The number of places available to study medicine and dentistry is regulated by the government and controlled through intake targets operated by the OfS (and previously HEFCE).
A recent medical expansionExternal link (Opens in a new tab or window) (carried out by HEFCE and Health Education England) funded an additional 1,500 student places. The OfS is responsible for implementing this expansion and ensuring its goals are met. Here are the targets for home and international students. (Updated August 2025)
| Total | Home students | Overseas Students | ||||
| Institution | Medical | Dental | Medical | Dental | Medical | Dental |
| Anglia Ruskin University | 128 | – | 128 | – | – | – |
| Aston University | 110 | – | 110 | – | – | – |
| University of Birmingham | 408 | 71 | 380 | 67 | 28 | 4 |
| Universities of Brighton and Sussex | 207 | – | 197 | – | 10 | – |
| University of Bristol | 287 | 71 | 268 | 67 | 19 | 4 |
| Brunel University London | 53 | – | 53 | – | – | – |
| University of Cambridge | 313 | – | 291 | – | 22 | – |
| University of Lancashire | 56 | 29 | 56 | 28 | – | 1 |
| University of Chester | 55 | – | 55 | – | – | – |
| University of East Anglia | 235 | – | 222 | – | 13 | – |
| Edge Hill University | 63 | – | 63 | – | – | – |
| University of Exeter | 228 | – | 218 | – | 10 | – |
| Universities of Hull and York | 239 | – | 228 | – | 11 | – |
| Imperial College London | 345 | – | 271 | – | 74 | – |
| Imperial College London: The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine (in partnership with the University of Cumbria | 58 | – | 58 | – | – | – |
| Keele University | 171 | – | 161 | – | 10 | – |
| Universities of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church | 109 | – | 109 | – | – | – |
| King’s College London | 430 | 148 | 346 | 141 | 84 | 7 |
| King’s College London: Portsmouth Medical School (in partnership with the University of Portsmouth) | 67 | – | 67 | – | – | – |
| Lancaster University | 134 | – | 130 | – | 4 | – |
| University of Leeds | 294 | 76 | 275 | 72 | 19 | 4 |
| University of Leicester | 293 | – | 275 | – | 18 | – |
| University of Nottingham: Lincoln Medical School (in partnership with University of Lincoln) | 84 | – | 84 | – | – | – |
| University of Liverpool | 345 | 72 | 322 | 68 | 23 | 4 |
| University of Manchester | 401 | 71 | 373 | 67 | 28 | 4 |
| Newcastle University | 369 | 71 | 343 | 67 | 26 | 4 |
| University of Nottingham | 375 | – | 350 | – | 25 | – |
| University of Oxford | 200 | – | 186 | – | 14 | – |
| University of Plymouth | 173 | 58 | 167 | 55 | 6 | 3 |
| Queen Mary, University of London | 374 | 71 | 350 | 67 | 24 | 4 |
| City St George’s, University of London | 280 | – | 261 | – | 19 | – |
| University of Sheffield | 315 | 71 | 297 | 67 | 18 | 4 |
| University of Southampton | 278 | – | 260 | – | 18 | – |
| University of Sunderland | 117 | – | 117 | – | – | – |
| University of Surrey | 34 | – | 34 | – | – | – |
| University College London | 337 | – | 313 | – | 24 | – |
| University of Warwick | 203 | – | 190 | – | 13 | – |
| University of Worcester | 62 | – | 62 | – | – | – |
| Total | 8,230 | 809 | 7,670 | 766 | 560 | 43 |
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Scotland (updated August 2025)
| University | IB Score | Required courses |
Total intake |
International |
| Aberdeen
UCAT |
36 666 |
Chem HL
+ 1 Sci |
200 |
19 |
| Dundee
UCAT |
37 666 |
Chem HL
+ 1 Sci |
180 |
16 |
| Edinburgh
UCAT |
37 766 |
Chem HL
+ 1 Sci |
245 |
21 |
| Glasgow
UCAT |
38 666 |
Chem HL
Bio HL |
269 |
22 |
| St. Andrews
UCAT |
38 666 |
Chem HL |
145 |
0 |
Generally speaking universities require
- Either UCAT
- HL Chemistry with one other science (Biology, Physics, sometimes Math, rarer psychology)
- Typical offers will be 766, 666, perhaps 665.
