Application components

The Medical School Council has this useful guide to the application process and lots more videos and info sheets that cover a wide range of topics including what to do with that fifth slot. Below are some resources for key aspects of the application.

For Students

For advisors

Entry Requirements

  • Handy tool to select your qualifications and quickly see.
  • Do Check this PDF guide from the Medical School Council.
  • I have put together various entry information in a table here.
  • 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.

Some facts:

  • The total number of applications for medicine at UK universities for entry in 2021 is 28,690, up 20.9% compared to applications for entry in 2020.
  • The number of applications received by UK medicine courses for entry in 2021 is 28,690, consisting of 24,220 new applications and 4,470 reapplications.
  • The percentage of reapplicants from the total number of applications is broadly consistent with figures from previous years, at 15.6%.
  • 57% of the students entering medical schools are female, which reflects the profile for applicants and entrants to higher education
  • Nearly all accepted applicants (94% in England, Wales & Northern Ireland) to medicine and dentistry courses hold A levels or equivalent in biology and chemistry, with 64% holding A levels in biology, chemistry and maths.
  • However, there are now at least 34 medicine courses where A level chemistry is not required and at least 46 medicine courses where A level biology is not required in the UK.
Year First time applicant Reapplicant Total % Reapplicant
2016 17050 2050 20100 15.2%
2017 16490 2720 19210 14.2%
2018 18250 2480 20730 12.0%
2019 19530 2900 22430 12.9%
2020 20670 3050 23720 12.9%
2021 24220 4470 28690

15.6%

Other helpful resources

The Medicine Portal offers a series of very helpful and focused webinars.

Fantastic Webinar on UK Medical schools

Podcasts with David Hawkins, The University Guy

TheMASG offers this short, useful guide to Medical Schools in Scotland.

Medical School Contacts

Complete list of UK Medical Schools and contact information:

Anglia Rushking

https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/medicine#entry_requirements

Cambridge University, School of Clinical Medicine
http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/
Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2SP, England
Tel: +44 1223 333308, Fax: +44 1223 336709

Canterbury (with the University of Kent)

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/courses/medicine

Edgehill

Website

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, School of Medicine
http://www.med.ic.ac.uk/
Sherfield Building, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, England
Tel: +44 020 7594 8014, Fax: +44 171 594 9833

Keele University, School of Medicine *
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ms/
60 The Covert, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, England
Tel: +44 1782 583937, Fax: +44 1782 583903

King’s College London, The Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’ School of Medicine
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/medicine/
Management Suite, First Floor, Hodgkin Building
Guy’s Campus, London SE1 9RT, England
Tel: +44 020 7848 6971, Fax: +44 020 7848 6969

Leicester Warwick Medical School, Universities of Leicester and Warwick (jointly)
http://www.lwms.ac.uk/
Maurice Shock Medical Sciences Building, University of Leicester University Road
P.O. Box 138, Leicester LE1 9HN, England
Tel: +44 116 252 2969, Fax: +44 116 252 3013

Oxford University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/medsch/
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, England
Tel: +44 1865 270 207, Fax: +44 1865 750 750

Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth (jointly)
http://www.pms.ac.uk
Tamar Science Park, Davy Road
Plymouth, PL6 8BX
Tel: +44 1752 764 261, Fax: +44 1752 764 226

Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
http://www.mds.qmw.ac.uk/
47 Turner Street
London E1 2AD, England
Tel: +44 171 377 7603, Fax: +44 171 377 7612

Queen’s University of Belfast, School of Medicine and Health Sciences *
http://www.qub.ac.uk/cm/
Ground Floor, Whitla Medical Building
79 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, N. Ireland
Tel: +44 028 9033 5778, Fax: +44 028 9024 7651

University College London, Royal Free and University College Medical School
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool/
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England
Tel: +44 020 7679 2000, Fax: +44 171 383 2462

University of Aberdeen, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences
http://www.bms.abdn.ac.uk/
Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB9 2ZD, Scotland
Tel: +44 1224 681 818, Fax: +44 1224 840 708

University of Birmingham, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/med_school.html
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, England
Tel: +44 121 414 3344, Fax: +44 121 414 4036

University of Bristol, Faculty of Medicine *
http://www.medici.bris.ac.uk/
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TH, England
Tel: +44 117 928 8333, Fax: +44 117 934 9854

University of Dundee, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences *
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/medden/
Curriculum Office, Level 10
Level 10, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland
Tel: +44 1382 344160, Fax: +44 1382 664267

University of East Anglia Medical School *
http://www.med.uea.ac.uk/
Norwich, England NR4 7TJ
Tel: +44 1603 591 175, Fax: +44 1603 593 752

University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Medicine
http://www.med.ed.ac.uk/
Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, Scotland
Tel: +44 131 650 1000, Fax: +44 131 650 6525

University of Glasgow, Faculty of Medicine
http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/
12 Southpark Terrace
Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
Tel: +44 141 330 5921, Fax: +44 141 330 5440

University of Leeds, School of Medicine *
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/home.html 
Worsley Medical and Dental Building
Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9NL, England
Tel: +44 113 233 4361, Fax: +44 113 233 4373

University of Lincoln

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/course/mdcmdcub/

University of Liverpool, Faculty of Medicine
http://www.liv.ac.uk/FacultyMedicine/
Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, England
Tel: +44 151 706 4263, Fax: +44 151 706 5667

University of London, St. George’s Hospital Medical School
http://www.sghms.ac.uk/
Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, England
Tel: +44 020 8672 9944, Fax: +44 181 672 6940

University of Manchester, Faculty of Medicine
http://www.medicine.man.ac.uk/
Manchester M13 9PL, England
Tel: +44 161 275 2077, Fax: +44 161 275 5584

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Faculty of Medicine
http://medical.faculty.ncl.ac.uk/
Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, England
Tel: +44 191 222 6138, Fax: +44 191 222 6521

University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medical-school/
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, England
Tel: +44 115 970 9379, Fax: +44 115 970 9922

University of Sheffield, School of Medicine and Biomedical Science 
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/I-M/medsch/medsch.html
Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, England
Tel: +44 114 271 3349, Fax: +44 114 271 3960

University of Southampton, School of Medicine
http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/
Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Bassett Crescent East
Southampton SO16 6YD, England
Tel: +44 023 8059 5000

University of St. Andrews, Faculty of Medicine
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Old Union Building, St Andrews, Fife KYL6 9AJ, Scotland
Tel: +44 1334 476 161, Fax: +44 1334 462 144

University of Sunderland

https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/medicine/

University of Wales, College of Medicine
http://www.uwcm.ac.uk/
Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales
Tel: +44 29 2074 2028, Fax: +44 29 2074 3633