants 1,800 | Published minimum — Access to Sheffield and recognised pathway applicants are interviewed from this floor; everyone else is ranked, and the 2026 ranking stopped at 2,120. |
| Keele | 1,700 | Home 1,700 · International 1,950 | Published minimum — Above the floor the total only sets your quintile, worth 5 of the 25 shortlisting points; the personal statement is worth 15. |
Where the line fell for 2026 entry
14 figuresWhere the ranking stopped in that cycle. Set after applications closed, so it moves with the next cohort. Rows marked “lowest score invited” are not thresholds at all: they are the lowest total that actually reached an interview, so someone was simply the last one in.
| School | Rest-of-UK applicant | By group | What the figure is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial | 2,320 | Home 2,320 · Contextual 2,170 | Where the line fell — Up from 2,260 the cycle before, so a score within 30 to 50 of it is not safe if it rises again. |
| Bristol | 2,240 | Home 2,240 · Overseas 2,270 | Where the line fell — Shortlisting is UCAT alone, so 2,280 or more is the safer target. |
| UCL | 2,190 | Home 2,190 · Access UCL 2,080 | Where the line fell — The SJT band separates tied scores. |
| Sheffield | 2,120 | Home ranking cutpoint 2,120 · Overseas 2,070 | Where the line fell — Everyone must also clear the 1,800 floor below; pathway applicants are interviewed from it. |
| Manchester | 2,060 | Home 2,060 · WP+ (widening participation) 1,960 · Overseas 2,250 | Where the line fell — Aim above 2,100 to be safe. SJT Bands 3 and 4 are both rejected. |
| Anglia Ruskin | 2,010 | Main cut-off 2,010 · East of England 1,960 · Essex, or widening access (WAMS) 1,920 · East of England and WAMS 1,870 · Essex and WAMS 1,830 | Where the line fell — The lower figures are raw scores that are uplifted before ranking, so they all land near 2,010. |
| Glasgow | 1,990 | Rest of UK 1,990 · Scottish 1,870 · International and EU 2,150 | Where the line fell |
| Brighton and Sussex (BSMS) | 1,990 | Home, non-contextual 1,990 · Home, contextual all invited · International 1,990 | Where the line fell — At 1,990 the SJT band was the tie-break (Band 1). A Band 4 is rejected from 2027 entry. |
| Liverpool | 1,960 | Home 1,960 · International 2,080 | Where the line fell |
| Lancaster | 1,920 | UK, non-contextual 1,920 · UK, contextual 1,870 · Overseas 1,900 | Where the line fell — A borderline pool up to 10 below was also interviewed, in order of academic performance. |
| Leeds | 1,900 | UK 1,900 · UK, widening participation 1,810 · International 2,020 | Lowest score invited — There is no pre-set cut-off: academics and UCAT are combined, and Leeds refuses to publish the point values. |
| St George's, University of London | 1,880 | Home 1,880 · Overseas 1,640 | Where the line fell — At least 500 in each section is required as well as the total. |
| Aberdeen | 1,720 | Rest of UK 1,720 · Scottish 1,700 · International 1,730 | Lowest score invited — The average rest-of-UK interviewee had 1,990. |
| St Andrews | 1,640 | Rest of UK 1,640 · Home funded and Scottish 1,500 · Overseas 1,710 | Lowest score invited — Widening-participation applicants get a 10% uplift before the ranking, so the raw score behind a figure can be lower. |
Preliminary 2026 UCAT deciles
Boundaries published to 13 September 2026, part-way through the testing window. Not final. They shift as more candidates sit the test, so a decile read from this table can change; the schools that award points by decile use the final figures, and this page is updated when those are published.
| Decile | Score range |
|---|---|
| 1st | up to 1,630 |
| 2nd | 1,631 to 1,750 |
| 3rd | 1,751 to 1,840 |
| 4th | 1,841 to 1,910 |
| 5th | 1,911 to 1,980 |
| 6th | 1,981 to 2,040 |
| 7th | 2,041 to 2,110 |
| 8th | 2,111 to 2,190 |
| 9th | 2,191 to 2,300 |
| 10th | 2,301 and above |
Where can you apply with your score?
