Universities that use UCAT ANZ

NSW

• UNSW Sydney

  Interview: Structured interview with two interviewers who see your Medicine Application Form. In person only: Kensington for general, Gateway and Lateral entry; the nearest rural campus for REAP, at Wagga Wagga, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour or Albury.

  UCAT: Required for general medicine entry. UCAT minimum: 50th percentile for general, Gateway and Lateral entry; 40th for REAP. SJT is excluded. General interview invitations use selection rank and UCAT overall score separately, without averaging. REAP invitations use the UCAT cut-off and rural eligibility, with academic results reviewed later.

• Western Sydney University

  Interview: MMI on Zoom for domestic General and Rural Entry applicants, one interviewer per station, about 8 minutes to respond.

  UCAT: Required for medicine. UCAT sets the interview cut-off, with possible weighting of individual sections. The cut-off is not published; Greater Western Sydney applicants may have a lower cut-off. Offers use 25% UCAT and 75% interview after the academic threshold is met.

• Charles Sturt University

  Interview: Medicine MMI held virtually on Zoom in November, with a separate interviewer at each station and 8 minutes to answer each question. Interview places are split 80% NSW and 20% interstate.

  UCAT: Required for medicine and for Dental Science General Admission and Rural Entry. First Nations Dental Science applicants do not need UCAT. Medicine interview invitations rank UCAT scores. The cut-off varies each year and is not disclosed. Final selection also considers interview and academic merit.

• University of Newcastle

  Interview: In-person Multiple Skills Assessment (MSA) at Callaghan or Armidale, with several rotating stations of 8 minutes each. The online Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA) is taken on the same day when the MSA is face to face. Assessment location does not decide where you enrol.

  UCAT: Required for the Joint Medical Program. VR, DM and QR form the aggregate for assessment invitations. SJT is excluded for 2027 entry. The cut-off is set after direct applications close, with a lower rural cut-off and no separate subtest thresholds.

• University of New England

  Interview: In-person Multiple Skills Assessment (MSA) at Callaghan or Armidale, with several rotating stations of 8 minutes each. The online Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA) is taken on the same day when the MSA is face to face. Assessment location does not decide where you enrol.

  UCAT: Required for the Joint Medical Program. VR, DM and QR form the aggregate for assessment invitations. SJT is excluded for 2027 entry. The cut-off is set after direct applications close, with a lower rural cut-off and no separate subtest thresholds.

VIC

• Monash University

  Interview: Six sequential MMI stations on Zoom, with 2 minutes reading and 8 minutes answering per station. The circuit takes 70 to 80 minutes and can be sat only once. It assesses advocacy, collaboration, critical thinking, empathy, ethical reasoning, motivation and resilience.

  UCAT: Required for direct-entry medicine at Clayton. SJT only breaks ties between equal UCAT total scores. Final selection uses equal thirds: ATAR aggregate with adjustments, UCAT total and MMI. December interviews rank UCAT total only. January interview rounds use ATAR aggregate and UCAT total equally.

QLD

• University of Queensland

  Interview: Medicine MMI on Zoom: 8 stations, with 2 minutes reading and 7 minutes answering each. It assesses kindness and compassion, integrity, adaptability and verbal communication. Applicants must be alone for up to 2 hours, with room checks and screen sharing.

  UCAT: Required for provisional medicine entry, the direct-entry BMedSc/MD and Dental Science. Provisional medicine interviews rank the aggregate of VR, DM and QR. Ties use SJT, then VR. Final offers combine ATAR, MMI and UCAT aggregate.

• CQUniversity

  Interview: MMIs for shortlisted applicants. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathway applicants also take a semi-structured interview with the Office of Indigenous Engagement.

  UCAT: Required for the medicine pathway. The UCAT aggregate ranks applicants for interviews, with a competitive cut-off that cannot be set in advance.

• University of Southern Queensland

  Interview: MMIs for shortlisted applicants.

  UCAT: Required for the medicine pathway. UCAT scores shortlist applicants for interviews; the minimum depends on applicant performance and available places.

