Competition ratios for interviews and places: International applicants

Our data table tracks International competition ratios at UK medical schools, across three data points

Curious about competition ratios affecting International applicants in the process of obtaining interviews, performing at interviews, and winning places at UK medical schools?

Our interactive table tracks competition at these points:

ratio of International applicants per interview
ratio of International applicant interviews per place
ratio of International applicants per place.

Important notes

This data is retrospective, so future numbers are subject to change from those reported here.

Competition data reported is from the 2019-20 admissions cycle, as confirmed by MedSchoolGenie Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from this period. For more details, see our notes below on data scope.

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Displaying 1 - 39 of 39 UK medical schools

Medical school	Ratio of International applicants per interview	Ratio of International applicant interviews per place	Ratio of International applicants per place
Aberdeen	2.2 International applicants per interview	8.0 International applicant interviews per place	17.5 International applicants per place
Anglia Ruskin	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview competition rates	Data not available re International competition for places
Aston	2.5 International applicants per interview	4.2 International applicant interviews per place	10.4 International applicants per place
Barts	4.0 International applicants per interview	5.0 International applicant interviews per place	20.0 International applicants per place
Birmingham	4.5 International applicants per interview	4.0 International applicant interviews per place	18.1 International applicants per place
Brighton and Sussex	3.9 International applicants per interview	7.3 International applicant interviews per place	28.6 International applicants per place
Bristol	5.5 International applicants per interview	9.9 International applicant interviews per place	54.4 International applicants per place
Buckingham	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview competition rates	Data not available re International competition for places
Cambridge	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview competition rates	17.0 International applicants per place
Cardiff	4.1 International applicants per interview	4.2 International applicant interviews per place	17.3 International applicants per place
Dundee	1.3 International applicants per interview	9.2 International applicant interviews per place	12.0 International applicants per place
Edge Hill	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview competition rates	Data not available re International competition for places
Edinburgh	9.1 International applicants per interview	2.9 International applicant interviews per place	26.2 International applicants per place
Exeter	6.0 International applicants per interview	3.2 International applicant interviews per place	19.0 International applicants per place
Glasgow	3.3 International applicants per interview	2.7 International applicant interviews per place	9.0 International applicants per place
Hull York	3.0 International applicants per interview	5.3 International applicant interviews per place	16.0 International applicants per place
Imperial	4.0 International applicants per interview	1.3 International applicant interviews per place	5.0 International applicants per place
Keele	7.0 International applicants per interview	3.9 International applicant interviews per place	27.0 International applicants per place
Kent and Medway	3.6 International applicants per interview	1.3 International applicant interviews per place	4.8 International applicants per place
King's College	5.9 International applicants per interview	3.3 International applicant interviews per place	19.5 International applicants per place
Lancaster	8.1 International applicants per interview	4.9 International applicant interviews per place	40.0 International applicants per place
Leeds	25.3 International applicants per interview	6.0 International applicant interviews per place	151.7 International applicants per place
Leicester	2.8 International applicants per interview	5.8 International applicant interviews per place	16.1 International applicants per place
Lincoln	1.5 International applicants per interview	4.7 International applicant interviews per place	7.0 International applicants per place
Liverpool	2.6 International applicants per interview	6.5 International applicant interviews per place	17.0 International applicants per place
Manchester	2.7 International applicants per interview	9.4 International applicant interviews per place	25.5 International applicants per place
Newcastle	3.8 International applicants per interview	3.2 International applicant interviews per place	12.1 International applicants per place
Norwich (UEA)	4.0 International applicants per interview	4.8 International applicant interviews per place	19.0 International applicants per place
Nottingham	2.0 International applicants per interview	5.0 International applicant interviews per place	10.0 International applicants per place
Oxford	10.7 International applicants per interview	2.3 International applicant interviews per place	24.4 International applicants per place
Plymouth	2.3 International applicants per interview	14.0 International applicant interviews per place	32.3 International applicants per place
Queen’s Belfast	1.5 International applicants per interview	3.0 International applicant interviews per place	4.5 International applicants per place
Sheffield	3.3 International applicants per interview	5.9 International applicant interviews per place	19.5 International applicants per place
Southampton	3.0 International applicants per interview	6.7 International applicant interviews per place	20.0 International applicants per place
St Andrews	2.6 International applicants per interview	3.2 International applicant interviews per place	8.3 International applicants per place
St George's London	3.0 International applicants per interview	4.3 International applicant interviews per place	13.0 International applicants per place
Sunderland	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview competition rates	Data not available re International competition for places
UCL	12.0 International applicants per interview	2.8 International applicant interviews per place	34.0 International applicants per place
UCLan	2.3 International applicants per interview	4.3 International applicant interviews per place	10.0 International applicants per place

Notes on data scope

With interview management devolved across its various colleges, Cambridge has not reported consolidated data on interviews.

As a private medical school (not subject to FOI regulations), Buckingham has not responded to requests for information on competition ratios.

As explained in our notes on 'Home' classifications, UK medical schools counted EU applicants within the 'Home' category in the 2019-20 and previous admissions cycles. When making comparisons with later data sets, keep in mind that UK medical schools after Brexit start counting EU applicants within 'International' category.

Due to ongoing impact of Covid-19 since March 2020, UK medical schools have not yet released competition ratio data for this period. Applicants should keep in mind that coronavirus-related lockdowns and other restrictions affected the entire UK education sector, so competition ratios were most likely distorted during and following the 2020-21 admissions cycle. MedSchoolGenie will update here when further competition data becomes available.

For more details about calculations and data sources used here, see our notes on evaluating 'International' competition.

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