University of Bristol Dentistry: UCAT, A-Levels & Interview Requirements
University of Bristol has not published a fixed UCAT cut-off for 2027 entry. Here's how UCAT, A-levels, SJT and the interview all fit together for dentistry.
- 2027 UCAT cut off
- Not published
- How the UCAT is weighted
- Once minimum academic entry requirements are met, applications are scored with 100% weighting on the UCAT combined subtest score (excluding SJT), which is used to select candidates for interview. UCAT is also the primary tie-breaker between applicants with identical interview scores.
- SJT policy
- UCAT Situational Judgement Test must be sat but is explicitly excluded from the score used to select applicants for interview; no separate SJT band cut-off is published.
- A-level requirements
- Standard offer AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics. Contextual offer ABB. GCSE: grade 7/A in Mathematics and grade 4/C in English or equivalent.
- Interview format
- Single structured panel interview, not MMI, with four assessors, lasting approximately 45-60 minutes, held online via Zoom. Candidates also prepare and present two set tasks in advance. Interviews run late December through March.
National benchmark, for context
For context, the UCAT Consortium's own 2025 statistics report a mean cognitive score of 1891 (out of 2,700) across 41,354 tests, with the median (5th decile) at 1880 and the top decile at 2220+. This is a national figure, not University of Bristol's own threshold, since University of Bristol doesn't publish one for the current cycle.
UCAT Consortium, Test Statistics 2025Standard A-level offer: Standard offer AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics. Contextual offer ABB. GCSE: grade 7/A in Mathematics and grade 4/C in English or equivalent. SJT policy: UCAT Situational Judgement Test must be sat but is explicitly excluded from the score used to select applicants for interview; no separate SJT band cut-off is published. Worth knowing: A third-party-cited historical cut-off figure (2,340 home / 1,970 overseas) does not appear in Bristol's own admissions document and is not treated as fact here. Always confirm against the official page before applying, since this is the most recent published position rather than a guarantee for the live cycle.
Source: University of Bristol admissions Last checked 2026-08-11.
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- Cardiff DentistryAlso uses UCAT as a tie-breaker and folds UCAT into a combined score
- Glasgow DentistryAlso asks AAA at A-level
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