Medical school guide · 2027 entry

Hull York Medicine

Hull York Medical School (Universities of Hull and York)

A problem-based learning MBBS across Hull and York, with a points-based shortlist and a distinctive five-part interview including a group exercise.

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Loxley Building, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull)

Course: A100 · 5 yearsMBBS
Typical offer: AAA
Interview: MMI
Halls from: £99/wk
Local private rent: £695/mo
Location: Hull and York

Preparing for Hull York

What matters most at Hull York.

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The group exercise carries more marks (22) than any other single station, so practise collaborative problem-solving.
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The interview also includes a video-based scenario and a station run by current students.
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Shortlisting adds points for GCSEs, UCAT decile, SJT band and context, so a strong SJT band counts here.

Notes by Dr S Farooq, MBChB, BSc (Hons). Checked October 2026.

The interview

The Hull York medicine interview.

MMI

Format

MMI (2027 entry).

Stations and timing

For 2027 entry: home applicants (in person): 5 stations: group exercise of up to 10 (22 points), two mini-interviews and a student station (17 each, two questions, 5 minutes' preparation) and a video scenario (17); total 90. Overseas (online): 6 stations of 15 points each, with a group exercise of up to 6.

In person or online

For 2027 entry: in person at Hull or York for Home applicants (no online option); online for overseas applicants (6 stations).

Dates

For 2027 entry, Home applicants are interviewed in person at Hull or York and overseas applicants online. 2027-entry dates are given with the invitation (2026 entry used January 2026 for Home and December 2025 for overseas). Offers are made after all interviews are completed.

How it counts

Interview score (maximum 90) plus up to 10 contextual points. Applicants are ranked and offers are made after all interviews; the cut-off varies yearly.

What Hull York assesses

Collaborative group working
Insight into a medical career
Motivation for a medical career
Understanding of NHS Constitution values
Awareness of current medical issues
Communication skills
Understanding of the HYMS course
Empathy
Tolerance of ambiguity
Resilience
Critical thinking

What the tasks involve

Group exercise run by PBL tutors
Mini-interviews (two questions)
Student station with senior HYMS students
Pre-recorded video scenario with questions

Preparation advice from Hull York

Discuss current medical and ethical issues, a medical career and NHS values; no medical knowledge is tested.

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Entry and UCAT

Getting an interview at Hull York.

Typical requirements for school leavers. Always check the full requirements on the Hull York website.

Typical A-level offer

AAA (applicants need predicted AAB or above)

Required subjects

Biology and Chemistry plus a distinct third subject (not General Studies, Applied Science, Citizenship or Critical Thinking)

How the UCAT is used

For 2027 entry, points-based shortlisting: GCSEs (maximum 35) + UCAT total decile (maximum 35) + SJT band (maximum 15) + contextual points (maximum 15). Applicants are ranked against the cohort.

Situational judgement (SJT)

For 2027 entry: scored (up to 15 points); Band 4 is not accepted, so applicants must achieve Band 1-3.

Published UCAT scores

The school does not publish a minimum cut-off.

GCSEs

Six GCSEs at 9-4 with English Language and Maths at 6/B; the best six GCSEs are scored (35 points) for interview selection.

Other qualifications

IB 35 with 6,6,5 at HL, including 6 in HL Biology and Chemistry.

Contextual offers

Reduced offer of AAB (two WP markers, for example UCAT bursary, POLAR4 Q1–2, first in family or low Progress 8 school; or one of care experienced, refugee, military or GRT). Alternative offer of ABB after UKWPMED, Realising Opportunities, York Black Access or Next Step York. Up to 15 contextual points at shortlisting (UK school leavers only) and up to 10 more after interview.

The course

Studying medicine at Hull York.

At a glance

Intake: 228 UK and 11 international places (A100)
Teaching: Problem-based learning, clinician-led
Anatomy: Prosection, plastinated specimens and imaging
Intercalation: Optional extra year
Main campus: University of Hull or University of York

Complete University Guide 2027

18th

of 40 for Medicine · table

Guardian University Guide 2027

10th

of 40 for Medicine · table

National Student Survey 2025

94.3%

positive about teaching on the course (163 responses) · OfS

League tables weight different things, so the same school can sit in different places. Use them as one input, alongside the course, the selection method and where you would like to live.

Year by year

Years 1–2Phase I at your allocated home campus (Hull or York): PBL with a clinician tutor, anatomy, clinical and communication skills, and placements from the third week.
Years 3–4Phase II: full-time placements in hospitals, GP surgeries and community settings, with a base site allocated each year.
Year 5Phase III: regional placements with more multidisciplinary, on-call and out-of-hours work, after a six-week elective.

How it is taught

Problem-based learning (PBL) with clinician-led tutors in small groups; an integrated programme in three phases.

Patient contact

Clinical placements begin in the third week of Year 1.

Intercalation

Optional extra year (undergraduate or postgraduate degree), which is encouraged; options include clinical anatomy, immunology, neuroscience, public health and health professions education.

Placements

Hospitals, GP and community settings across the region: Hull, York, Grimsby, Northallerton, Middlesbrough, Scarborough and Scunthorpe (for example Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital).

Distinctive features

Anatomy taught via prosection, plastinated specimens and imaging (whole-body dissection only through SSIP, elective or intercalated MSc)
Scholarship and Special Interest Programme (research skills)
Based at Hull or York for Years 1-2, then rotating regional placements
Six-week elective before final-year placements, in the UK or abroad

How you are assessed

Students must pass the GMC Medical Licensing Assessment, delivered within final exams.

Elective

Six weeks before final-year placements, in the UK or abroad, and can include research.