• Griffith University

  Interview: No interview for Medical Science entry. Eligible graduates do not sit GAMSAT or the GUMSAA interview for progression to the MD.

  UCAT: Optional for Medical Science; compulsory for Dental Health Science. Medical Science uses the cognitive UCAT total, from 900 to 2700, to rank within ATAR bands. Applicants without UCAT remain eligible but rank lower within their band.

• University of the Sunshine Coast

  Interview: No interview for Medical Science entry.

  UCAT: Optional for Medical Science. UCAT total ranks applicants within an ATAR band. Applicants without UCAT rank at the bottom of their band.

WA

• University of Western Australia

  Interview: Medicine MMI: 8 numbered stations, with 2 minutes to read and 5 minutes with the interviewer at each. Allow about 70 to 75 minutes including registration.

  UCAT: Required for assured medicine and dentistry entry. Medicine interviews rank UCAT within each quota, with no fixed minimum or published historical threshold. General offers: ATAR 30%, interview 50%, UCAT 20%. Rural: ATAR 22.5%, interview 37.5%, UCAT 15%, rurality 25%. The overall score uses the cognitive subtests; UWA reserves the right to use SJT.

• Curtin University

  Interview: MMI, primarily face to face, with limited online interviews for interstate or overseas applicants where needed. WA school leavers are invited to the December round using predicted ATAR; non-WA applicants in the next round are invited online.

  UCAT: UCAT ANZ and Casper are required in the application year. Interview ranking uses ATAR, Casper and cognitive UCAT total in the ratio 35:35:30. Final offers use ATAR, UCAT and MMI in the ratio 40:20:40.

SA

• Adelaide University

  Interview: Medicine MMI on Zoom only, with at least six stations of 10 minutes and one interviewer per station. About 600 invitations; at least 50% of school-leaver invitees are from SA. Applicants who qualify for more than one of Medicine, Dental Surgery and Oral Health have one combined interview.

  UCAT: Required for general entry to Medicine, Dental Surgery and Oral Health. Medicine interview eligibility gives VR, DM and QR equal weight; SJT breaks ties among lower-ranked applicants with equal totals. Medicine offers use UCAT 20%, interview 40% and academic score 40%.

• Flinders University

  Interview: No interview required.

  UCAT: Required for Clinical Sciences / Medicine. Final ranking uses UCAT 10% and Year 12 academic performance 90%. VR, DM, QR and SJT count.

ACT

No separate university listed in the checked research.

TAS

• University of Tasmania

  Interview: No interview for standard entry. The Aboriginal Entry Pathway has an interview with Medicine Admissions Committee representatives.

  UCAT: Required for standard medicine entry. ATAR ranks applicants first; the cognitive UCAT total breaks ties between equal ATARs. SJT is excluded.

NT

• Flinders University

  Interview: No interview required.

  UCAT: Required for Clinical Sciences / Medicine. Final ranking uses UCAT 10% and Year 12 academic performance 90%. VR, DM, QR and SJT count.

New Zealand

• University of Auckland

  Interview: Asynchronous MMI on Kira Talent: eight stations of three and a half minutes, about 30 minutes in total.

  UCAT: UCAT counts for 2027 medicine entry; Casper replaces it for 2028 entry in both First Year and Graduate categories. 2027 final ranking: core GPA 60%, UCAT 15%, MMI 25%; graduates use cumulative GPA. For 2028: MMI 50%, with a minimum threshold, and Casper 50%. UCAT for 2027 entry and Casper for 2028 entry must each be sat in the application year.

• University of Otago

  Interview: No interview for HSFY or Graduate entry, including their equity groups. Alternative category applicants are selected for a Zoom interview using academic achievements, statement of interest and CV, about eight weeks after applications close.

  UCAT: Domestic HSFY and Graduate applicants need UCAT from the application year in all four domains. AskOtago says all domestic and international medicine applicants must sit UCAT from 2028. For 2027 entry, general applicants need VR at or above the 20th percentile and SJT at or above the 10th percentile. UCAT has no further weight after these thresholds. Thresholds for other domains may be applied later.