The 22 four-year courses open to graduates, side by side: which test each one uses, which degrees it accepts, who can apply and how it interviews. Below the table are the medical schools that have no graduate course, and what a graduate does there instead.
By Dr Akash Gandhi · Last checked: 22 September 2026
22 UK courses offer four-year graduate entry medicine for 2027 entry: Bangor, Cambridge, Cardiff, Chester, King's, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Pears Cumbria, Queen Mary, ScotGEM, Sheffield, Southampton, St George's, Surrey, Swansea, UEA, Ulster, Warwick and Worcester.
15 of them accept a 2:1 in any degree subject. 4 use GAMSAT only (Liverpool, ScotGEM, St George's and Ulster), 6 accept GAMSAT or UCAT, and the rest use the UCAT. 10 accept international applicants.
UCL, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol and most other medical schools have no graduate course: graduates apply to the standard five or six-year degree, sometimes with shortcuts such as skipping the intercalated year. Those schools are listed below the main table.
Alphabetical. Each school links to its own page with the full requirements, interview format, dates and sources.
| Course | Test | Degree | Who can apply | Places | Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BangorA101 · BMBS · Bangor | UCAT (ranked, no minimum); RPEL route adds an exam | 2:1 in a feeder degree or a medically relevant degree | Permanent UK residents with home fee status | 20 each year (no year stated) | In-person MMI in Bangor: 6 stations |
| CambridgeA101 · MB BChir · Cambridge | UCAT (cognitive score; no minimum) | 2:1 any subject, plus A*A*A (ABB with a first) | Home fee status only | 28 accepted (2025 cycle) | College MMI, mostly December |
| CardiffA101 · MBBCh · Cardiff | UCAT (sat July to October of the year you apply) | First or 2:1 in one of four feeder degrees; BDS | Feeder graduates and dentists; UK only (MSC) | Not published; max 2 for dentists | MMI; no offer without interview |
| ChesterA101 · MBChB · Chester | UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT (threshold unpublished) | 2:1 any subject, or 2:2 with a Master's or Doctorate | Home and international; 70 hours of work experience | Not published | Six MMI stations, two assessors each |
| King'sA102 · MBBS · London | UCAT (same year); SJT used at shortlisting | 2:1 bioscience with Biology and Chemistry content | Home fee payers only | Not published for A102 (410 across all KCL medicine) | Required; November to May |
| LiverpoolA101 · MBChB · Liverpool | GAMSAT only, 50 overall and in each section | 2:1 any subject, or 2:2 plus master's or PhD | Home students only; Form B by 22 October | Up to 30 (2027 entry) | Likely MMI on campus; about 120 interviews |
| ManchesterA101 · MBChB · Manchester | UCAT; yearly threshold, SJT Band 1 or 2 | 2:1 in life sciences or a health profession | Home and international applicants | Not published (91 home offers, 2026 entry) | Five-station MMI, Zoom or on campus |
| NewcastleA101 · MB BS · Newcastle upon Tyne | UCAT total alone ranks for interview; SJT Band 4 out | 2:1 any subject; or 5+ years as a registered professional | Home and international (ranked separately) | Currently 25 (no year stated) | Home: MMI on campus; international: panel of two |
| NottinghamA101 · BMBS (Hons) · Nottingham | UCAT from 2027 entry (GAMSAT no longer accepted) | 2:1 any subject, or 2:2 plus Merit master's | Home and international applicants | Not published | 9 and 11 Dec 2026; home in person, intl on Teams |
| OxfordA101 · BM BCh · Oxford | UCAT (sat July to September 2026) | 2:1 in applied or experimental science | Home and international; A-level Chemistry needed | Approximately 40 to 45 | Online at two colleges, 17 and 18 Dec 2026 |
| Pears CumbriaA102 · MBBS (awarded by Imperial College London) · Carlisle | GAMSAT or UCAT | 2:1 in a biosciences or allied healthcare degree | Home fee status only | Planned first cohort of 58 (2025); 2027 not published | MMI, may be blended with in-person interviews |
| Queen MaryA101 · MBBS · London | UCAT: 4th decile or above, SJT Band 1 to 3 | 2:1 biomedical sciences, or any subject plus science A levels | Home fee payers only | 39 (September 2027) | Online panel, January to February |
