Imperial College London · United Kingdom
Chemistry
A four-year science degree in London.
- Where
- LondonUnited Kingdom
- Degree
- MSci
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 13 January 2027
- Admission
- SelectiveInterview
- EU/EEA fee
- £47,800 a yearoverseas fee, 2027
More facts
- Degree
- MSci
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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12 October to 16 October 2026
UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - October sittingDetails
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.
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26 October to 21 December 2026, 18:00 GMT
UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - test booking for the January sittingHard deadlineDetails
Published as test booking from 26 October 2026 3pm GMT to 21 December 2026 6pm GMT (registration reopens 5 October 2026). The time is the closing time. Not available for Oxford or Cambridge applicants. Other universities let you pick a sitting. 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.
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13 January 2027
Applications closeHard deadlineDetails
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All dates for this programme (6 more)
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21 December 2026
ESAT and TMUA: booking for the January sitting closes, 18:00 UK timeDetails
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4 January to 8 January 2027
UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - January sittingDetails
Published as "tests 4-8 January 2027". Not available for Oxford or Cambridge applicants. 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.
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4 January 2027
ESAT and TMUA January sitting begins (runs 4–8 January)Details
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25 February 2027
Extra opensDetails
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 July 2027
Clearing opensRollingDetails
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.
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6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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.
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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
Core and applied chemistry to master's level: inorganic, organic, physical, analytical, synthetic and computational, with an extensive laboratory programme. It ends in a six-month research project in an academic group; year-in-industry and year-abroad versions exist.
What you need
- IB Diplomaat least 38 points
- Chemistry HLminimum 6
- Maths HL (AA or AI)minimum 6 · No preference between AA and AI
- Biology, Economics or Physics HLminimum 6 · Third HL at 6; these three are preferred
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at Imperial
38–42 points overall with 6–7 in the relevant HL subjects; many courses ask 7 in HL Maths. English A at grade 4 (SL or HL), or English B at SL 6 or HL 5, meets the English requirement.
How places are decided
- No admissions test. Predicted grades, personal statement and reference are read; shortlisted applicants have an academic interview, with decisions by early March.
Sources (2)
- Chemistry at Imperial — checked 2026-09-25
- IB applicants at Imperial
Other degrees at Imperial
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