- Personal statement
- Referee statements
- work/volunteer experiences
- Interview
- Use this wonderful tool to compare up to 4 universities at once, providing quick details on Entry requirements, apps per seat, how UCAT and interview are used etc.
This table summarises basic admission information and competition ratios. Always check with the universities directly.
UK medical schools 2024-25
Entry requirements
Seats. Source UCAT cutoff scores by medical school. Interview questions by universiy here.
| Entry qualifications | UK | Overseas | ||||||||
| Institution
Name (years) |
Exam/
Interview |
IB Score
HL |
Chem | Bio | Seats | Apps/
Interview |
Apps per seat | Seats | Apps/
Interview |
Apps per seat |
| Aberdeen (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
HL | * | 192 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Anglia Ruskin University (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
* | * | 100 | 3 | 15 | 0 | NA | NA |
| Aston University (5) | UCAT
MMI |
37
766 |
HL | HL | 100 | 2.19? | 10.6? | 0 | NA | NA |
| Bangor U (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
19 |
HL | HL | ||||||
| Birmingham (5) | UCAT
MMI |
32
766 |
HL | HL | 372 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 28 | 6 | 21.4 |
| Universities of Brighton and Sussex (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
66 |
HL | HL | 193 | 1.8? | 6.3? | 10 | 3.9? | 28.6? |
| University of Bristol | UCAT
MMI |
36 | HL | * | 251 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 19 | 3.75 | 19.7 |
| Brunel Medical School (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
655 |
HL | HL | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Buckingham Medical School (4.5) | None
MMI |
34
66 |
HL | HL | ||||||
| University of Cambridge (6) | UCAT
Panel |
41
776 |
HL | * | 291 | – | 6 | 22 | – | 25 |
| Cardiff (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
* | * | 1.9? | 9.1? | 6? | 19.2? | ||
| Central Lancashire (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
HL | * | 50 | 2.3 | 38 | – | 2.3 | 10 |
| Dundee (5) | UCAT
MMI |
37
666 |
HL | * | 144 | 2.7? | 10.3? | 13 | 1.3? | 12? |
| University of East Anglia (5) | UCAT
MMI |
34
666 |
* | * | 195 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Edge Hill University (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
HL | HL | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Edinburgh (6) | UCAT
Assessment day |
40
766 |
HL | * | 225 | 3.6? | 9.8? | 17 | 9.1? | 26.2? |
| University of Exeter (5) | UCAT
MMI |
38
766 |
Hl | HL | 208 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 10 | 9.3 | 31 |
| Glasgow (5) | UCAT
Panel |
38
666 |
HL | HL | 250 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 18 | 4.7? | 10? |
| Universities of Hull & York (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
665 |
HL | HL | 220 | 2 | 7.4 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| Imperial College (6) | UCAT
MMI |
38
665 |
HL | HL | 321 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 11 |
| Keele University (5) | UCAT
MMI |
37
665 |
* | * | 154 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| Kent & Medway (5) | UCAT
MMI |
34
66 |
HL | HL | 100 | 4.6 | 18.4 | 0 | ||
| King’s College London (5) | UCAT
Panel |
35
766 |
HL | HL | 400 | 2.3? | 6.4? | 30 | 5.9? | 19.5? |
| Lancaster University (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
* | * | 125 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 61 |
| University of Leeds (5) | UCAT
MMI |
35
666 |
* | * | 259 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 19 | 24 | 25.3? |
| University of Leicester (5) | UCAT
MMI |
34
766 |
* | * | 272 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 18 | 3.3 | 29.8 |
| Nottingham: Lincoln Medical School (5) | UCAT
MMI |
34
666 |