| ScotGEMA101 · MBChB (awarded jointly by St Andrews and Dundee) · St Andrews and Dundee | GAMSAT (2025 entry cut-off: 50, no subset below 42) | 1st or 2:1 in any subject, plus Chemistry or Biology | Home (Scotland) and RUK fee status only | 70 (2025 figure) | MMI, usually at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
| SheffieldA101 · MBChB · Sheffield | UCAT (minimum 1800/2700 for 2027 entry) | 2:1 in an approved life sciences subject, plus BBB | Home applicants meeting two widening participation criteria | 24 (2027-28 course page) | In-person MMI, December 2026 to January 2027 |
| SouthamptonA101 · BMBS · Southampton | UCAT (ranked; no published cut-off) | 2:1 in any subject; no A-levels needed | Home applicants only | Not published | In-person selection day: interview and group task |
| St George'sA101 · MBBS · London | GAMSAT: 50 per section plus yearly cut-off (56, 2026 cycle) | 2:1 any subject, or 2:2 plus a postgraduate degree | Home fee payers only | 71 (2025/6 entry) | MMI, usually in person (6 stations in the 2026 cycle) |
| SurreyA101 · BMBS · Guildford | GAMSAT; UCAT only for five science degrees | 2:1 in any subject | Home and international applicants | Not published | Online MMI under one hour; dates TBC |
| SwanseaA101 · MB BCh · Swansea | GAMSAT or UCAT (MCAT for international applicants) | 2:1 any subject, or 2:2 plus a Masters or PhD | Home and international | Not published | Assessment day: 3 stations of 20 or 30 minutes |
| UEAA101 · MBBS · Norwich | GAMSAT, or UCAT with a recent biomedical degree | 2:1, any subject on the GAMSAT route | UK (home) fee payers only | 30 (2027 entry, subject to OfS) | Six-station MMI on campus, Feb to Mar |
| UlsterA101 · MBBS · Derry~Londonderry | GAMSAT only (50 in each section) | 2:1 in any discipline, or a Masters at 60% | Priority to NI and ROI residents; fewer GB places | Not published | MMI, maximum two attempts |
| WarwickA101 · MBChB · Coventry | UCAT (VR at or above the mean; 2026 lowest invited 1,910/2700) | 2:1 in any subject, or 2:2 plus Master's or PhD | Home and international (up to 13 places) | 203 | In-person MMI, 15 to 18 December 2026 |
| WorcesterA101 · MBChB · Worcester | UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT; then Casper | 1st or 2:1 in any subject, or 2:2 plus Masters | Home and international; local preference | Not published | Two panel interviews after shortlisting |
Figures carry the entry year the university states, and a place count from an earlier year is labelled with that year. Last checked: 22 September 2026.
Accept a 2:1 in any subject (15)
GAMSAT only (4)
UCAT only (12)
Open to international applicants (10)
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Bangor graduate entry medicine
Twenty places a year at the North Wales Medical School, open to four feeder degrees and, through an assessed route with its own entrance exam, to graduates of other degrees relevant to medicine.
Cambridge graduate entry medicine
A four-year MB BChir for home students with a 2:1 in any subject, where your A-level grades, your healthcare experience and a College interview all shape the decision.
Cardiff graduate entry medicine
A four-year MBBCh that opens only to graduates of four named feeder degrees and a small number of dentists. If your degree is not on the list, Cardiff points you to its five-year course instead.
Chester graduate entry medicine
Chester's four-year MBChB is open to graduates of any subject, accepts UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT, and asks every applicant for 70 hours of recent, relevant work experience.
King's graduate entry medicine
King's has run its four-year graduate entry course since 2004 for bioscience graduates, now in London and at a Portsmouth branch campus, with a separate new route for qualified healthcare professionals.
Liverpool graduate entry medicine
A four-year MBChB for home graduates that starts in early August and selects for interview on points for GAMSAT, degree, healthcare employment, voluntary work and widening participation, with the experience evidence submitted through a separate online form.
Manchester graduate entry medicine
A four-year MBChB for life science and health profession graduates, selected for interview on UCAT: meet the threshold with SJT Band 1 or 2 and the minimum academic criteria, and you will likely be interviewed. Manchester also publishes its own application data by entry year.
