Leicester Medicine: Entry Requirements & UCAT Cutoff (2027 Entry)
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Leicester Medicine at a glance
Entry requirements
Selection · how they rank for interview
Leicester scores applicants out of 96, in two equal halves:
2- UCAT - up to 48 points (your total, scored in 50-point bands).
- Best 8 GCSEs - up to 48 points (English Language, Maths, Chemistry and Biology plus your four best others).
2026 thresholds Home ≈79/96
Full requirements, with sources
A-Levels
- You must be taking Chemistry or Biology (with practical aspects) and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology, and be predicted at least AAB to be scored.1
- General Studies, Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives are excluded, and only one of Maths/Further Maths counts.1
- A-Levels sat in Year 12 and 4th-subject AS-levels don't count for selection - three subjects must be taken in Year 13.1
- If your third A-Level is a language you natively speak, the offer becomes A*A*A with the A* in that language (four-A-Level offers: AAA in the other three).1
GCSE
- Minimum grade B/6 in English Language (as a first language), Maths and two sciences (Chemistry and Biology, or Double Science).1
- If you hold Biology at A-Level/HL but not GCSE, Chemistry + Physics GCSE are accepted instead.2
- There's no minimum grade count - your best 8 GCSEs are scored (formal evidence needed if your school capped you below 8 subjects).2
- GCSEs are scored at first sitting only, normally all sat in the same year - Citizenship Studies, Global Perspectives and a second Maths don't count.2
UCAT
Age
- You must be 18 by 1 September of your entry year - under-18s meeting every other requirement can be made a deferred offer.1
Resits & reapplying
- You must show academic study within 3 years of the UCAS deadline (vocational-profession graduates can qualify through ongoing professional development).1
- A-Levels must be completed within two years of your GCSEs - a three-year first sit needs accepted mitigation. Resits need mitigation too, plus a prior Leicester conditional offer or ABB at first sit (predicted resits); the resit offer is A*AA.1
- Resits in English Language or Maths are accepted - other subjects need accepted mitigation, and resit results must be in hand at application.1
- Reapplications are accepted, but a third attempt needs a further degree-level qualification (graduates and Access: substantial paid caring work). If rejected after interview, you're reconsidered only if you scored within 5% of the waiting-list level.1
- You're not considered if a previous medical degree was terminated; withdrawal through ill health may be considered on evidence, starting at Year 1.4
- Transfers from other medical schools aren't accepted - a competitive internal route exists from selected Year 1 Leicester degrees.1
Selection & shortlisting
- Leicester ranks you for interview on a single score out of 96, built from two equal halves:2
- UCAT - up to 48 points. Your total (3-section scale, max 2700) is banded in 50-point steps: above 2400 = 48, dropping one point per band - scores in the bottom two deciles aren't considered at all.2
- Best 8 GCSEs - up to 48 points (for predicted-A-Level applicants). English Language, Maths, Chemistry and Biology plus your 4 best others; each GCSE scores 9 = 6, 8 = 5, 7 = 4, 6 = 3, 5 = 0.2
- You're ranked within one of 4 groups (predicted A-Level, achieved A-Level, Graduate, Access), and internationals against internationals. Around 1,400 home applicants are interviewed each year.2
- The personal statement and reference aren't scored (Access excepted). Two or more contextual markers can prioritise you over an equal scorer.3
- Achieved A-Levels: you're auto-invited to interview in your first gap year with the first-sit minimums met and a UCAT in the top 5 deciles (top 3 international), SJT Band 1-3.2
- Achieved applicants outside the auto-invite are scored as usual, plus an A* bonus (A*A*A = +1, A*A*A* = +2) - in 2026 this path needed 86 out of 96.2
- Graduates and Access applicants have their own rubrics - graduates: best-3 A-Levels + degree class (academic half out of 48); Access: GCSEs, UCAT, CV, statement and reference (out of 76). The 2026 graduate interview thresholds were 68 (predicted) / 70 (achieved) out of 96.2
- In 2026 the lowest score guaranteeing a home interview was 79 out of 96 (predicted A-Levels) - our estimate is you'd need around 79 again next cycle.5
Contextual eligibility
View policy- Who qualifies
You count as contextual here only if all of these apply:
IMD quintile 1UCAT bursary recipient or EMA / 16-19 bursary or Free School Meals or Care-experienced (any time in care)
Interview & decision
- Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) assessing motivation, insight, communication, teamwork, empathy, problem-solving, numeracy and ethical judgement. Face-to-face for Home applicants, online for International.3
- After interview, offers are decided on interview performance alone - ties are decided on all aspects of the application, including contextual markers.3
- Deferred entry is accepted, with requests until 1 April - but graduates cannot defer.1
Conditional offer
- Conditional offer: A*AA. Alternative: AAA plus one of a grade B EPQ, a grade A fourth-subject AS-level, or a grade B Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge Certificate. Alternative: AAAB over four A-Levels, with the two sciences at AA.1
Leicester admissions email: med-admis@le.ac.uk
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Frequently asked questions
What UCAT score do you need for Medicine at Leicester?
The UCAT must be retaken for every application. There's no fixed cutoff - the bottom 2 deciles of the applicant pool aren't considered. SJT Band 4 is auto-rejected before interview. 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 Leicester Medicine?
You must be taking Chemistry or Biology (with practical aspects) and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology, and be predicted at least AAB to be scored. General Studies, Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives are excluded, and only one of Maths/Further Maths counts.
What are the GCSE requirements for Leicester Medicine?
Minimum grade B/6 in English Language (as a first language), Maths and two sciences (Chemistry and Biology, or Double Science). If you hold Biology at A-Level/HL but not GCSE, Chemistry + Physics GCSE are accepted instead.
How does Leicester decide who gets a Medicine interview?
Leicester ranks you for interview on a single score out of 96, built from two equal halves: You're ranked within one of 4 groups (predicted A-Level, achieved A-Level, Graduate, Access), and internationals against internationals. Around 1,400 home applicants are interviewed each year.
What is the Medicine interview like at Leicester?
Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) assessing motivation, insight, communication, teamwork, empathy, problem-solving, numeracy and ethical judgement. Face-to-face for Home applicants, online for International. After interview, offers are decided on interview performance alone - ties are decided on all aspects of the application, including contextual markers.
Sources
Admissions policies change - always confirm with Leicester before finalising your UCAS choices.