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Manchester · United Kingdom · Research university

University of Manchester

A large research university in Manchester, north-west England; about 300 undergraduate courses for 2027 entry, with IB offers of 30–39 points.

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

Deadlines

  1. 15 October 2026

    UCAS deadline for Medicine and Dentistry, 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. 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    UCAS equal consideration deadline (all other courses), 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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  3. 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.

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All dates for this school (3 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.

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  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.

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* 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 · 3 yrs

37 points with 7,6,6 at HL, including 7 in Maths AA HL (AI is not accepted) and one HL science: Computer Science…

Computing

Materials Science and Engineering

BSc · 3 yrs

35 points with 6,6,5 at HL, two from Maths, Physics and Chemistry at HL; any Maths must be AA (AI is not…

Engineering

Medicine

MBChB · 5 yrs

36 points with 6,6,6 at HL: Chemistry or Biology, another science (or Maths or Psychology) and a third HL subject.

Medicine

Search all its degrees

3 faculties: what each looks for

What it asks of IB students

Typical offers are 30–39 points with three HL subjects (HL 7 counts as an A-level A*). Some courses, e.g. Maths, Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, accept only HL Maths: Analysis and Approaches.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

EU students pay the international fee: £39,700 a year for Computer Science and £41,900 for Materials Science and Engineering, for 2027 entry.

All 3 notes
  • EU students pay the international fee: £39,700 a year for Computer Science and £41,900 for Materials Science and Engineering, for 2027 entry.
  • Manchester can raise the international fee by up to 7% each year after your first year.
  • Most courses need no admissions test; Medicine and Dentistry require UCAT.

Sources
  1. Manchester — Undergraduate courses for entry in 2027 — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Manchester — Entry requirements (International Baccalaureate) — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Manchester — BSc Mathematics (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Manchester — Fees for international students — checked 2026-09-25
  5. UCAS — When to apply (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  6. UCAT — Test dates — checked 2026-09-25
  7. Manchester — BSc Computer Science, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  8. Manchester — BSc Materials Science and Engineering, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  9. Manchester — MBChB Medicine, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  10. Manchester Faculty of Humanities — Undergraduate study — checked 2026-09-30
  11. Manchester Faculty of Science and Engineering — Undergraduate study — checked 2026-09-30
  12. Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health — Undergraduate study — checked 2026-09-30