HL | HL | 80 | 1.5? | 10 | 0 | ||
| University of Liverpool (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
HL | HL | 309 | 6.8 | 10 | 23 | 3.7 | 6.8 |
| University of Manchester (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
* | * | 369 | 1.6? | 6.7? | 28 | 2.7? | 25.5? |
| University of Newcastle (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36 | 341 | 2.5 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 15 | ||
| University of Nottingham (5) | UCAT
MMI |
34
666 |
HL | HL | 346 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 10 |
| University of Oxford (6) | UCAT
Panel |
39
766 |
HL | * | 186 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8.5 | 42 |
| University of Plymouth (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36-38 | * | HL | 150 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 |
| Queen Mary, U of London (Barts) (5) | UCAT
MMI |
38
666 |
* | * | 347 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 24 | 3.7 | 19 |
| Queen Mary, Belfast (5) | UCAT
Panel |
36
666 |
HL | HL | 236 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 26 | 3.7 | 19 |
| St. Andrews (5/6) | UCAT
MMI |
38
666 |
HL | * | 163 | 2.2? | 7.8? | – | 2.6? | 8.3? |
| St George’s Medical School (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
HL | HL | 260 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| University of Sheffield (5) | UCAT
MMI |
36
666 |
* | * | 288 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 11 |
| University of Southampton (5) | UCAT
Panel |
36
HL18 |
* | Bio | 243 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 20 |
| University of Sunderland (5) | UCAT | 35
665 |
* | * | 100 | 2.03 | 10.27 | 0 | NA | NA |
| University College London (6) | UCAT
MMI |
39
766 |
Chem | Bio | 310 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 49 |
| U Warwick | 180 | 13 | ||||||||
| U Worchester | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 7320 | 456 | ||||||||
Do Check this PDF guide from the Medical School Council.
Intake quotas England and Scotland
* one of either Biology, Physics or Maths
UK medical schools 2024-25
Entry requirements
Seats. Source   UCAT
cutoff scores by medical school.  
Interview questions by universiy here.
 
|
|
Entry qualifications |
UK |
Overseas |
|||||||
|
Institution Name (years) |
Exam/ Interview |
IB Score HL |
Chem |
Bio |
Seats |
Apps/ Interview |
Apps per seat |
Seats |
Apps/ Interview |
Apps per seat |
|
Aberdeen (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
HL |
* |
192 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
3 |
19 |
|
Anglia Ruskin University (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
* |
* |
100 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
|
Aston University (5) |
UCAT MMI |
37 766 |
HL |
HL |
100 |
2.19? |
10.6? |
0 |
NA |
NA |
|
Bangor U (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 19 |
HL |
HL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Birmingham (5) |
UCAT MMI |
32 766 |
HL |
HL |
372 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
28 |
6 |
21.4 |
|
Universities of Brighton and Sussex (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 66 |
HL |
HL |
193 |
1.8? |
6.3? |
10 |
3.9? |
28.6? |
|
University of Bristol |
UCAT MMI |
36 |
HL |
* |
251 |
1.6 |
7.5 |
19 |
3.75 |
19.7 |
|
Brunel Medical School (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 655 |
HL |
HL |
50 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
Buckingham Medical School (4.5) |
None MMI |
34 66 |
HL |
HL |
||||||
|
University of Cambridge (6) |
UCAT Panel |
41 776 |
HL |
* |
291 |
– |
6 |
22 |
– |
25 |
|
Cardiff (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
* |
* |
1.9? |
9.1? |
6? |
19.2? |
||
|
Central Lancashire (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
