IB Pathways

University of Manchester · United Kingdom

Medicine

A five-year medicine degree in Manchester.

Where
ManchesterUnited Kingdom
Degree
MBChB
Length
5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 October 2026
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
£39,900 a year, yrs 1-22026/27
More facts
Degree
MBChB
Length
5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 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

A five-year route to becoming a doctor, learned through themed case discussions, anatomy dissection and clinical placements across Greater Manchester from the first years, with a student-chosen Personal Excellence Path.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 36 points
  • Chemistry or Biology HLminimum 6
  • Maths HL (AA or AI); or Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Psychology HLminimum 6
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Manchester

Typical offers are 30–39 points with three HL subjects (HL 7 counts as an A-level A*). Some courses, e.g.

Where it says so

Check it on manchester.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Entrance exam
    • Interview
    UCAT is required; applicants in SJT band 3 or 4 are not considered. No offers are made without an interview.
Sources (2)
  1. Medicine at Manchester — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at Manchester

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