Newcastle graduate entry medicine
An accelerated MB BS for graduates of any discipline and experienced healthcare professionals, where your total UCAT score alone decides who is interviewed, then counts for half of the final ranking.
Nottingham graduate entry medicine
For 2027 entry Nottingham's four-year BMBS changes its admissions test from GAMSAT to UCAT, scores the UCAT out of 50 with verbal reasoning counted twice, and interviews on two December dates. The degree can be in any subject.
Oxford graduate entry medicine
A four-year BM BCh for graduates in applied or experimental science, with around 40 to 45 places. You apply through UCAS and an Oxford supplementary form, sit the UCAT, and if shortlisted are interviewed online at two of eleven colleges.
Pears Cumbria graduate entry medicine
Imperial's graduate entry MBBS is delivered entirely in Cumbria, for home students with a bioscience or allied healthcare degree, and its interview asks what you would bring to the region.
Queen Mary graduate entry medicine
Thirty-nine places for 2027, a UCAT gate at the fourth decile, and a panel interview online, followed by clinical years across east London and Essex.
ScotGEM graduate entry medicine
ScotGEM is a four-year graduate course run by St Andrews and Dundee with NHS partners and designed around generalist practice in rural Scotland. Expect months of living and training in the Highlands or Dumfries and Galloway.
Sheffield graduate entry medicine
Sheffield's four-year A101 course has 24 places, and every one is reserved for home life sciences graduates who meet at least two widening participation criteria. Check both rules before anything else.
Southampton graduate entry medicine
BM4 takes a 2:1 in any subject, asks for no A-levels and gives no preference to science degrees. What decides your chances is your UCAT score, then one in-person selection day with an interview and a group task.
St George's graduate entry medicine
A Tooting course open to graduates of any degree subject, selected on GAMSAT and a multiple mini interview, with past cut-offs and applicant numbers published by the university.
Surrey graduate entry medicine
Surrey's four-year BMBS takes a 2:1 in any subject and interviews online. Which admissions test you can use depends on what you studied: GAMSAT works for every degree, UCAT only for five science subjects.
Swansea graduate entry medicine
A four-year MB BCh in Swansea open to graduates of any discipline, home or international, where your test score earns the interview and the assessment day alone decides the offer.
UEA graduate entry medicine
A four-year MBBS for home fee payers with two ways in: GAMSAT with a 2:1 in any subject, or UCAT if you hold a recent biomedical-related degree. Your test score and your interview count equally at the offer stage.
Ulster graduate entry medicine
Ulster's graduate-entry medical school in Derry~Londonderry takes graduates of any subject through GAMSAT, gives priority to Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland residents, and starts in August.
Warwick graduate entry medicine
Warwick's MBChB admits only graduates, and the university describes it as the UK's largest graduate-entry medical programme. Before your UCAT total counts, your Verbal Reasoning score has to reach the mean of every test-taker.
Worcester graduate entry medicine
Worcester's Three Counties Medical School accepts UCAT, GAMSAT or MCAT, and it gives preference to local, first-generation and NHS-experienced applicants. Shortlisted applicants then sit Casper and two panel interviews.
No league table ranks graduate entry courses on their own. These are the positions of each university's medical school in the two main UK tables for 2027, which also cover its standard course.
| Graduate course | Complete University Guide 2027 | Guardian 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1 | 2 |
| Oxford | 2 | 3 |
| Cardiff | 9 | 17 |
| Swansea | 12 | 9 |
| ScotGEM (St Andrews) | 14 | 13 |
| Manchester | 15 | 27 |
| King's | 17 | 25 |
| Queen Mary | 19 | 20 |
| Sheffield | 20 | 38 |
| UEA | 22 | 23 |
| St George's | 23 | 33 |
| Liverpool | 24 | 6 |
| Newcastle | 25 | 28 |
| Nottingham | 29 | 35 |
| Southampton | 30 | 21 |
| Warwick | 33 | 5 |
| Ulster | Not ranked | 34 |
| Bangor | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Chester | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Pears Cumbria | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Surrey | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Worcester | Not ranked | Not ranked |
Newer schools are often too young to appear in either table. For every UK medical school, with both tables side by side, see the UK medical school rankings.
