UCAT-ANZ Score Prediction — where do you stand against AU medical school cut-offs?
2027 Entry · Live cut-off comparison · Updated cycle to cycle
Enter your four cognitive subtest scores (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning) plus your SJT band, and this page tells you exactly where you sit against the published UCAT-ANZ cut-offs at every Australian medical and dental school that uses the test. It is a positioning tool, not a prediction model — but for an Australian applicant trying to decide where to focus the rest of their application, knowing instantly which schools you are above, borderline at, or below for is the single most useful filter you can apply.
Why this is not the UK TrueScore
Our UK TrueScore tool predicts the UCAT cut-off you need for invitation to interview at each British medical school, based on six years of Freedom-of-Information data and a year-on-year trend model. It works for UK applicants because UK schools publish FOI cut-offs reliably and the UK UCAT cohort is large and stable enough to model.
UCAT-ANZ is a separate test for a separate cohort. ANZ candidates sit in a different July window, are ranked against other ANZ candidates (not the global pool), and the schools they apply to publish their cut-offs on different timelines and formats. A UK TrueScore prediction simply does not transfer. A 2,800 in the UK cohort and a 2,800 in the ANZ cohort represent different percentiles, and the schools using each result are not the same schools.
We also do not pretend to run a real machine-learning prediction for the ANZ cohort. The training data we would need — multi-year FOI releases per school, per pathway, per international/domestic stream — does not exist in publicly accessible form for Australian medicine. Instead this page builds the next most useful thing: a fast comparison against every school's most recently published cut-off, so you can position yourself honestly without us inventing a model.
If you also have a UK application, head over to UK TrueScore — the methodology there is genuinely predictive.
The calculator
Enter your four cognitive subtest scores (each 300-900 on the new /2700 scale) and optionally your SJT band. We compute your total cognitive score (sum of the four subtests, out of 2700) and compare it against every Australian school that uses UCAT-ANZ. Your scores are stored in your browser only — never transmitted to our servers.
Enter your UCAT-ANZ subtest scores
Each cognitive subtest is reported on a 300-900 scale. Total cognitive score is the sum of the four cognitive subtests. SJT is reported separately as a Band 1-4.
Most AU schools treat Band 1-2 as competitive; Band 3 is reviewed individually; Band 4 typically excluded.
| School | State | Pathway | Published cut-off | Vs your total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaidemedicine | SA | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Adelaide Dentaldentistry | SA | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Charles Sturt (Rural)medicine | NSW | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Charles Sturt Dentaldentistry | NSW | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Curtinmedicine | WA | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Griffith Dentaldentistry | QLD | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Monashmedicine | VIC | dual | 2380/2700 | Enter scores |
| Newcastle / JMPmedicine | NSW | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Tasmaniamedicine | TAS | undergraduate | 2530/2700 | Enter scores |
| UNSWmedicine | NSW | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| UQ Dentaldentistry | QLD | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| UWAmedicine | WA | dual | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
| Western Sydneymedicine | NSW | undergraduate | Cut-off not published | Enter scores |
This is a positioning tool, not a prediction model.
Cut-offs shift year to year with the size and distribution of the applicant pool. SJT weighting differs by school. ATAR forms the other half (or more) of the pre-interview ranking at most schools — UCAT-ANZ alone does not decide your outcome. Use this tool to decide which schools to research further, not as a final go/no-go on your application.
How AU schools combine UCAT-ANZ with ATAR and other factors
No Australian undergraduate medical school uses UCAT-ANZ alone. Every school combines UCAT-ANZ with ATAR (sometimes with CASPer or Snapshot layered in too) to produce a pre-interview ranking. The exact blend matters enormously, and it is the reason a single UCAT-ANZ score can be competitive at one school and uncompetitive at another.
Pre-interview ranking patterns
- 50/50 ATAR + UCAT-ANZ composite (Western Sydney, JCU, Wollongong undergraduate stream). Each component carries roughly half the pre-interview weight. A strong UCAT-ANZ can offset a slightly lower ATAR, and vice versa. These schools tend to admit a wider distribution of UCAT-ANZ scores than pure UCAT-ANZ-driven schools.
- UCAT-ANZ-dominant ranking (UNSW, Monash undergraduate, Adelaide). ATAR is treated as a threshold gate — you need to clear it, but above the gate UCAT-ANZ does most of the ranking work. Strong UCAT-ANZ matters more than the difference between an ATAR of 99.50 and 99.85 at these schools.
