What UCAT score do you need for graduate entry medicine?

NGMP TrueScore predicts graduate-tier interview thresholds from 1700 (Pears Cumbria (GEM) and Surrey (GEM)) to 2100 (Barts and The London (Queen Mary) and St George's), out of 2700. These are predictions, not published cut-offs; the table quotes each school's own graduate line where it has one.

What degree do you need for graduate entry medicine?

18 of the 19 course records with a degree requirement name a 2:1 honours degree, and 9 state that any subject is accepted. Some add further conditions — the degree column quotes each course.

Which UK universities offer graduate entry medicine? All 21 courses (2027 entry)

21 UK medical schools run a graduate-entry medicine course for 2027 entry: 7 dedicated graduate-entry schools (Chester Medical School (GEM), Pears Cumbria (GEM), Surrey (GEM), Swansea (GEM), Ulster University Medical School, Warwick (GEM) and Worcester Medical School) and 14 accelerated four-year routes alongside a standard course. 3 of the 21 courses select on the GAMSAT, 5 accept either the UCAT or the GAMSAT, and the other 13 use the UCAT. NGMP's predicted graduate-tier UCAT across the courses ranges from 1700 to 2100 out of 2700.

For how GEM differs from a standard course, funding and a timeline, see the graduate entry medicine guide.

Dedicated graduate-entry medical schools

These schools run medicine for graduates only, on a four-year course.

Dedicated graduate-entry medical schools: course code, admissions test, published graduate UCAT or GAMSAT line with NGMP's predicted graduate-tier UCAT (out of 2700), degree requirement, places and interview format, 2027 entry.
Course	Code	Admissions test	Published line / predicted UCAT	Degree requirement	Places	Interview	Last checked
Chester Medical School (GEM)Chester	A101	UCAT or GAMSAT	1820 predictedUCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT accepted - the applicant submits their best score. No fixed cut-off: Chester sets the threshold annually 'above the national mean'.Degree class (2:1, or 2:2 with a Master's) plus an admission test - UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT, best score counted, threshold set above the national mean each year - plus 70 hours of recent healthcare work experience, then MMI.	2:1 or higher in any honours degree from a UK or recognised international institution	~30-50 places per year (small newer cohort).	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Pears Cumbria (GEM)Carlisle	A102	UCAT or GAMSAT	1700 predicted1960+ /2700 for 2026 entry (1910+ contextual). GAMSAT alternative: 59 overall (53 contextual).GAMSAT alternative: 59 overall (53 contextual).	2:1 or above in a biosciences or allied healthcare degree — e.g	~58 places per year. Imperial reported an 11:1 applications-to-places ratio for 2025.	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked (date not recorded)
Surrey (GEM)Guildford	A101	UCAT or GAMSAT	1700 predictedGAMSAT is the general route. UCAT is accepted ONLY from applicants holding a degree in Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Chemistry or Natural Sciences.Degree class hurdle (2:1, any subject), then GAMSAT - or UCAT for bioscience/chemistry graduates only - sorting applicants into interview, waitlist or reject, then a virtual MMI lasting under an hour.	Minimum 2:1 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject	~30-50 places per year (small newer cohort).	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Swansea (GEM)Swansea	A101	UCAT or GAMSAT	1900+ /2700 minimum considered. Swansea accepts EITHER UCAT or GAMSAT - it is not a GAMSAT-only school.Three routes in: UCAT (min 1900), GAMSAT (min 50 overall AND 50 in Paper 3), or MCAT (min 500, international only).	Minimum 2:1 in any subject; OR a Merit in an integrated master's; OR a 2:2 combined with a Pass in a postgraduate higher degree	~70 home + ~10 international places per year (4-year accelerated MBBCh).	Assessment Day	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Ulster University Medical SchoolLondonderry	A101	GAMSAT	Not applicable - Ulster uses GAMSAT, not the UCAT. Recent thresholds have been around 61.Selection is via GAMSAT (Graduate Medical School Admissions Test) - recent threshold ~61.	2:1 or above in any honours degree	~70 places per year (small cohort, NI-focused).	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Warwick (GEM)Coventry	A101	UCAT	2050 predicted~2080+ /2700 minimum (typically 2170+ for safer chances). Graduate-entry only.	2:1 or above in any honours degree	~190 home + ~15 international places per year (4-year accelerated MBChB).	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Worcester Medical SchoolWorcester	A101	UCAT or GAMSAT	1900 predicted~1900+ /2700 (most recent shortlisted applicants scored above 1870 on UCAT)Graduate-entry programme accepting UCAT OR GAMSAT (applicant submits the better score).	1st or 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject, held or predicted in the year of application	~30-50 places per year (small newer cohort).	Casper SJT + two panel interviews	Checked 14 Aug 2026

Accelerated graduate routes at standard medical schools

These schools run a four-year graduate route alongside their five- or six-year course. Their intake figure covers the whole school, so graduate-route places are not shown.

