Medical school guide · 2027 entry

Liverpool Medicine

School of Medicine, University of Liverpool

A spiral-curriculum MBChB that ranks on UCAT and uses a values-based MMI, with offers ranked on interview scores.

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Victoria Building, University of Liverpool

Course: A100 · 5 yearsMBChB
Typical offer: AAA
Interview: MMI
Halls from: £177/wk
Local private rent: £916/mo
Location: Liverpool

Preparing for Liverpool

What matters most at Liverpool.

01
Shortlisting starts from overall UCAT rank, then checks academic minimums.
02
The MMI is values-based, so expect stations that probe compassion, integrity and teamwork through real examples.
03
No interviews take place after 5 March 2027, and final decisions are due by 31 March.

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

The interview

The Liverpool medicine interview.

MMI

Format

MMI (values-based recruitment; 2027 entry)

Stations and timing

Station details are not published for 2027 entry; see the guide for dates and mode.

In person or online

For 2027 entry: face to face on campus for Home and Irish applicants; online MMI for international applicants.

Dates

January-February 2027; no interviews after 5 March 2027; final decisions by 31 March 2027.

How it counts

Interview scores (converted to percentages) are ranked within each cohort and the top scorers receive offers. Borderline cases may also consider academics, test score and context.

What Liverpool assesses

Insight into a healthcare career
Caring for the community
Clear, coherent communication
Values underpinning good healthcare

What the tasks involve

Experiences from your personal statement may be explored at interview.

Preparation advice from Liverpool

Read the Medical Schools Council statements on core values and on work experience, the UCAT resources, and the School's admissions guidelines and FAQs. Written feedback is available on request from April to 1 June.

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Entry and UCAT

Getting an interview at Liverpool.

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

Typical A-level offer

AAA, or A*AB

Required subjects

Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Maths, and a third academic subject (for A*AB, the A* and A must be in Chemistry and Biology, Physics or Maths). General Studies, Critical Thinking and Level 3 BTECs are not accepted; the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge can be the third subject.

How the UCAT is used

For 2027 entry, ranking: Stage 1 ranks applicants by overall UCAT score; Stage 2 checks that they meet the minimum academic criteria. The two stages repeat until interview places are filled. Subtest scores are not used.

Situational judgement (SJT)

For 2027 entry, Home applicants must have SJT Band 1-3 (Band 4 is rejected). The SJT is not used for international or EU applicants.

Published UCAT scores

2026 entry: Home 1960; International/EU 2080. Liverpool's guidance estimate for 2027 Home entry is about the 5th-7th decile (1880-2010).

GCSEs

Nine GCSEs including English Language, Maths, Biology and Chemistry (or equivalent science), with grade 6/B in core subjects. A minimum of 15 points from the best nine is required (A*-A/9-7 = 2, B/6 = 1).

Other qualifications

IB 36 with Higher Level 6,6,6 (Chemistry plus Biology, Physics or Maths, and a third academic subject) or Higher Level 7,6,5, with Standard Level 5,5,5.

Contextual offers

Home applicants in IMD deciles 1-2 or who are care-experienced: 12-point GCSE minimum (English and Maths at grade 6), possible flexibility on UCAT and interview, and up to 50 reduced offers up to two grades below standard (2027 entry). Liverpool Scholars (typically ABB) and Liverpool Pathways (typically AAB) applicants receive reduced offers.

The course

Studying medicine at Liverpool.

At a glance

Intake: About 315 a year (A100, 2027 entry)
Teaching: Integrated spiral curriculum
Anatomy: Prosection
Intercalation: Optional between Years 3 and 4
Main campus: City-centre campus, Liverpool

Complete University Guide 2027

24th

of 40 for Medicine · table

Guardian University Guide 2027

6th

of 40 for Medicine · table

National Student Survey 2025

87.5%

positive about teaching on the course (299 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 1–2Integrated systems-based science with anatomy, clinical and communication skills. Patient contact in Year 1; hospital placements start in Year 2.
Year 3Four-week clinical placement blocks, each preceded by an academic week.
Year 4Mental health, neurology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and palliative care, then a 4-week elective.
Year 5Emergency and acute medicine, surgery and general practice, a 5-week research, audit or QI project, and a ward shadowing block.

How it is taught

An integrated spiral curriculum, where concepts are revisited with increasing complexity, delivered through lectures, seminars, workshops, case-based learning, and clinical, communication and anatomy teaching.

Patient contact

Patient contact in Year 1 without formal NHS placements; clinical placements begin in Year 2.

Intercalation

Optional: a one-year honours or master's degree between Years 3 and 4, by application. Between a sixth and a third of each eligible year intercalate.

Placements

Block rotations across NHS trusts, GP practices, hospices, community services and specialist providers in the North West.

