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University of Cambridge · United Kingdom

Natural Sciences

A three-year science degree in Cambridge.

Where
CambridgeUnited Kingdom
Degree
BA (Hons) and MSci
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 October 2026
Admission
SelectiveEntrance exam
EU/EEA fee
£46,872 a yearoverseas fee, 2027
More facts
Degree
BA (Hons) and MSci
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 12 October to 16 October 2026

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - October sitting
    Details

    Published as "tests 12-16 October 2026". Oxford and Cambridge applicants must use this October sitting apart from a few exceptions. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  2. 15 October 2026

    Applications close
    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

  3. 22 October 2026

    My Cambridge Application and transcripts due, 18:00 UK time
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (3 more)

  1. 15 October 2026

    LNAT (Law): last day to sit the test
    DetailsSource

  2. 27 January 2027

    Decisions for applicants interviewed in December
    DetailsSource

  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

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What it is

One broad science degree across 14 departments. You choose three sciences plus a maths course in year one, stay flexible through year two, then specialise in year three, or keep both biological and physical strands. An optional fourth year gives an MSci.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 41 points
  • Maths HL (AA or AI)Physical stream expects AA; Biological recommends AA, accepts AI
  • Biology, Chemistry or Physics HLTwo different subjects from this list
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Cambridge

Minimum offers are 41–42 points out of 45 with 776 at HL. Some colleges ask 777 or a higher total, and you may need a 7 in named subjects; HL subjects count as A levels for subject requirements.

Where it says so

Check it on undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • Entrance exam
    • Interview
    • IB grades
    ESAT (Maths 1 plus two modules) on 12-16 Oct 2026 before shortlisting; interviews 7-18 Dec. You apply through a college and declare Biological or Physical.
Sources (2)
  1. Natural Sciences at Cambridge — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at Cambridge

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