Complete List of Universities that Require UCAT

The UCAT is the most common admissions test required by medical and dental applicants.

If you’re thinking about applying to study Medicine, Dentistry or Physician Associate studies then you might be required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) because it’s used in the selection process by the majority of medical and dental schools in the UK.

* It’s worth noting that prior to 2019 the UCAT admissions test was known as the UKCAT.

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.

When you’re closer to applying, we always recommend double-checking individual university websites for their entry requirements directly so that you don’t miss anything. To help with this research, we’ve helpfully linked to each uni for you! 😊

Here's the complete list of UK Medical and Dental Schools that require you to have sat the UCAT

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 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 A200 Dentistry
University of Central Lancashire	A100* Medicine A202 Dentistry
University Chester	A101 Medicine
University of Dundee	A100 Medicine 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 A108 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 A300 Physician Associate Studies (MSc) A301 Physician Associate Studies (PGDip)
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 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 BB96 Physician Associate Studies (MPAS)
University of Sunderland	A100 Medicine
University of Surrey	A101 Graduate-entry Medicine
University of Warwick	A101 Graduate-entry Medicine
University of Worcester	A101 Graduate-entry Medicine