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Edinburgh · United Kingdom · Research university

University of Edinburgh

Scotland's capital and about 330 undergraduate degrees; most take four years, with a range of subjects in years 1 and 2 before you specialise.

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Every degree
City
Edinburgh
Apply via
UCAS
Next deadline
15 Oct 2026

Deadlines

  1. 15 October 2026

    UCAS deadline for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, 18:00 UK time
    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. 22 October 2026

    Veterinary Medicine: Work Experience Summary form and transcript due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    UCAS equal consideration deadline (most degrees), 18:00 UK time
    Hard deadline
    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.

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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.

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  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:

Computer Science

BSc (Hons) · 4 yrs

Offers in recent years ran from 43 points with 777 at HL to 34 with 665.

Computing

Philosophy

MA (Hons) · 4 yrs

Offers in recent years ran from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 with 655.

Humanities

Search all its degrees

3 faculties: what each looks for

What it asks of IB students

Each degree gives a points total and three HL grades, e.g. 34 with 655 for Ancient History, 37–40 with 666–766 plus HL Maths 5 for Economics. You need at least 5 in SL English unless a degree asks for more.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

EU students pay the International/EU rate, for example £31,100 a year for Ancient History in 2027/8, fixed for all four years of the degree.

All 3 notes
  • EU students pay the International/EU rate, for example £31,100 a year for Ancient History in 2027/8, fixed for all four years of the degree.
  • The IB grades on each degree page are what most successful applicants had in recent years; for highly selective degrees Edinburgh may only consider applicants who exceed them.
  • Edinburgh estimates £1,546 a month to live in the city as a single undergraduate in 2026-27.

Sources
  1. Edinburgh — Undergraduate degree programmes A to Z (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Edinburgh — International Baccalaureate entry requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Edinburgh — Understanding our entry requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Edinburgh — Economics MA (Hons), 2027 entry (IB requirements; living costs for 2026-27) — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Edinburgh — Ancient History MA (Hons), 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Edinburgh — Tuition fees, Ancient History (MA Hons), 2027/8 — checked 2026-09-25
  7. Edinburgh — When to apply (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  8. Edinburgh — Degree structures — checked 2026-09-25
  9. UCAT — Test dates — checked 2026-09-25
  10. Edinburgh School of Informatics — Welcome (largest in the UK, one of the largest in Europe) — checked 2026-09-30
  11. Edinburgh — Computer Science BSc (Hons), 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  12. Edinburgh — Computer Science BSc (Hons) entry requirements (IB) — checked 2026-09-30
  13. Edinburgh — Veterinary Medicine (5-year programme) BVM&S, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  14. Edinburgh — Veterinary Medicine (5-year programme) entry requirements (IB) — checked 2026-09-30
  15. Edinburgh — Philosophy MA (Hons), 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  16. Edinburgh — Philosophy MA (Hons) entry requirements (IB) — checked 2026-09-30
  17. Edinburgh — How we select applicants — checked 2026-09-30
  18. Edinburgh CAHSS — Your personal statement does not show motivation — checked 2026-09-30
  19. Edinburgh College of Science and Engineering — Application process — checked 2026-09-30
  20. Edinburgh Medical School — The selection process — checked 2026-09-30