Main teaching hospitals

Hull Royal Infirmary
Castle Hill Hospital (Hull)
York Hospital
James Cook University Hospital (Middlesbrough)
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (Grimsby)
Scarborough Hospital

Placements and travel

Placements run across Hull, York, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Scarborough, Northallerton and Middlesbrough. Travel contribution schemes and bursaries help with travel and parking, and extra accommodation away from your base site can be reimbursed or paid at source.

Student life

Living in Hull and York as a medic.

Where you will live, the societies and sport on offer, and how you will get around. Prices and dates change, so check the linked pages.

The city

Years 1–2 are at either Hull or York, two different cities with the same curriculum. Both have rail links to London, Edinburgh and Manchester.

Accommodation

First-year room guaranteed if you apply by your university's deadline: on-campus at Hull, or in one of York's eleven colleges. From Year 3 students arrange their own housing at their base site.

Medical society

Hull MedSoc and York MedSoc

Students' union

Hull University Students' Union and University of York Students' Union

Medic societies and clubs

SurgSoc
Wilderness Medicine Society
Pre-Hospital Care Programme
Teddy Bear Hospital
Students for Global Health
Cardiology Society
Hull York Sports (football, rugby, netball)

Sport and gyms

Hull York Sports runs medics' football, rugby and netball teams, and both MedSocs offer further sports clubs.

Getting around

Students are not expected to commute regularly between Hull and York. Both cities have direct rail links to London, Edinburgh and Manchester.

Support for medics

Hull MedSoc's Parents Scheme and York MedSoc's 'Meet the Parents' pair new students with older medics. The school's Student Wellbeing Team offers confidential pastoral support.

Cars and parking

At York, Hull York Medical School students are one of the course groups eligible for a University student parking permit, at £35 for the academic year (campus residents are otherwise generally ineligible). At Hull, visitor-style pay-and-display parking is in the multi-storey car park off Inglemire Lane, and at York in the Campus North car park next to the medical school building; placements across the region are supported by travel and parking bursaries.

Going out

At Hull, the on-campus Asylum is the main student nightclub and gig venue, with Newland Avenue and Princes Avenue (the student quarter) close to campus and Humber Street's bars and live music in town.

Costs and living

Hull York medicine fees and living costs.

Fees, university accommodation and local private rents, from official sources.

University halls

From £99/wk

York campus: £149–£269 per week for undergraduates (2026/27). Hull campus: en-suite rooms from £99 per week (2026/27). Years 1–2 are spent at either campus.

Accommodation prices

Local rent, whole homes (ONS)

£695/mo

£695 per month, Kingston upon Hull; £1,206 per month, York. ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sept 2026 data, published 21 Oct 2026)

Average for a whole home of any size; a room in a shared house costs much less.

Home tuition fee

£9,790 per year (2026 entry). 2027/28 fees are not yet confirmed and may rise in line with government policy.

International tuition fee

£49,750 per year (2026 entry; 2027 figure not yet published). Fees for later years rise with CPI inflation, up to 10% a year.

Fees source

Bursaries and funding

Students from England or Wales can get the NHS Bursary in Year 5. The HYMS Bursary paid £1,000 a year to UK students with household income below £35,000 (2026 entry), and a £6,000 Gateway Opportunities Scholarship is planned for 2027 Gateway Year entrants.

Other routes in

Graduate, gateway and international routes.

Graduate entry

Hull York does not run a separate graduate-entry course for 2027. Graduates can usually apply to the standard course. See graduate-entry courses

Gateway or foundation

Medicine with a Gateway Year (A108), 6 years: for UK-domiciled Home applicants from state schools who meet WP criteria (two of UCAT bursary, POLAR4 Q1-2, first in family or low Progress 8; or care experienced, refugee, military or GRT; or a York access programme). Predicted BBC-ABB including Biology and one of Chemistry, Maths, Physics or Psychology.

International applicants

Accepts international applicants. International places: 11 (2027 entry).

Hull York offers up to 11 international places a year.

Places

228 Home and 11 international (A100)

Applications, interviews and offers

2025 entry A100: 1,625 applications, 904 interview invitations and 796 offers (A108: 416 / 119 / 111).

FAQs

Hull York medicine FAQs.

What are the entry requirements for Hull York medicine?

For 2027 entry, the typical offer is AAA (predicted AAB or above) with Biology and Chemistry plus a distinct third subject. You need six GCSEs at 9-4 with English Language and Maths at 6/B.

What UCAT score do you need for Hull York medicine?

Hull York publishes no minimum cut-off. For 2027 entry, shortlisting is points-based: GCSEs (up to 35), UCAT decile (up to 35), SJT band (up to 15) and contextual points (up to 15), and SJT Band 4 is not accepted.

What is the Hull York medicine interview like?

For 2027 entry, Home applicants attend in person at Hull or York for five stations: a group exercise, two mini-interviews, a student station and a video scenario, scored out of 90. Overseas applicants have six online stations.

How does Hull York decide medicine offers?

For 2027 entry, applicants are ranked on interview score (out of 90) plus up to 10 contextual points, and offers are made after all interviews. The cut-off varies each year.

How many places does Hull York medicine have?

For 2027 entry there are 228 home and 11 international A100 places. For 2025 entry there were 1,625 applications, 904 interview invitations and 796 offers.

Does Hull York have a gateway or foundation year for medicine?

Yes. Medicine with a Gateway Year (A108) is a six-year course for UK-domiciled state-school applicants who meet widening participation criteria, with predicted grades of BBC-ABB (2027 entry).

Sources

Official sources.

Checked in October 2026 for 2027 entry. Requirements and dates change each cycle, so always confirm on the Hull York website before applying.

Official links

Open days: Open days are held at the Universities of Hull and York; sign up to the Medicine newsletter for dates. Check dates

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