- ATAR-heavy with UCAT-ANZ threshold (UTAS, some pathway entries). ATAR drives the bulk of the pre-interview ranking. Above the UCAT-ANZ threshold, marginal UCAT-ANZ points matter less than marginal ATAR points. Useful to know if your ATAR is your strongest component.
- Pure threshold + interview composite (parts of UWA Direct Pathway). UCAT-ANZ functions as a hard cut-off, then the interview score effectively becomes the ranking layer. Threshold-clearing UCAT-ANZ is necessary; above the threshold, your MMI score determines the offer.
SJT band usage
Most Australian schools treat the SJT band as a tiebreaker or a soft cut-off, not as a numerically weighted input. Typical patterns:
- Band 1-2: Treated as competitive, no penalty applied.
- Band 3: Reviewed individually. May still progress depending on overall composite.
- Band 4: Typically excluded from interview shortlist at most schools.
Because schools do not publish numerical SJT weights, we do not include SJT in the cognitive total on this page. Treat it as a separate gate to clear, not a number to optimise.
UCAT-ANZ-specific test-day strategy notes
UCAT-ANZ is the same five-subtest format as UCAT UK, but the test cycle and the results timeline are meaningfully different. Plan around the ANZ calendar, not the UK one.
July sitting window — single shot per cycle
The UCAT-ANZ test window runs over approximately 3-4 weeks in July each year. You select one date and a single 2-hour slot. There is no second sitting if you mis-time it or if you do not perform on the day. If you want a different score for the next application cycle you sit again the following July.
Booking timeline
- March: Booking opens. Book within the first week to secure your preferred date and Pearson VUE centre.
- April-May: Bursary and concession applications close. If you qualify for the official bursary, apply early.
- July: Test window. Sit on your booked date.
- Late August / early September: Results released to Pearson VUE candidate portal and centrally fed to schools via UAC and other tertiary admissions centres.
Date selection within the July window
The first week and the last week of the window tend to be the most desirable — first-week candidates want to get it done before any further preparation, last-week candidates want maximum prep time. The middle weeks are generally easier to book in your preferred location. There is no evidence the marker cohort or scaling differs by date within the window; pick the date that works for your prep schedule and travel logistics.
Travel and logistics matter more than people expect — a 2-hour test in a Pearson VUE centre 90 minutes from your home, on the morning of your only sitting of the year, is a meaningfully different experience from sitting it in the city you live in. Book early to lock in a centre within easy reach.
What to do if your UCAT-ANZ is below cut-off
If the calculator above lights up red across most of your shortlist, the worst response is to assume medicine is closed off. Australian medicine has more pathways than UK medicine, and many of those pathways do not depend on UCAT-ANZ at all.
Consider graduate-entry medicine via GAMSAT
Around 60% of Australian medical school places now go via the graduate-entry pathway. You complete a bachelor degree first, sit GAMSAT, and apply to any 4-year graduate-entry MD. GAMSAT tests different cognitive abilities than UCAT-ANZ — a weak UCAT-ANZ tells you very little about how well you will do on GAMSAT. See our GAMSAT guide for the structure and prep timeline.
Look at rural pathway adjustments
If you have a rural background (typically 5+ years in MM2-7 areas before year 12), you qualify for rural-quota entries that admit at meaningfully lower UCAT-ANZ thresholds. Some rural pathways are bundled with the Bonded Medical Program — service commitment in exchange for entry adjustment. Our Bonded Medical Places guide covers the obligation in detail.
Apply to schools that do not use UCAT-ANZ
Bond University Medical Program (Queensland, private) and JCU Medicine do not require UCAT-ANZ in the same way — Bond uses a portfolio plus interview model, JCU weights ATAR and rural commitment heavily and is itself a rural-mission school. If UCAT-ANZ is your weakest component, building an application around these schools can be the more honest strategy than sitting UCAT-ANZ again.
Indigenous Entry Programs
Every Australian medical school operates an Indigenous Entry Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants, with bespoke selection processes that typically apply substantial adjustment to UCAT-ANZ and ATAR thresholds, dedicated MMI panels, and dedicated support throughout medical school. Eligibility is verified through approved Indigenous identity processes.
Re-sitting UCAT-ANZ the following year is also a reasonable option, but only if you genuinely have a concrete plan for what you will do differently. Repeating the same prep approach rarely produces a meaningfully different score. If you are re-sitting, work with a tutor or a structured course that will surface what you missed first time — see our UCAT tutor matching page for an Australia-based tutor.