These schools do not run a four-year graduate course for 2027 entry. Graduates can still apply, usually to the standard course.
| School | Route for graduates | Test |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | No graduate course in London. Imperial's four-year graduate entry MBBS (A102) is taught entirely at the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine in Carlisle, for home fee payers with a 2:1 in a bioscience or allied health degree. Pears Cumbria graduate entry → Source | GAMSAT or UCAT (Carlisle course) |
| University of Dundee | Dundee teaches years 3 and 4 of ScotGEM, the four-year graduate course run with St Andrews. Its own five-year A100 takes graduates with a 2:1 in a relevant life science as their first degree. ScotGEM graduate entry → Source | GAMSAT (ScotGEM); UCAT (A100) |
| UCL | Graduates apply to A100 with a 2:1 from a UK university and finish in five years, because UK graduates are exempt from the intercalated BSc year. Source | UCAT (GAMSAT not accepted) |
| University of Birmingham | Graduates apply to the five-year A100 with a first or 2:1 in any subject, plus A-levels (typically ABB with Chemistry), which can be waived if the degree is more than 50% biomedical science. Source | UCAT |
| University of Leicester | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 in any discipline, plus BBB or ABC at A-level including a B in Chemistry or Biology; a later Master's or PhD does not make up for a lower first degree. Source | UCAT |
| Keele University | Five-year A100 with a first or 2:1 in any subject, plus BBB at A-level and the GCSE requirements. Graduates without those school qualifications can sit GAMSAT in their place. Source | UCAT, plus GAMSAT if A-level or GCSE requirements are not met |
| University of Exeter | Graduates apply to the five-year BMBS and are ranked on GAMSAT alone: the degree itself is not scored and there is no minimum degree class (2027 admissions policy). Source | GAMSAT |
| University of Plymouth | Previous degrees are not considered. Graduates apply to the five-year BMBS and are shortlisted on GAMSAT results alone. Source | GAMSAT |
| University of Edinburgh | Graduates can apply to the six-year A100 and skip the intercalated year. HCP-Med is a separate five-year route for healthcare professionals practising in Scotland, applied for directly. Source | UCAT |
| University of Bristol | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 plus BBB at A-level, including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Maths. Source | UCAT |
| University of Leeds | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 awarded in the last three years plus ABB at A-level in Chemistry and Biology. Leeds A101 is its Gateway year, not a graduate course. Source | UCAT only |
| University of Glasgow | Five-year A100, Year 1 entry only, with a 2:1 in a relevant science degree from the last seven years; other degrees need recent Chemistry and Biology. Source | UCAT only |
| University of Aberdeen | Five-year A100, Year 1 entry only, with no exemptions. A 2:1 at first sitting within the last six years, plus Chemistry at grade B. Source | UCAT |
| Queen's University Belfast | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 in the first degree plus ABB at A-level at first attempt, including Chemistry (2027 admissions policy). Source | UCAT |
| Lancaster University | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 averaging at least 65%, plus BBB or AAB at A-level depending on the degree subject. Lancaster A104 is a Gateway year. Source | UCAT |
| Hull York Medical School | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 plus BBB at A-level, and a grounding in Biology and Chemistry from A-level or the degree. Source | UCAT |
| Kent and Medway Medical School | Five-year A100 with a UK 2:1 in an accepted subject. Graduates are assessed as a separate group with their own UCAT threshold, and Casper is also required. Source | UCAT and Casper |
| Brighton and Sussex Medical School | Five-year course, Year 1 entry, with a first or 2:1 science degree showing biology and chemistry, plus at least BBB at A-level. Source | UCAT |
| University of Lincoln | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 in a relevant degree plus GCSEs, or a 2:1 in any degree plus the A-level requirements. The degree must be conferred by 7 August 2027. Source | UCAT |
| Aston University | Five-year A100 with a 2:1 in any discipline plus ABB at A-level in Chemistry and Biology. Source | UCAT |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Graduates start in Year 1 with a 2:1 awarded in the last five years. Nursing and paramedic science degrees are not accepted. Source | UCAT only |
| Edge Hill University | Graduates need a 2:1 in a science-related degree awarded in the two years before applying, plus ABB at A-level in Biology and Chemistry. Source | UCAT |