HL |
* |
50 |
2.3 |
38 |
– |
2.3 |
10 |
|
Dundee (5) |
UCAT MMI |
37 666 |
HL |
* |
144 |
2.7? |
10.3? |
13 |
1.3? |
12? |
|
University of East Anglia (5) |
UCAT MMI |
34 666 |
* |
* |
195 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
26 |
|
Edge Hill University (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
HL |
HL |
50 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
Edinburgh (6) |
UCAT Assessment day |
40 766 |
HL |
* |
225 |
3.6? |
9.8? |
17 |
9.1? |
26.2? |
|
University of Exeter (5) |
UCAT MMI |
38 766 |
Hl |
HL |
208 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
10 |
9.3 |
31 |
|
Glasgow (5) |
UCAT Panel |
38 666 |
HL |
HL |
250 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
18 |
4.7? |
10? |
|
Universities of Hull & York (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 665 |
HL |
HL |
220 |
2 |
7.4 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
|
Imperial College (6) |
UCAT MMI |
38 665 |
HL |
HL |
321 |
2 |
10 |
24 |
5 |
11 |
|
Keele University (5) |
UCAT MMI |
37 665 |
* |
* |
154 |
4 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
|
Kent & Medway (5) |
UCAT MMI |
34 66 |
HL |
HL |
100 |
4.6 |
18.4 |
0 |
||
|
King’s College London (5) |
UCAT Panel |
35 766 |
HL |
HL |
400 |
2.3? |
6.4? |
30 |
5.9? |
19.5? |
|
Lancaster University (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
* |
* |
125 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
61 |
|
University of Leeds (5) |
UCAT MMI |
35 666 |
* |
* |
259 |
3.7 |
10.3 |
19 |
24 |
25.3? |
|
University of Leicester (5) |
UCAT MMI |
34 766 |
* |
* |
272 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
18 |
3.3 |
29.8 |
|
Nottingham: Lincoln Medical School (5) |
UCAT MMI |
34 666 |
HL |
HL |
80 |
1.5? |
10 |
0 |
||
|
University of Liverpool (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
HL |
HL |
309 |
6.8 |
10 |
23 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
|
University of Manchester (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
* |
* |
369 |
1.6? |
6.7? |
28 |
2.7? |
25.5? |
|
University of Newcastle (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 |
341 |
2.5 |
6 |
26 |
4 |
15 |
||
|
University of Nottingham (5) |
UCAT MMI |
34 666 |
HL |
HL |
346 |
3 |
8 |
25 |
3 |
10 |
|
University of Oxford (6) |
UCAT Panel |
39 766 |
HL |
* |
186 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
8.5 |
42 |
|
University of Plymouth (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36-38 |
* |
HL |
150 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
43 |
|
Queen Mary, U of London (Barts) (5) |
UCAT MMI |
38 666 |
* |
* |
347 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
24 |
3.7 |
19 |
|
Queen Mary, Belfast (5) |
UCAT Panel |
36 666 |
HL |
HL |
236 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
26 |
3.7 |
19 |
|
St. Andrews (5/6) |
UCAT MMI |
38 666 |
HL |
* |
163 |
2.2? |
7.8? |
– |
2.6? |
8.3? |
|
St George’s Medical School (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
HL |
HL |
260 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
3 |
15 |
|
University of Sheffield (5) |
UCAT MMI |
36 666 |
* |
* |
288 |
2 |
8 |
18 |
2 |
11 |
|
University of Southampton (5) |
UCAT Panel |
36 HL18 |
* |
Bio |
243 |
2 |
8 |
18 |
3 |
20 |
|
University of Sunderland (5) |
UCAT |
35 665 |
* |
* |
100 |
2.03 |
10.27 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
|
University College London (6) |
UCAT MMI |
39 766 |
Chem |
Bio |
310 |
4 |
9 |
24 |
30 |
49 |
|
U Warwick |
|
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
U Worchester |
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
Total |
7320 |
456 |
||||||||
Do
Check this PDF guide from the Medical School Council.
Intake
quotas England
and Scotland
            * one of either Biology, Physics or Maths