Graduate Entry Medicine at Manchester: 2027 Entry

1. 1

   Sit the UCAT in 2026

   The result is valid for one application cycle only. Reapplicants must sit the UCAT again.

2. 2

   Manchester sets the threshold in November

   Once UCAT results for its applicants arrive, Manchester calculates a threshold from the standard of that year's scores. It cannot be confirmed in advance and varies year on year.

3. 3

   Threshold plus SJT Band 1 or 2

   If you meet the threshold, achieve SJT Band 1 or 2 and meet the minimum academic requirements (degree subject, GCSEs, predicted classification), you will likely be invited to interview. SJT Band 3 or 4 is not currently considered, a policy Manchester says it will review as the UCAT changes.

4. 4

   Ranking if interview slots run short

   Where high scorers outnumber interview slots, Manchester ranks candidates by UCAT total score and SJT band.

The 2025 and 2024 figures sit on the old four-subtest scale and cannot be compared directly with 2026. Manchester says its data is for information only and should not be used to predict future cycles.

• Format: five-station multiple mini interview, each station marked by a separate interviewer. Manchester is considering replacing one station with a group task for the 2026/7 cycle and will confirm the format in the invitation.
• Timing: eight minutes per station with a two-minute gap between stations. You start at a random station.
• Mode: you choose online via Zoom or on campus. Spaces in each format are limited and allocated first come, first served, and both are assessed in the same way.
• Preparation material: no information is given in advance, and there is no reading or writing component at any station.
• Interviewers: university and clinical staff, with patient and lay representatives, current medical students and simulated patients also involved.
• When: usually December to early March, with details sent to the email address on your UCAS application.

The interview is not an academic test. Manchester says it looks for the values and behaviours expected of a medical student, and lists areas that could be tested: communication, your reasons for choosing medicine, what you gained from caring experience, an informed layperson's view of current issues, and your ability to summarise an ethical problem. It describes its style as conversational and says spontaneous but well-thought-out answers are more likely to impress than rehearsed ones.

Manchester says it does not endorse commercial interview preparation and points applicants to the Medical Schools Council resources. For dates across other schools, see the interview dates table.

• Manchester has not yet set fees for 2027 entry. For reference, the 2026/27 home fee is £9,790 (subject to Parliamentary approval). International students pay £36,200 for year one, and the clinical years two to four are charged at the rate for the year you enter year two: £60,900 for students entering them in 2026.
• From year two, the NHS contributes to tuition fees and a means-tested amount towards living costs for eligible students ordinarily resident in England.
• International applicants are welcome. The admissions FAQs say a small number of additional places, including on the Graduate Entry Programme, are available under an exemption for students sponsored by an overseas government agency or fully self-funding.
• A-levels of BBB at the first sitting are required if you are still studying for your degree; they are waived once you hold a 2:1. A101 is not eligible for contextual offers.
• Work experience is expected before interview, with no set number of hours. Shadowing is not essential, and Manchester may ask for confirmation of your work experience.
• Manchester accepts at most two consecutive applications, and reapplicants must retake the UCAT and show a material difference in their application.
• Deferred entry is welcome, preferably flagged at the point of application. Transfers are not considered.