A100 MBBS/BSc · 2027 entry · home applicants
Imperial medicine entry requirements
Imperial is a pure high-UCAT play: with A*AA and a single GCSE (English at 6) banked, your UCAT is the whole shortlisting decision — and the published bar of 2320/2700 is among the UK’s highest. The reward for clearing it: roughly four in five interviewees got an offer in 2025.
The requirements
Source: Imperial’s published entry requirements and A100 FOI FAQ.
How Imperial actually scores you
After an academic screen on predicted grades, every eligible applicant is ranked by total UCAT score — GCSEs and A-levels above the minimum do not score — and about the top third are invited to interview. Imperial publishes the threshold each year:
| Entry year | Home | Contextual | Overseas | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (first UCAT year) | 3020 | 2830 | 3080 | /3600 |
| 2026 (latest) | 2320 | 2170 | 2310 | /2700 |
Published thresholds (Imperial A100 FOI FAQ). Set yearly by the pool and interview capacity, so they move — and the /3600 and /2700 scales are not directly comparable. Note the overseas line sits right next to Home: Imperial is no easier as an international applicant.
One sitting, or you’re out
Imperial requires all three A-levels from the same sitting — an A-level resit normally makes you ineligible, whatever your UCAT. If you’re resitting, this is a wasted UCAS choice; several strong schools accept resits without penalty.
So is your UCAT actually enough?
The published line tells you last year’s bar — not whether your score survives this year’s drift, or how Imperial compares with the other high-UCAT schools for your exact profile. That margin is what we model:
Interview and offers
The interview is a six-station MMI, each station scored for content and communication — and the offer is decided on the MMI total alone: your UCAT does not carry forward. In 2025 entry about 78% of interviewees received an offer (662 of 852), one of the highest conversion rates in the UK.
| Entry | Applications | Interviews | App → int | Offers | Int → offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (BMAT) | 3937 | 902 | 23% | 425 | 47% |
| 2023 (BMAT) | 3382 | 975 | 29% | 637 | 65% |
| 2024 (BMAT) | 3471 | 844 | 24% | 643 | 76% |
| 2025 (UCAT) | 2130 | 852 | 40% | 662 | 78% |
| 2026 (UCAT) | 1886 | 870 | 46% | TBC | TBC |
Imperial A100 FOI FAQ, blended across all domiciles. Applications fell sharply after the BMAT-to-UCAT switch, so the application-to-interview rate has actually risen.
Imperial medicine FAQs
What UCAT score do I need for Imperial medicine?
Imperial publishes its threshold each year through its FOI FAQ. For 2026 entry it was 2320/2700 for Home applicants, 2170 contextual and 2310 overseas — among the highest bars in the UK. Selection to interview is on total UCAT alone, and the threshold moves yearly with the pool, so aim clearly above the latest line.
Do GCSEs matter for Imperial medicine?
Barely. The only GCSE requirement is grade 6/B in English — Imperial does not even require GCSE Maths, and your wider GCSE profile is not scored. A wall of 9s gives no advantage over the minimum.
What A-level grades does Imperial require?
A*AA in three A-levels taken at the same time, with the A* and an A across Biology and Chemistry (the A* in either) and an A in your third subject. Contextual applicants may hold the A* in any subject. Predictions above the minimum give no advantage — shortlisting is UCAT alone.
Does Imperial accept A-level resits?
No — your A-levels must come from the same sitting, so a resit normally rules you out. Where exam results were affected by illness, the situation should be outlined in the UCAS reference. GCSE resits to reach the English grade 6 are not restricted.
Is the UCAT SJT used at Imperial?
As a gate: Band 3 is the minimum and Band 4 is discounted — effectively an automatic rejection. The SJT does not otherwise add to your ranking. The personal statement is read only at MMI Station 1 (Commitment to Medicine), not at shortlisting.
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