What UCAT score do I need for University of St Andrews Medicine?

University of St Andrews has not published a fixed minimum score for 2027 entry. Instead: St Andrews does not score applications component by component. Applicants meeting academic, reference and work-experience hurdles are ranked purely on UCAT global score, with roughly the top 650 offered interview; where interview scores tie, UCAT global score is used again as the offer tiebreaker. A 10% UCAT score uplift applies for widening-participation applicants meeting eligibility criteria.

What interview format does University of St Andrews use for medicine?

Multiple Mini Interview: four stations of about six minutes each, assessing communication, critical thinking and ethical issues, with one role-play station against an actor. Home-fee applicants interview in person in St Andrews; other fee statuses interview online..

University of St Andrews Medicine: UCAT, A-Levels & Interview Requirements

University of St Andrews 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 medicine.

2027 UCAT cut off: Not published
How the UCAT is weighted: St Andrews does not score applications component by component. Applicants meeting academic, reference and work-experience hurdles are ranked purely on UCAT global score, with roughly the top 650 offered interview; where interview scores tie, UCAT global score is used again as the offer tiebreaker. A 10% UCAT score uplift applies for widening-participation applicants meeting eligibility criteria.
SJT policy: St Andrews' official pages do not name the Situational Judgement Test or state any SJT band cut-off; only the UCAT global score is described as used for ranking.
A-level requirements: Standard offer AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics. GCSEs: minimum five at grade A/7, taken at one sitting. Scottish Higher route: AAAAB in S5, predicted at least BBB in Highers/Advanced Highers.
Interview format: Multiple Mini Interview: four stations of about six minutes each, assessing communication, critical thinking and ethical issues, with one role-play station against an actor. Home-fee applicants interview in person in St Andrews; other fee statuses interview online.

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 St Andrews's own threshold, since University of St Andrews doesn't publish one for the current cycle.

UCAT Consortium, Test Statistics 2025

Standard A-level offer: Standard offer AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics. GCSEs: minimum five at grade A/7, taken at one sitting. Scottish Higher route: AAAAB in S5, predicted at least BBB in Highers/Advanced Highers. SJT policy: St Andrews' official pages do not name the Situational Judgement Test or state any SJT band cut-off; only the UCAT global score is described as used for ranking. Worth knowing: St Andrews' standard undergraduate route is a 3-year pre-clinical BSc with most students then moving to a partner medical school for clinical years; a newer standalone 5-year MBChB (Home/RUK fee status only) also exists and follows the same UCAT/interview process. St Andrews' own admissions pages still carried unrefreshed 2026-entry wording at the time of this check, so cycle-specific figures like the 'top 650' interview number should be treated as last-cycle reference points. 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 St Andrews admissions Last checked 2026-08-11.

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