FOI_26-212 A100 Medicine admissions 2026 entry year
Date of response: 22 September 2026
We have now considered your request of 05 September 2026 for the following information:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to admissions to the A100 MBBS Medicine programme at Norwich Medical School.
All questions relate to the 2026 entry cycle - applicants who applied by the October 2025 UCAS deadline for entry in September 2026 or deferred entry in 2027. I note the University's guidance that data cannot be released during a live cycle; this cycle is now complete.
I have checked the Disclosure Log. Where any part of this is already published, please point me to the reference rather than treating the request as refused.
Question 1. The number of applications received, broken down by fee status (Home / International).
Our response:
Home - 941
International - 248
Question 2. The number invited to interview, and the number who attended, by fee status.
Our response:
Home Invited - 805
Home Attended - 778
International Invited - 71
International Attended - 54
Question 3. The total number of offers made, by fee status.
Our response:
Home - 540
International - 41
Question 4. The number of students who registered on the course in September 2026.
Our response:
Home - 192
International - 12
Question 5. For UCAT total score, please give the lowest, highest and median for each of the following groups, separated by fee status where possible:
o (a) all applicants
o (b) those invited to interview
o (c) those made an offer
Our response:
Home Applicant
Lowest - 1400
Highest - 2580
Median - 1950
Invited to interview
Lowest - 1680
Highest - 2580
Median - 1980
Offer
Lowest - 1720
Highest - 2580
Median - 2060
International Applicant
Lowest - 1100
Highest - 2510
Median - 1930
Invited to interview
Lowest - 1670
Highest - 2510
Median - 2010
Offer
Lowest - 1670
Highest - 2510
Median - 2030
Question 6. Was any UCAT threshold or cut-off applied in 2026 entry? If so, what was it? As interviews ran on a rolling basis from November to March, did the score required for an interview invitation change over the cycle?
Our response:
No cut off applied.
No, the ranking did not change.
Question 7. The distribution of UCAT SJT bands among those invited to interview and those made an offer, and confirmation of the SJT policy applied (including any automatic rejection band).
Our response:
Home - interview
Band 1 – 257
Band 2 – 408
Band 3 – 137
Band 4 – 3
Home - offer
Band 1 – 220
Band 2 – 260
Band 3 – 60
Band 4 – 3
International - interview
Band 1 – 12
Band 2 – 43
Band 3 – 16
Band 4 – 0
International - offer
Band 1 – 10
Band 2 – 26
Band 3 – 5
Band 4 – 0
Following the completion of interviews, interviewed applicants are ranked (by interview scores – which includes the UCAT SJT subsection score - and UCAT overall scores) within the applicant cohort. The interview score and UCAT score is weighted equally and the top-ranking applicants will receive offers.
Question 8. For the interview (MMI), please give the maximum score available, and the lowest, highest and median total score for (a) all interviewed applicants and (b) those made an offer.
Our response:
Maximum score available – 84 points
Interviewed applicants
Home – Lowest 25, highest 78, median 60
International - Lowest 37, highest 81, median 60
Offered applicants
Home – Lowest 42, highest 81, median 63
International - lowest 45, highest 78, median 61
Question 9. The method used to produce the final ranking for 2026 entry, including the relative weighting of UCAT and interview score, and how the UCAT SJT contributes to that ranking.
Our response:
Following the completion of interviews, interviewed applicants are ranked (by interview scores – which includes the UCAT SJT subsection score - and UCAT overall scores) within the applicant cohort. The interview score and UCAT score is weighted equally, and the top-ranking applicants will receive offers.