Percentages of success: International applications to UK medical schools

Our bar chart and data table review percentages of International applicant success, across three data points

Keen to understand percentages of International applicants succeeding at key steps along the way to places at UK medical schools?

Our interactive chart and data table track percentages of International applicant success at these data points:

International applicant percentages of success when trying to obtaining interviews
International applicant percentages of success when performing at interviews
Overall percentages of International applicant success in securing places

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	Percentage of International applicants invited to interviews	Percentage of International applicants interviewed who secure places	Percentage of International applicants securing places
Aberdeen	45.5% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	12.6% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.7% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Anglia Ruskin	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview success rates	Data not available re International competition for places
Aston	40.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	24.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	9.6% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Barts	25.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	20.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.0% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Birmingham	22.2% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	24.9% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.5% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Brighton and Sussex	25.6% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	13.6% of International applicants interviewed secure places	3.5% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Bristol	18.2% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	10.1% of International applicants interviewed secure places	1.8% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Buckingham	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview success rates	Data not available re International competition for places
Cambridge	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview success rates	5.9% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Cardiff	24.4% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	23.7% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.8% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Dundee	76.9% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	10.8% of International applicants interviewed secure places	8.3% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Edge Hill	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview success rates	Data not available re International competition for places
Edinburgh	11.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	34.7% of International applicants interviewed secure places	3.8% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Exeter	16.7% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	31.6% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.3% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Glasgow	30.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	36.7% of International applicants interviewed secure places	11.1% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Hull York	33.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	18.8% of International applicants interviewed secure places	6.3% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Imperial	25.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	80.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	20.0% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Keele	14.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	25.9% of International applicants interviewed secure places	3.7% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Kent and Medway	27.8% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	75.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	20.8% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
King's College	17.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	30.3% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.1% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Lancaster	12.4% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	20.3% of International applicants interviewed secure places	2.5% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Leeds	4.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	16.7% of International applicants interviewed secure places	0.7% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Leicester	35.7% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	17.4% of International applicants interviewed secure places	6.2% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Lincoln	66.7% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	21.4% of International applicants interviewed secure places	14.3% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Liverpool	38.5% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	15.3% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.9% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Manchester	37.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	10.6% of International applicants interviewed secure places	3.9% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Newcastle	26.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	31.4% of International applicants interviewed secure places	8.3% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Norwich (UEA)	25.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	21.1% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.3% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Nottingham	50.0% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	20.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	10.0% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Oxford	9.4% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	43.9% of International applicants interviewed secure places	4.1% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Plymouth	43.5% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	7.1% of International applicants interviewed secure places	3.1% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Queen’s Belfast	66.7% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	33.3% of International applicants interviewed secure places	22.2% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Sheffield	30.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	16.9% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.1% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Southampton	33.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	15.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	5.0% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
St Andrews	38.5% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	31.3% of International applicants interviewed secure places	12.1% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
St George's London	33.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	23.1% of International applicants interviewed secure places	7.7% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
Sunderland	Data not available re International competition for interviews	Data not available re International interview success rates	Data not available re International competition for places
UCL	8.3% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	35.3% of International applicants interviewed secure places	2.9% of all International applicants succeed in securing places
UCLan	43.5% of International applicants succeed in obtaining interviews	23.0% of International applicants interviewed secure places	10.0% of all International applicants succeed in securing places

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 about competition.

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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