One page per band. A band is as wide as the data allows: where consecutive totals give exactly the same answer at all 34 schools they are a single band, which is why the top of the scale is one page and the middle moves in smaller steps. Everything below 1,640, the lowest line any school publishes, is a single band that also sets out the alternatives to Medicine. Each page reads the score at the bottom of its band, says where a school’s line falls inside it, and for the 14 schools that publish no line at all, reads the band against whatever they did release.
- 17
- reject a Band 4
- 6
- score the band
- 5
- use it at interview
- 11
- ignore it
the application stops there
points before interview
or after, in the offer decision
the band costs nothing at all
The SJT is a separate decision from the total. It rules you out at 17 of the 34 schools and is scored at 14 of them, so it decides which schools are worth one of your four choices, and 11 ignore it entirely. This is what each one does with it.
What each band costs you
How many of the 34 schools each band rules out, and how many score it rather than ignore it.
Band 1
Rules you out nowhere
Full marks everywhere that scores the band.
Band 2
Rules you out nowhere
14 more score the band, so it costs marks there; 20 ignore it.
Band 3
Out at 1
14 more score the band, so it costs marks there; 19 ignore it.
Band 4
Out at 17
6 more score the band, so it costs marks there; 11 ignore it.
Band 4 is rejected at
Imperial, King's College London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Anglia Ruskin, Barts and The London (Queen Mary), Brighton and Sussex (BSMS), Dundee, Hull York (HYMS), Keele, Lancaster, Leicester, Liverpool, Sunderland.
At BSMS this starts with 2027 entry: a Band 4 was interviewed for 2025 entry, its first UCAT year, and that will not happen again.
Band 4 costs you nothing at
Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Southampton, Aberdeen, Aston, Cardiff, Exeter, Plymouth (Peninsula), St Andrews, University of East Anglia (UEA).
If you are holding a Band 4, these are the schools where the rest of the application still decides. Check their UCAT lines before you commit a choice.
Where the band is scored, and what it is worth
6 schools put the band into the pre-interview score and 5 use it at or after interview. The points below are the schools’ own.
| School | When | What the band is worth |
|---|---|---|
| King's College London | Before interview | Band 4 is rejected. The band is then worth 10 of the 150-point score, alongside 100 for the UCAT percentile and 40 for GCSEs. |
| Edinburgh | Before interview | Band 4 is rejected. The band is scored separately from the UCAT total in the ranking. |
| Leeds | Before interview | No band is rejected. The band feeds the pre-interview total, but Leeds refuses to publish how much it is worth. |
| Nottingham | Before interview | Band 4 is not accepted. The band is worth 10 points for Band 1, 6 for Band 2 and 2 for Band 3, inside the 50-point UCAT score. |
| Hull York (HYMS) | Before interview | Band 4 is not accepted. The band is worth 15 of the 100 selection points, against 35 for GCSEs and 35 for the UCAT decile. It no longer counts as an extra interview station. |
| Keele | Before interview | Band 4 is not considered. Band 1 adds 2 points and Band 2 adds 1 to the 25-point shortlisting score; Band 3 adds nothing. |
| Birmingham | At or after interview | No band is rejected. The band is used at the interview stage, not in the pre-interview ranking. |
| Newcastle | At or after interview | Band 4 is not considered. At interview the band counts as one MMI station: Band 1 scores 5, Band 2 scores 3, Band 3 scores 1. |
| Sheffield | At or after interview | No band is rejected. The SJT quartile becomes an interview score out of 5 (1st quartile 5, 4th quartile 2), added to the eight MMI stations for a total out of 45. |
| Barts and The London (Queen Mary) | At or after interview | Band 4 is rejected at the first screen. After interview Band 1 adds 2 points and Band 2 adds 1. |
| St George's, University of London | At or after interview | No band is rejected, but after the MMI the band is added to the applicant score: Band 1 adds 15, Band 2 10, Band 3 5, Band 4 nothing. For 2027 entry St George's will consider the band in its decisions. |
Every school
Grouped by what the band does: screens first, then scored, then used at interview, then tie-break only, then not used at all.
ManchesterBand 3 and 4 rejected
Bands 3 and 4 are both rejected — the strictest rule in the UK. Only Bands 1 and 2 are considered, and they are treated alike.
Anglia RuskinBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is not invited to interview. Bands 1 to 3 are ranked on the uplifted UCAT total.
Barts and The London (Queen Mary)Band 4 rejected
Band 4 is rejected at the first screen. After interview Band 1 adds 2 points and Band 2 adds 1.
