Our data table highlights competition ratios affecting Home and International applicants to UK medical schools
Medical school | Home applicants per interview | International applicants per interview | Home applicants per place | International applicants per place |
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Aberdeen |
1.7 Home applicants per interview | 2.2 International applicants per interview | 9.7 Home applicants per place | 17.5 International applicants per place |
Anglia Ruskin |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | International applicants per interview not specified | 12.0 Home applicants per place | International applicants per place not specified |
Aston |
2.9 Home applicants per interview | 2.5 International applicants per interview | 10.6 Home applicants per place | 10.4 International applicants per place |
Barts |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 4.0 International applicants per interview | 5.0 Home applicants per place | 20.0 International applicants per place |
Birmingham |
2.2 Home applicants per interview | 4.5 International applicants per interview | 8.3 Home applicants per place | 18.1 International applicants per place |
Brighton and Sussex |
1.8 Home applicants per interview | 3.9 International applicants per interview | 6.3 Home applicants per place | 28.6 International applicants per place |
Bristol |
3.4 Home applicants per interview | 5.5 International applicants per interview | 14.0 Home applicants per place | 54.4 International applicants per place |
Buckingham |
Home applicants per interview not specified | International applicants per interview not specified | Home applicants per place not specified | International applicants per place not specified |
Cambridge |
Home applicants per interview not specified | International applicants per interview not specified | 6.0 Home applicants per place | 17.0 International applicants per place |
Cardiff |
1.9 Home applicants per interview | 4.1 International applicants per interview | 9.0 Home applicants per place | 17.3 International applicants per place |
Dundee |
2.7 Home applicants per interview | 1.3 International applicants per interview | 10.3 Home applicants per place | 12.0 International applicants per place |
Edge Hill |
1.5 Home applicants per interview | International applicants per interview not specified | 16.8 Home applicants per place | International applicants per place not specified |
Edinburgh |
3.6 Home applicants per interview | 9.1 International applicants per interview | 9.8 Home applicants per place | 26.2 International applicants per place |
Exeter |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 6.0 International applicants per interview | 7.5 Home applicants per place | 19.0 International applicants per place |
Glasgow |
2.2 Home applicants per interview | 3.3 International applicants per interview | 4.7 Home applicants per place | 9.0 International applicants per place |
Hull York |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 3.0 International applicants per interview | 7.0 Home applicants per place | 16.0 International applicants per place |
Imperial |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 4.0 International applicants per interview | 5.0 Home applicants per place | 5.0 International applicants per place |
Keele |
2.5 Home applicants per interview | 7.0 International applicants per interview | 11.0 Home applicants per place | 27.0 International applicants per place |
Kent and Medway |
5.2 Home applicants per interview | 3.6 International applicants per interview | 15.4 Home applicants per place | 4.8 International applicants per place |
King's College |
2.3 Home applicants per interview | 5.9 International applicants per interview | 6.4 Home applicants per place | 19.5 International applicants per place |
Lancaster |
3.8 Home applicants per interview | 8.1 International applicants per interview | 6.5 Home applicants per place | 40.0 International applicants per place |
Leeds |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 25.3 International applicants per interview | 9.2 Home applicants per place | 151.7 International applicants per place |
Leicester |
1.8 Home applicants per interview | 2.8 International applicants per interview | 7.6 Home applicants per place | 16.1 International applicants per place |
Lincoln |
1.5 Home applicants per interview | 1.5 International applicants per interview | 4.0 Home applicants per place | 7.0 International applicants per place |
Liverpool |
1.4 Home applicants per interview | 2.6 International applicants per interview | 8.6 Home applicants per place | 17.0 International applicants per place |
Manchester |
1.6 Home applicants per interview | 2.7 International applicants per interview | 6.7 Home applicants per place | 25.5 International applicants per place |
Newcastle |
2.1 Home applicants per interview | 3.8 International applicants per interview | 6.2 Home applicants per place | 12.1 International applicants per place |
Norwich (UEA) |
1.4 Home applicants per interview | 4.0 International applicants per interview | 7.5 Home applicants per place | 19.0 International applicants per place |
Nottingham |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 2.0 International applicants per interview | 10.0 Home applicants per place | 10.0 International applicants per place |
Oxford |
3.5 Home applicants per interview | 10.7 International applicants per interview | 8.8 Home applicants per place | 24.4 International applicants per place |
Plymouth |
1.4 Home applicants per interview | 2.3 International applicants per interview | 8.2 Home applicants per place | 32.3 International applicants per place |
Queen’s Belfast |
1.4 Home applicants per interview | 1.5 International applicants per interview | 4.5 Home applicants per place | 4.5 International applicants per place |
Sheffield |
1.9 Home applicants per interview | 3.3 International applicants per interview | 7.6 Home applicants per place | 19.5 International applicants per place |
Southampton |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 3.0 International applicants per interview | 8.0 Home applicants per place | 20.0 International applicants per place |
St Andrews |
2.2 Home applicants per interview | 2.6 International applicants per interview | 7.8 Home applicants per place | 8.3 International applicants per place |
St George's London |
2.0 Home applicants per interview | 3.0 International applicants per interview | 7.0 Home applicants per place | 13.0 International applicants per place |
Sunderland |
3.0 Home applicants per interview | International applicants per interview not specified | 4.0 Home applicants per place | International applicants per place not specified |
UCL |
3.0 Home applicants per interview | 12.0 International applicants per interview | 10.0 Home applicants per place | 34.0 International applicants per place |
UCLan |
2.3 Home applicants per interview | 2.3 International applicants per interview | 38.0 Home applicants 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 'Home' competition and notes on evaluating 'International' competition