Free UCAT-ANZ practice and tutor matching
Take a free full UCAT practice test built to UCAT-ANZ difficulty, or get matched with an Australia-based UCAT tutor who knows the July sitting and the AU school weightings.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I retake UCAT-ANZ if I score below cut-off?
- Not within the same application cycle. Pearson VUE permits only one UCAT-ANZ sitting per test cycle. If your July score is uncompetitive at every school you want to apply to, you would re-sit the following July and apply with that score the following cycle. UCAT-ANZ scores are valid for a single application cycle only — there is no rollover and you cannot recycle a previous year's result.
- How does UCAT-ANZ scaling differ from UCAT UK?
- Both tests are reported on the same /2700 cognitive scale since 2024, but the raw-to-scaled conversion is calibrated against each region's own cohort. A raw question total that gives a 2,200 in the ANZ cohort might give a slightly different scaled score in the UK cohort because the underlying cohort distributions differ. Schools publish absolute scaled-score thresholds (e.g. 2,150+) rather than raw question counts, but those thresholds are not transferable between regions. A UK TrueScore prediction does not apply to a UCAT-ANZ application.
- When do Australian schools publish their UCAT-ANZ cut-offs?
- Most Australian undergraduate medicine schools publish previous-cycle cut-offs on their admissions pages between November and February of the following year — after offers are released. The cut-offs shown on this page reflect our latest tracked numbers from the most recently published cycle. The actual cut-off for the upcoming cycle is not knowable in advance; cohort size, the UCAT-ANZ score distribution, and ATAR scaling all shift cycle to cycle.
- Do international applicants have different UCAT-ANZ thresholds?
- Yes at most schools. International applicants are ranked in a separate quota with its own UCAT-ANZ and ATAR-equivalent thresholds. International cut-offs are typically higher than domestic CSP cut-offs because the international cohort is smaller and the applicants competing for those places are often academically very strong. Check each school's international admissions page for the international-specific UCAT-ANZ threshold — domestic numbers do not transfer.
- How accurate is this calculator as a prediction?
- It is a positioning tool, not a predictive model. We extract numeric cut-offs from each school's most recently published cut-off statement and compare your total against them. We do not model year-on-year drift, applicant pool size, or the ATAR-UCAT-ANZ composite weighting that ultimately drives shortlisting. Use the table as "am I in the ballpark?" — not as "will I get an interview?"
- Why do some schools show "Cut-off not published" instead of a number?
- A number of Australian schools deliberately do not publish a single UCAT-ANZ threshold because they use UCAT-ANZ as part of a composite ranking (rather than a hard cut-off). The ranking blends UCAT-ANZ with ATAR (and sometimes CASPer or Snapshot), and the lowest UCAT-ANZ admitted varies cycle to cycle. For these schools we show "Cut-off not published" rather than fabricating a number — your UCAT-ANZ matters, but in combination with your ATAR.
- Does the SJT band affect this calculator's output?
- Not directly. The calculator shows your SJT band alongside your total but does not subtract or add points based on it because no Australian school weights SJT into a single composite score in a publicly documented way. Most schools use SJT as a tiebreaker or as a soft cut-off (Band 1-2 preferred, Band 3 reviewed, Band 4 typically excluded). Your SJT band still matters; it just is not numerically encoded into the cognitive /2700 total.
- What if my UCAT-ANZ is borderline at my preferred school?
- Apply anyway, and apply to a sensible spread. "Borderline" on this page means your total is within roughly 100 points of the published cut-off — which historically is within normal cycle-on-cycle drift. The ATAR component, your interview performance, contextual adjustments (Rural Pathway, Indigenous Entry, EAS), and the SJT band all shape the final shortlist. A borderline UCAT-ANZ paired with a strong ATAR and a strong MMI often still produces an offer.
Related Australian admissions guides
- UCAT-ANZ guide
Subtest breakdown, July sitting timeline, and 3-month prep plan.
- ATAR medicine cut-offs
Live sortable ATAR cut-off table for every AU undergraduate medicine and dentistry programme.
- GAMSAT vs UCAT-ANZ
Which test to sit, what each one rewards, and how the two pathways compare.
- Medical school interview prep
MMI format by AU school, station-by-station coaching, and panel-interview prep.
- GAMSAT guide
The graduate-entry alternative if UCAT-ANZ is closing doors.
- Bonded Medical Places
Rural-service commitment for adjusted entry — and what the obligation actually means.