FOI_25-283 MBBS Medicine applicants 2025 entry
Date of response: 17 October 2025
We have now considered your request of 23 September 2025 for the following information:
I would like to request some information regarding the 2024 to 2025 application cycle for your Medicine 5 Year Undergraduate Course. By this I am referring to the students who applied in 2024 for entry in 2025.
I would appreciate if you could send me the following information:
1) The number of candidates that applied
2) The number of candidates that were invited to interview
3) The total number of offers given out post interview
4) The average UCAT score and Band of the candidates that were invited to interview, and any variations that exist, for example for widening participation students or international students
5) The minimum UCAT score and Band of the candidates that were invited to interview, and any variations that exist, for example for widening participation students or international students
Our response:
| All applicants | Response |
|---|---|
| Number of applications | 1269 |
| Number of applicants invited to interview | 774 |
| Number of offers made to applicants post interview | 627 |
| Average UCAT score and Band of candidate invited to interview | UCAT 2739, Band 2 |
| Minimum UCAT scores and Band for a applicant invited to | UCAT 2080, Band 4 |
| Variation - Home applicants | Response |
|---|---|
| Number of applications | 1012 |
| Number of applicants invited to interview | 699 |
| Number of offers made to applicants post interview | 599 |
| Average UCAT score and Band of candidate invited to interview | UCAT 2743, Band 2 |
| Minimum UCAT scores and Band for a applicant invited to interview | UCAT 2080, Band 4 |
| Variation - International applicants | Response |
|---|---|
| Number of applications | 257 |
| Number of applicants invited to interview | 75 |
| Number of offers made to applicants post interview | 28 |
| Average UCAT score and band of candidate invited to interview | UCAT 2696, Band 2 |
| Minimum UCAT scores and band for an applicant invited to interview | UCAT 2490, Band 4 |
There are no other variations.