Accelerated graduate routes at standard medical schools: course code, admissions test, published graduate UCAT or GAMSAT line with NGMP's predicted graduate-tier UCAT (out of 2700), degree requirement, places and interview format, 2027 entry.
Course	Code	Admissions test	Published line / predicted UCAT	Degree requirement	Places	Interview	Last checked
Barts and The London (Queen Mary)London	A101	UCAT	2100 predicted	2:1 or above	Not published for the graduate route	Panel interview with two senior academic or clinical staff, sometimes a lay selector (online)	Unverified (school site blocked our check)
CambridgeCambridge	A101	UCAT	Not published	2:1 or above plus A-level Chemistry; four colleges only	Not published for the graduate route	Not published	Checked 11 Sept 2026
CardiffCardiff	A101 (C21)	UCAT	Not published	1st or 2:1 from a named feeder degree only (e.g. Cardiff Biomedical Sciences)	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
King's College London (KCL)London	A102	UCAT	Not published	2:1 or above in a biosciences degree	Not published for the graduate route	Not published	Checked 11 Sept 2026
LiverpoolLiverpool	A101	GAMSAT	Graduate applicants to A100 sit the GAMSAT, not the UCAT - a genuine difference from most UK schools.	Home-fee graduates only; GAMSAT 50+ overall and in each section	Not published for the graduate route	Not published	Checked 11 Sept 2026
ManchesterManchester	A101	UCAT	2080 predicted2080+ /2700 for home A101, or 2310+ for overseas A101 (2026 entry)	A 2:1 honours degree or above, plus a minimum of BBB at A-level at the first sitting	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 11 Sept 2026
NewcastleNewcastle	A101	UCAT	2050 predictedA101 applicants are ranked on total UCAT score alone, like international applicants.	A 2:1 honours degree at minimum	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 11 Sept 2026
North Wales (Bangor)Bangor	A101	UCAT	Not published	2:1 or above in any honours degree (A101 graduate-entry route)	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
NottinghamNottingham	A101	UCAT	1900 predicted	Not published	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 14 Aug 2026
OxfordOxford	A101	UCAT	Not published	2:1 or above in an applied or experimental science; about 30 places	Not published for the graduate route	Not published	Checked 11 Sept 2026
SheffieldSheffield	A101	UCAT	1850 predicted1800+ /2700 (A101, contextual only)	Not published	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Checked 11 Sept 2026
SouthamptonSouthampton	BM4	UCAT	2030 predicted	2:1 or above	Not published for the graduate route	Selection Day - Panel and Group	Checked 14 Aug 2026
St AndrewsSt Andrews	A101 (ScotGEM)	GAMSAT	GAMSAT required.	1st or 2:1 in any discipline; run with Dundee (ScotGEM)	Not published for the graduate route	Not published	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
St George'sLondon	A101	UCAT	2100 predicted~2100+ /2700 (Graduate for Undergraduate Programme)	2:1 or above in any discipline	Not published for the graduate route	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026

How to read this table

Which courses are listed, and each course’s admissions test, follow the route list on our graduate entry medicine guide, where every route is checked against the school’s own record and, for the routes added in September 2026, the Medical Schools Council course page or the university’s own page (listed under Sources). The two pages read the same roster, so they always show the same 21 courses.
Published line / predicted UCAT shows NGMP TrueScore’s predicted graduate-tier UCAT (a prediction, not a published threshold) above the school’s own graduate admissions-test line and any GAMSAT rule its record states. Where a school accepts more than one test, the quoted line says so.
Degree requirement and places are quoted from the school record. Interview is shown for the 16 routes where the format is verified for the graduate route itself; for the rest the school record describes its five-year course, so the cell is left as Not published rather than borrowed.
Not published means the school’s record in our catalogue holds no figure or statement for that cell. We leave the gap visible rather than estimate it; check the school’s own admissions page.
Last checked reports what our verification ledger records for that school: the date its record was checked against the school’s own page, a partial check, or that no check has been completed. Policies change between cycles, so the school’s own page is always the final word.

Frequently asked questions

Which UK universities offer graduate entry medicine?: Chester Medical School (GEM) (A101), Pears Cumbria (GEM) (A102), Surrey (GEM) (A101), Swansea (GEM) (A101), Ulster University Medical School (A101), Warwick (GEM) (A101), Worcester Medical School (A101), Barts and The London (Queen Mary) (A101), Cambridge (A101), Cardiff (A101 (C21)), King's College London (KCL) (A102), Liverpool (A101), Manchester (A101), Newcastle (A101), North Wales (Bangor) (A101), Nottingham (A101), Oxford (A101), Sheffield (A101), Southampton (BM4), St Andrews (A101 (ScotGEM)) and St George's (A101).
Which graduate entry medicine courses accept GAMSAT?: 3 courses select on the GAMSAT alone (Ulster University Medical School, Liverpool and St Andrews) and 5 accept either the UCAT or the GAMSAT (Chester Medical School (GEM), Pears Cumbria (GEM), Surrey (GEM), Swansea (GEM) and Worcester Medical School). Rules differ — Surrey, for example, takes the UCAT only from bioscience and chemistry graduates — so read each course's quoted line.
What UCAT score do you need for graduate entry medicine?: NGMP TrueScore predicts graduate-tier interview thresholds from 1700 (Pears Cumbria (GEM) and Surrey (GEM)) to 2100 (Barts and The London (Queen Mary) and St George's), out of 2700. These are predictions, not published cut-offs; the table quotes each school's own graduate line where it has one.
What degree do you need for graduate entry medicine?: 18 of the 19 course records with a degree requirement name a 2:1 honours degree, and 9 state that any subject is accepted. Some add further conditions — the degree column quotes each course.

Sources

Each row is drawn from that school’s record in our catalogue, which is checked against the school’s own admissions or course page listed here.

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