UK Dental School Rankings 2027
UK dental schools ranked by the NGMP Score — our single 0–100 rating of how strong each school is for dentistry, built from graduate outcomes, student satisfaction, entry standards, continuation and research quality, with each school's post-interview success rate shown alongside.
Newer and graduate-only dental schools without published outcomes data yet sit at the bottom. See the full UK dental schools guide.
What the NGMP Score measures
The NGMP Score rates each UK dental school out of 100 on the things that define a strong dentistry degree: graduate outcomes, student satisfaction with teaching and support, entry standards, continuation (how many students stay and complete) and research quality.
It is built from the established national assessments of UK higher education, so the score reflects real, measured performance rather than reputation or marketing. The NGMP Score is separate from TrueScore, our predicted UCAT cut-off for each dental school — this ranking is the quality rating alone, with each school's post-interview success rate shown alongside.
Full ranking of UK dental schools, 2027 Entry
17 UK dental schools (15 ranked by the NGMP Score). Click any school for its full profile.
| # | School | Location | NGMP Score/100 | Predicted UCAT required using TrueScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's University Belfast | Belfast | 93.3 | 1750home |
| 2 | Dundee | Dundee | 93.3 | 1500scottish |
| 3 | Bristol | Bristol | 80.0 | 2280home |
| 4 | Liverpool | Liverpool | 80.0 | 1800home |
| 5 | Glasgow | Glasgow | 80.0 | 1920scottish |
| 6 | Queen Mary (QMUL) | London | 77.2 | 2070home |
| 7 | Cardiff | Cardiff | 76.6 | 1510home |
| 8 | Birmingham | Birmingham | 68.8 | 2130home |
| 9 | Newcastle | Newcastle | 65.9 | 2080home |
| 10 | King's College London (KCL) | London | 62.3 | 2050home |
| 11 | Manchester | Manchester | 54.9 | 2110home |
| 12 | Sheffield | Sheffield | 51.5 | 2050home |
| 13 | Leeds | Leeds | 40.0 | 1850home |
| 14 | Plymouth | Plymouth | 13.3 | 1990home |
| 15 | UCLan (Graduate Dentistry) | Preston | 6.7 | 1810home |
| — | Aberdeen (Graduate Dentistry) | Aberdeen | — | 1170scottish |
| — | Aston Dental School | Birmingham | — | — |
- Location
- Belfast
- NGMP Score /100
- 93.3
- Location
- Dundee
- NGMP Score /100
- 93.3
- Predicted UCAT TrueScore
- 1500scottish
- Location
- Bristol
- NGMP Score /100
- 80.0
- Location
- Liverpool
- NGMP Score /100
- 80.0
- Location
- Glasgow
- NGMP Score /100
- 80.0
- Predicted UCAT TrueScore
- 1920scottish
- Location
- London
- NGMP Score /100
- 77.2
- Location
- Cardiff
- NGMP Score /100
- 76.6
- Location
- Birmingham
- NGMP Score /100
- 68.8
- Location
- Newcastle
- NGMP Score /100
- 65.9
- Location
- London
- NGMP Score /100
- 62.3
- Location
- Manchester
- NGMP Score /100
- 54.9
- Location
- Sheffield
- NGMP Score /100
- 51.5
- 13Leeds
- Location
- Leeds
- NGMP Score /100
- 40.0
- 14Plymouth
- Location
- Plymouth
- NGMP Score /100
- 13.3
- Location
- Preston
- NGMP Score /100
- 6.7
- Location
- Aberdeen
- NGMP Score /100
- —
- Predicted UCAT TrueScore
- 1170scottish
- Location
- Birmingham
- NGMP Score /100
- —
- Predicted UCAT TrueScore
- —
NGMP Score (0–100) rates graduate outcomes, student satisfaction, entry standards, continuation and research quality. Higher = stronger overall.
Score tiers explained
Top tier
NGMP Score 75+The strongest schools — top graduate outcomes and student satisfaction, the highest entry standards, and among the most competitive to enter.
Upper tier
60–74.9Strongly rated on outcomes, satisfaction and teaching, with competitive entry standards.
Mid tier
45–59.9Solid, well-established programmes that rate respectably across every measure — realistic, high-quality choices for most applicants.
Emerging tier
Below 45Lower on current measures — often the newest schools. A blank score means the school is too new to have published outcomes data yet (not a quality judgement).
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