UCAT UK

What the test covers

UCAT is a computer-based admissions test delivered at Pearson test centres in the UK and worldwide. [2]

Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning each score 300 to 900, giving a cognitive total of 900 to 2700. Situational Judgement is reported separately in Bands 1 to 4. There is no negative marking. [4]

You may sit UCAT only once in a year. You cannot sit both UCAT UK and UCAT ANZ in the same year. [3]

UCAT 2026 results apply to 2027 entry, or deferred entry in 2028. Results reach chosen UK universities in early November. [6]

Test dates

2027 dates come out by February 2027. Check UCAT test dates.

Use these completed 2026 dates as a guide to the order of the cycle.

• 20 May 2026, 14:00 UK time: registration, bursary and access arrangement applications opened. [1]
• 23 June 2026, 14:00 UK time: booking opened. [1]
• 13 July 2026: testing started. [1]
• 10 September 2026, 15:00 UK time: access arrangement application deadline. [1]
• 16 September 2026, 15:00 UK time: booking deadline and registration closed. [1]
• 24 September 2026: last test day; bursary applications closed at 15:00 UK time. [1]
• 15 October 2026: UCAS deadline. [1]
• Early November 2026: results delivered to universities. [1]

Test fees and bursary

A test fee is payable when booking by major debit or credit card. The fee depends on whether you sit the test in the UK or outside it. The UCAT Bursary waives the test fee for eligible UK candidates and is applied automatically when booking. [3]

The 2026 bursary has closed. Details for 2027 are expected around March 2027. [3]

Check the official test fees and bursary criteria.

2026 score deciles

The final 2026 statistics cover 42,359 tests up to 24 September 2026. Some universities calculate percentiles from their own applicant pool. [5]

VR is Verbal Reasoning, DM is Decision Making and QR is Quantitative Reasoning. Source: UCAT 2026 statistics.

2026 Situational Judgement bands

Source: UCAT 2026 statistics.

Find your university

47 UK universities on the UCAT list take Home applicants through UCAT for 2027 entry. [6]

Compare UK university UCAT and interview requirements.

Practise with Cutline

Original questions on a screen like the real test, full mocks, trainers for the traps you fall for, and a score calculator with the UCAT UK 2026 lines.

Practice is free. Monthly is £15 a month after 7 days free, or the Season Pass is £79 once, until the UCAT 2027 testing window closes. Both incl. VAT, with a 14 day full refund on the Pass.