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University of St Andrews · United Kingdom

Medicine BSc (Hons) A100

A six-year medicine degree in St Andrews.

Where
St AndrewsUnited Kingdom
Degree
BScHons
Length
6 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 October 2026
Admission
SelectiveTest score (SAT, ACT or similar)
EU/EEA fee
£41,600 a yearrest of the world
More facts
Degree
BScHons
Length
6 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 six-year route: three years in St Andrews building science and clinical skills for a BSc, then three years at a partner medical school for an MBChB or MBBS. Students classed as overseas for fees complete their training at the University of Manchester.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 38 points
  • Chemistry HL
  • Maths HL (AA or AI); or Biology or Physics HLAny one of these
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at St Andrews

36 (HL 6,5,5) to 38 (HL 6,6,6 plus SL 6,6,6), depending on the degree. Where A-level Maths is required, HL Maths AA or AI is accepted. Medicine asks 38 with HL Chemistry.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on st-andrews.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • Test score (SAT, ACT or similar)
    • Interview
    • IB grades
    Academic record, reference and medical work experience first; the UCAT ranks applicants for about 650 interviews (four mini interviews, online for most non-UK applicants in 2026).
Sources (3)
  1. Medicine BSc (Hons) A100 at St Andrews — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at St Andrews

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