Complete List of Universities that Require UCAT

The UCAT was known as the UKCAT before 2019, and it's the most common admissions test required by medical applicants.

If you’re thinking about applying to study Medicine or Dentistry then you’ll almost definitely have to take the University Clinical Aptitude Test because it’s used in the selection process by the majority of medical and dental schools in the UK.

Don't get caught out!

We’ve put together this helpful list so you can check if the universities you’re interested in applying to study at require applicants to take the UCAT.

We always recommend that when you’re considering a university you double-check their entry requirements on their website too so you don’t miss anything. 😊

Here's the complete list of UK Medical and Dental Schools that require the UCAT exam

Institution	Course Code(s)
University of Aberdeen	A100 Medicine A201 Dental Surgery BDS (Graduate-Entry Pathway)
Anglia Ruskin University	A100 Medicine
Aston University	A100 Medicine
University of Birmingham	A100 Medicine A101 Graduate-Entry Medicine A200 Dentistry
University of Bristol	A100 Medicine A108 Gateway to Medicine A206 Dentistry A208 Gateway to Dentistry
Brunel University	A100 Medicine
Cardiff University	A100* Medicine A104 Medicine with a Foundation Year A200 Dentistry A204 Dentistry Entry Programme for Medical Graduates
University of Dundee	A100 Medicine A104 Medicine with a Foundation Year A200 Dentistry
University of East Anglia	A100 Medicine A104 Medicine with a Foundation Year
Edge Hill University	A100 Medicine A110 Medicine with a Foundation Year
University of Edinburgh	A100 Medicine
University of Exeter	A100* Medicine
University of Glasgow	A100 Medicine A200 Dentistry
Hull York Medical School	A100 Medicine A101 Medicine with a Gateway Year
Keele University	A100* Medicine A104 Medicine with a Foundation Year
Kent and Medway Medical School	A100 Medicine
King's College London	A100 Medicine A101 Extended Medical Degree Programme A102 Graduate-Entry Medicine A202 Graduate-Entry Dentistry A205 Dentistry A206 Dentistry
University of Leicester	A100 Medicine A199 Medicine with a Foundation Year
University of Liverpool	A100* Medicine A200 Dentistry
University of Manchester	A104 Medicine with a Foundation Year A106 Medicine A204 Dentistry Entry Programme for Medical Graduates A206 Dentistry
University of Newcastle	A100 Medicine A101 Graduate-Entry Medicine A206 Dentistry
University of Nottingham	A100 Medicine A10L Medicine (Lincoln Pathway) A108 Gateway to Medicine A18L Medicine with a Foundation Year (Lincoln Pathway)
Plymouth University	A100 Medicine A206 Dentistry
Queen Mary University of London	A100 Medicine A101 Graduate-Entry Medicine A110 Medicine with a Foundation Year A120 Certificate in Clinical Foundation Studies A200 Dentistry
Queen’s University Belfast	A100 Medicine A200* Dentistry
University of Sheffield	A100 Medicine A101 Graduate-Entry Medicine A200 Dentistry
University of Southampton	A100 Medicine A101 Graduate-Entry Medicine A102 Medicine Widening Participation programme
University of St Andrews	A100 Medicine A990 Medicine (for Canadian Students only)
St George’s, University of London	A100 Medicine
University of Sunderland	A100 Medicine
University of Warwick	A101 Graduate-Entry Medicine