Aberdeen Medicine UCAT Cut Off & Entry Requirements (2027 Entry)
Full requirements, with sources
Entry requirements
A-Levels
GCSE
- You need GCSE English (Language or Literature) and Maths at grade 6 - Aberdeen's requirements page now says grade 5, but its prospectus still says 6, so treat 6 as the bar. A combination of grade 6-9 passes is expected, especially in the sciences.1
- Only a minimum of 2 GCSEs is required in total - English Language and Maths.
- GCSE Biology and Physics (or Dual Award Science) are recommended but not compulsory.1
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 (the only exception: resitting an AS unit within your two years of A-Level study).
- 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
How Aberdeen selects for interview
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 3 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 120 out of 143 - our estimate is you'd need around 120 again next cycle.
Contextual eligibilityView policy
You count as contextual here if any one of these applies:
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 & offer
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
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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 GCSE English (Language or Literature) and Maths at grade 6 - Aberdeen's requirements page now says grade 5, but its prospectus still says 6, so treat 6 as the bar. 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.
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