Aberdeen Medicine: Entry Requirements & UCAT Cutoff (2027 Entry)
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Aberdeen Medicine at a glance
Entry requirements
Selection · how they rank for interview
Aberdeen ranks you for interview on a pre-interview score out of 143, in separate Scottish, RUK and international pools:
5- Academics - up to 83 points (predicted or achieved grades).
- UCAT - up to 60 points (by percentile, in 5% steps).
2025 thresholds Home 90/143
Interview & offer
MMI with 5-min stations, ~1h total, held Dec-Apr.
Communication and interpersonal skills are scored at every station.
After interview, offers go to the highest overall scorers - the interview counts for half the final score (50%), alongside academics (30%) and UCAT (20%). Deferred entry is accepted.
Full requirements, with sources
A-Levels
GCSE
UCAT
- There's no minimum UCAT cutoff - you're ranked against Aberdeen's applicant pool, so the interview threshold changes each year.2
- No SJT band is auto-rejected - even Band 4 is considered.
Resits & reapplying
- Resits are not permitted - the required grades must be achieved at the first sitting (sole exception: AS-module resits, see A-Levels).
- Mature applicants must have completed the minimum academic requirements within six years of the start of their proposed entry.3
- The three A-Levels must be taken together at first sitting, over a maximum of two years - resits aren't permitted. AS-module resits are allowed within that window.1
- You can apply up to three times - further applications aren't normally considered.4
- You're not considered if you've previously started a medicine degree anywhere, even if you didn't finish it.4
- Transfers aren't accepted - from a medical degree or any other started degree course; apply in the final year of an existing degree instead.4
Selection & shortlisting
- Aberdeen ranks you for interview on a single pre-interview score out of 143, built from two parts:5
- Academics - up to 83 points. 25 points per A-Level A, +1 per A*, and +5 if your grades are achieved rather than predicted.
- UCAT - up to 60 points. Scored by percentile band in 5-percentile steps: 60 for the top 5%, stepping down band by band to 6 for the lowest.
- Scottish, RUK and International applicants are shortlisted in separate cohorts, each with its own cutoff; contextual applicants sit inside their domicile cohort.
- The personal statement and reference aren't scored.4
- In 2025 the interview threshold for rest-of-UK applicants was 90 out of 143 - our estimate is you'd need around 90 again next cycle.
Contextual eligibility
View policy- Who qualifies
You count as contextual here if any one of these applies:
SIMD quintile (Scotland) 1SIMD quintile (Scotland) 2POLAR4 quintile 1Care-experienced (any time in care)Young / adult carerReach Scotland- What it changes
Aberdeen may allocate discretionary points for very serious extenuating circumstances - submit third-party evidence at the point of application, no later than 22 October.
Interview & decision
- Modified MMI, held between December and April - you rotate around question stations, 5 minutes each (~1 hour total), with communication and interpersonal skills scored at every station.5
- After interview, offers go to the highest final scores within each domicile pool:5
- Academics - 30% and UCAT - 20% (your pre-interview marks, reweighted).
- Interview - 50%.
- Deferred entry is accepted if requested at application and your current course finishes before the deferred year starts (S5 returners and mid-degree undergraduates are excluded). Requests to defer after an offer aren't normally considered.4
Conditional offer
- Conditional offer: AAA.1
Aberdeen admissions email: medadm@abdn.ac.uk
Would Aberdeen interview you?
Enter your GCSEs, A-Levels and UCAT score - the selector checks you against every UK medical school's published rules and shows where you're competitive.
Frequently asked questions
What UCAT score do you need for Medicine at Aberdeen?
In the 2026 cycle, the lowest UCAT score invited to interview (home applicants) was 1700. There's no minimum UCAT cutoff - you're ranked against Aberdeen's applicant pool, so the interview threshold changes each year. No SJT band is auto-rejected - even Band 4 is considered. Thresholds move with each year's applicant pool - use our free university selector to see where your score is competitive.
What A-Levels do you need for Aberdeen Medicine?
You must be taking Chemistry plus one of Biology/Human Biology, Maths or Physics. Predicted grades are used for both eligibility and ranking - the predicted floor is the same AAA. General Studies and Global Perspectives and Research are not accepted.
What are the GCSE requirements for Aberdeen Medicine?
You need at least grade 6 in GCSE English Language and Maths; a combination of grade 6-9 passes is expected, especially in the sciences. Only a minimum of 2 GCSEs is required in total - English Language and Maths.
How does Aberdeen decide who gets a Medicine interview?
Aberdeen ranks you for interview on a single pre-interview score out of 143, built from two parts: Scottish, RUK and International applicants are shortlisted in separate cohorts, each with its own cutoff; contextual applicants sit inside their domicile cohort.
What is the Medicine interview like at Aberdeen?
Modified MMI, held between December and April - you rotate around question stations, 5 minutes each (~1 hour total), with communication and interpersonal skills scored at every station. After interview, offers go to the highest final scores within each domicile pool:
Sources
Admissions policies change - always confirm with Aberdeen before finalising your UCAS choices.