| University of Sunderland | Standard five-year MBChB with a 2:1 in any subject from the last five years, plus BBB at A-level. GAMSAT can stand in for missing A-levels or science GCSEs. Source | UCAT (GAMSAT only in place of missing school qualifications) |
| University of Buckingham | One 4.5-year MBChB for everyone, starting in January, with private fees. Graduates need a 2:1 in a subject related to medicine. Source | Buckingham's own assessment (no UCAT or GAMSAT) |
| Brunel University of London | Five-year MBBS with a 2:1 in a subject relevant to medicine, or a relevant Master's with Merit. Home graduates cannot get a tuition fee loan for the first four years. Source | UCAT or GAMSAT (home applicants) |
| University of Lancashire (UCLan) | Graduates with a 2:1 in an applied science or allied health subject are considered for the five-year course; other degrees also need BBB at A-level. Source | UCAT |
UCAS allows four medicine choices, and graduate entry and standard entry courses can be mixed. Many graduates start from their test: with a GAMSAT score, the GAMSAT courses above are the natural shortlist; with a UCAT score, the UCAT courses and the standard courses that welcome graduates. The graduate entry medicine guide covers funding, competition and how the four-year courses differ from the five-year ones, and the GAMSAT overview explains the test itself.
Interview dates for every school, including the graduate courses, are in the UK medical school interview dates table.
Everything else on the site that a graduate applicant is likely to need, from funding and the admissions tests to the personal statement and interviews.
The background: how the four-year courses work, what they cost and how to weigh one school against another.
Which test each course uses is in the table above. These guides cover the tests themselves.
UCAS timing, the personal statement and the experience graduate courses ask for.
Each school page gives that course's format and dates. These cover preparation for any interview.
For graduates who want to compare the four-year courses with other ways into medicine or dentistry.
Support for each stage of a graduate application, from the test to the interview.
Mock MMI and panel interviews in your school's format, with written feedback after every session.
For 2027 entry, 22 UK courses offer four-year graduate entry medicine: Bangor, Cambridge, Cardiff, Chester, King's, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Pears Cumbria, Queen Mary, ScotGEM, Sheffield, Southampton, St George's, Surrey, Swansea, UEA, Ulster, Warwick and Worcester. ScotGEM is run jointly by St Andrews and Dundee, and Imperial's graduate course is the Pears Cumbria programme taught in Carlisle.
15 courses accept a 2:1 in any subject for 2027 entry: Cambridge, Chester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Queen Mary, ScotGEM, Southampton, St George's, Surrey, Swansea, UEA, Ulster, Warwick and Worcester. The others ask for a science, life science or health degree, and Cardiff and Bangor recruit mainly from named feeder degrees. Some any-subject courses still set A-level or test conditions, so check the school's page.
GAMSAT only: Liverpool, ScotGEM, St George's and Ulster. GAMSAT or UCAT: Chester, Pears Cumbria, Surrey, Swansea, UEA and Worcester. Every other course uses the UCAT. Nottingham switched from GAMSAT to UCAT for 2027 entry.
Yes, at 10 of the 22 courses for 2027 entry: Chester, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Surrey, Swansea, Ulster, Warwick and Worcester. Most of the others are open to home fee payers only, and Ulster gives priority to residents of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
UCL and Birmingham do not run a four-year graduate course: graduates apply to their standard courses, and UCL's graduates skip the intercalated year so finish in five years. Imperial's only graduate course is taught at the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine in Carlisle, not in London.
No league table ranks graduate entry courses separately, so there is no official "best". The rankings rank each medical school as a whole: among the universities that run a four-year graduate course for 2027 entry, the highest placed in the Complete University Guide 2027 are Cambridge, Oxford, Cardiff, Swansea, St Andrews (ScotGEM). The best course for you depends more on which test you have sat, whether your degree subject is accepted and whether you are a home or international applicant.
Four years at every course in the table, compared with five or six years for standard entry medicine. It leads to the same primary medical qualification and the same Foundation Programme as the longer courses.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each school's page. Hero: Old Medical School, University of Edinburgh by GenJack, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped.
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