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University of Birmingham

A green campus university at Edgbaston, near central Birmingham; IB offers are set mainly in HL grades, 6,5,5 to 7,6,6, with 32 points overall.

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In English
Every degree
City
Birmingham
Apply via
UCAS
Next deadline
15 Oct 2026

Deadlines

  1. 15 October 2026

    UCAS deadline for Medicine and Dentistry
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Thirteen months before the course starts. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application. Admissions tests for these courses register earlier still, and the registration deadline is not the test date.

    UCAS’s deadline for these courses, three months before everyone else’s. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application, so treat 18:00 UK time on 15 October as the end. Admissions test registration closes even earlier.

    Source

  2. 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    Equal consideration date for most courses
    Equal consideration
    Details

    The 13th for 2027 entry, where 2026 entry used the 14th. The date moves between cycles, so a figure remembered from a sibling’s year is worth re-checking.

    Every application that arrives by this time must be given equal consideration. Applications after it are only looked at if places remain.

    Source

  3. 13 January 2027

    UCAS deadline (all other courses), 18:00 UK time
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (4 more)

  1. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

    Source

  2. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

  4. 23 September 2027, 18:00 UK time

    Final date for 2027 entry applications
    Hard deadline
    Details

    After this the cycle is closed.

    Last date to apply at all for autumn 2027.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What you could study here

Every degree here is taught in English. What it is known for:

Medicine and Surgery

MBChB · 5 yrs

6,6,6 at HL with Chemistry and a second science (Biology, Physics or Maths); 32 points minimum.

Medicine

Physics and Astrophysics

BSc · 3 yrs

7,6,6 at HL including Maths and Physics, with the 7 in Maths or Physics; 32 points minimum.

Sciences

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

BSc · 3 yrs

6,6,6 to 6,5,5 at HL plus 32 points overall, depending on how many preferred science subjects you take (Biology, Chemistry, Maths, PE…

Sport

Search all its degrees

5 faculties: what each looks for

What it asks of IB students

Offers are three HL grades plus a minimum of 32 points: 7,6,6 for A*AA courses, 6,6,6 for AAA, 6,6,5 for AAB, 6,5,5 for ABB. Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences set their own IB offers.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

Your HL grades carry the offer: 32 points overall is only the floor, so three strong HL subjects matter more than a high total.

All 3 notes
  • Your HL grades carry the offer: 32 points overall is only the floor, so three strong HL subjects matter more than a high total.
  • Medicine's 2027 course page shows international fees of £33,750 a year for years 1-2 and £53,880 for years 3-5; other course pages still say 'to be confirmed'.
  • Birmingham also runs a campus in Dubai with its own entry requirements, so check which campus a course page belongs to.

Sources
  1. Birmingham — Undergraduate study — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Birmingham — Undergraduate subject areas — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Birmingham — Undergraduate entry requirements (IB policy) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Birmingham — How to apply (September 2027 deadlines) — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Birmingham — International Business BSc (fees to be confirmed for 2027) — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Birmingham Dubai — Entry requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  7. UCAT — Test dates — checked 2026-09-25
  8. Birmingham — Medicine and Surgery MBChB, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  9. Birmingham — Physics and Astrophysics BSc, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  10. Birmingham — Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences BSc, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  11. Birmingham — Our Colleges — checked 2026-09-30
  12. Birmingham — Undergraduate courses in the College of Arts and Law — checked 2026-09-30
  13. Birmingham — Engineering and Physical Sciences undergraduate degree courses — checked 2026-09-30
  14. Birmingham — College of Life and Environmental Sciences — checked 2026-09-30
  15. Birmingham — College of Medicine and Health — checked 2026-09-30
  16. Birmingham — College of Social Sciences — checked 2026-09-30