Brighton and Sussex (BSMS)Band 4 rejected
From 2027 entry a Band 4 is rejected before the ranking. At the 2026 threshold of 1,990 the band was the tie-break, and Band 1 got in.
DundeeBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is an automatic rejection whatever the rest of the application holds.
EdinburghBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is rejected. The band is scored separately from the UCAT total in the ranking.
GlasgowBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is rejected at the screen; above that the ranking is on the UCAT total.
Hull York (HYMS)Band 4 rejected
Band 4 is not accepted. The band is worth 15 of the 100 selection points, against 35 for GCSEs and 35 for the UCAT decile. It no longer counts as an extra interview station.
ImperialBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is rejected. Bands 1 to 3 are treated alike: the shortlist is the UCAT total.
KeeleBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is not considered. Band 1 adds 2 points and Band 2 adds 1 to the 25-point shortlisting score; Band 3 adds nothing.
King's College LondonBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is rejected. The band is then worth 10 of the 150-point score, alongside 100 for the UCAT percentile and 40 for GCSEs.
LancasterBand 4 rejected
For 2027 entry Lancaster expects Bands 1 to 3; a Band 4 is not selected.
LeicesterBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is rejected pre-interview. Bands 1 to 3 are treated alike in the 96-point score.
LiverpoolBand 4 rejected
Home applicants need Band 1 to 3 for the application to be processed; international applicants may hold any band.
NewcastleBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is not considered. At interview the band counts as one MMI station: Band 1 scores 5, Band 2 scores 3, Band 3 scores 1.
NottinghamBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is not accepted. The band is worth 10 points for Band 1, 6 for Band 2 and 2 for Band 3, inside the 50-point UCAT score.
SunderlandBand 4 rejected
Band 4 is automatically rejected; Bands 1 to 3 are accepted and are not ranked or weighted against each other.
LeedsScored before interview
No band is rejected. The band feeds the pre-interview total, but Leeds refuses to publish how much it is worth.
BirminghamCounts at or after interview
No band is rejected. The band is used at the interview stage, not in the pre-interview ranking.
SheffieldCounts at or after interview
No band is rejected. The SJT quartile becomes an interview score out of 5 (1st quartile 5, 4th quartile 2), added to the eight MMI stations for a total out of 45.
St George's, University of LondonCounts at or after interview
No band is rejected, but after the MMI the band is added to the applicant score: Band 1 adds 15, Band 2 10, Band 3 5, Band 4 nothing. For 2027 entry St George's will consider the band in its decisions.
Queen's University BelfastTie-break only
No band is rejected. The band decides borderline cases twice: among applicants tied on the pre-interview score, and among those tied at interview.
UCLTie-break only
No band is rejected. The band separates applicants tied on the UCAT total at the threshold.
AberdeenNot used
Aberdeen has published no rule using the SJT band; its 20% UCAT weighting is the cognitive total.
AstonNot used
All four bands are accepted and the band plays no part in the ranking — the only school in the UK to take a Band 4 without penalty.
BristolNot used
The SJT is not used at any stage, so a Band 4 is not a rejection here.
CambridgeNot used
Cambridge publishes the mean SJT band of applicants and offer holders but states no rule that uses it.
CardiffNot used
The SJT band is not considered at any stage.
ExeterNot used
The 2027-entry policy does not use the SJT band: the Exeter score is grades and UCAT decile only.
OxfordNot used
Oxford has not published any use of the SJT band in shortlisting or at interview.
Plymouth (Peninsula)Not used
Plymouth states it does not assess the SJT band, and no band is automatically rejected.
SouthamptonNot used
The SJT is not used: selection for interview is the UCAT total alone.
St AndrewsNot used
The SJT band is not looked at; the ranking is the UCAT total.
University of East Anglia (UEA)Not used
No band is rejected and the SJT is not used before interview; it is folded into the interview score.
11 of the 34 schools do not use the band at all before interview. Where a school publishes nothing about the SJT, that is what is recorded here rather than an assumption that it is scored.
Compiled 17 September 2026 from the universities’ published statistics and Freedom of Information responses. Each school’s own page carries its sources and the date its figures were last confirmed. Check the school’s admissions page before you apply; it wins if anything here differs. Spotted something missing or out of date? Tell me.