Distinctive features

Spiral curriculum integrating science, clinical knowledge and professional practice
GP-led small-group teaching
Simulation and technology-enhanced learning
Block rotations including specialist clinical units

How you are assessed

Self-check quizzes after each early-years block, end-of-year written papers and OSCE-style clinical skills exams (CPSA). Year 5 includes the Medical Licensing Assessment, an e-portfolio and a prescribing test.

Elective

Four weeks at the end of Year 4, in the UK or abroad where the FCDO advises it is safe.

Main teaching hospitals

Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool Women's Hospital
The Walton Centre
Teaching hospitals and GP practices from Blackpool to Chester

Placements and travel

Placements run across the North West, from Blackpool to Chester, so some involve daily travel or longer commutes.

Student life

Living in Liverpool 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

Liverpool is a large, affordable student city with over 70,000 students, strong music and maritime heritage, and many free museums.

Accommodation

First-year undergraduates are guaranteed University or partner accommodation if they apply by the deadline (31 July in the 2025 cycle). University halls include Greenbank, Crown Place, Vine Court and Philharmonic Court (£177.45–£280.56 a week, 2026/27, 39 weeks).

Medical society

Liverpool Medical Students' Society (LMSS)

Students' union

Liverpool Guild of Students

Medic societies and clubs

LMSS rugby
LMSS netball
LMSS hockey
LMSS men's and ladies' football
LMSS tennis and squash
PeerMedics
Women in Medicine

Sport and gyms

The University Sport Centre on campus has a pool, sports halls, squash courts and climbing walls; Greenbank halls has a gym. LMSS runs seven medic teams including rugby, netball and hockey.

Getting around

Merseyrail trains and frequent Arriva and Stagecoach buses cover the city. Lime Street station links to Manchester and London, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport serves the city.

Support for medics

Each student has an academic adviser (the same one in Years 1–2, a senior clinician in clinical years), plus a student buddy scheme and a school wellbeing team.

Cars and parking

Halls on campus have no student parking and campus car parks are mostly for staff; Greenbank Student Village has a few spaces at £155 a year, first come, first served. Placements rotate across Merseyside and as far as Blackpool, Chester and North Wales, so ask the school how students travel to the more distant sites.

Food and essentials

Tesco Express branches on Brownlow Hill (nearest Crown Place), Myrtle Street (nearest Vine Court) and Greenbank Road, a Lidl on London Road, and Aldi and a larger Tesco about 15 to 20 minutes' walk from campus; Greenbank students also have an Asda on Smithdown Road.

Going out

The Guild of Students has the Sphinx Bar, the Courtyard bar and Mountford Hall, the city's second-largest live venue; in town, students head to Concert Square, Seel Street and the Baltic Triangle.

Costs and living

Liverpool medicine fees and living costs.

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

University halls

From £177/wk

£177.45–£280.56 per week (2026/27, university halls: Greenbank, Crown Place, Vine Court, Philharmonic Court, Melville Grove); 39-week contracts

Accommodation prices

Local rent, whole homes (ONS)

£916/mo

£916 per month average private rent, Liverpool, ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sept 2026 data, 21 Oct 2026 release)

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

Home tuition fee

£10,050 per year (2027/28)

International tuition fee

£51,500 per year (2027/28)

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Bursaries and funding

English students can get the NHS Bursary from Year 5. Liverpool scholarships open to medics include the Bloomberg Scholarship (£5,000 a year for 3 years), the Liverpool Bursary (up to £2,000 a year, household income under £35,000) and the Cowrie Foundation Scholarship (up to £8,000 a year) (2027 entry).

Other routes in

Graduate, gateway and international routes.

Graduate entry

MBChB Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry) · A101 · 4 years. 2:1 in any subject (or predicted), or 2:2 plus a Master's or PhD; integrated master's needs 2:1. Test: GAMSAT (minimum 50 in each section; 2025/2026 sittings only). Places: About 33 places, including 3 for oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) applicants (2027 entry).

Gateway or foundation

Foundation to Medicine (Year 0), UCAS 789S: for mature and non-traditional applicants, normally out of education for 5+ years, without a degree and not eligible for direct A100 entry. Successful students progress to Year 1 of A100.

International applicants

Accepts international applicants. International places: 23 (2027 entry).

For 2027 entry, an estimated 315 A100 places including 23 international/EU (292 home). International applicants interview online, need IELTS 7.0 with no component below 7.0, and cannot normally defer. Any SJT band is accepted for international applicants.

Places

About 315 for 2027 entry (292 Home, 23 international), with about 40 places expected to go to deferred entrants.

Applications, interviews and offers

2026 entry: about 3,350 applications and about 730 Home offers for 292 places. Planned for 2027: about 1,830 school-leaver, 120 graduate and 120 international/EU interviews.

FAQs

Liverpool medicine FAQs.

What are the entry requirements for Liverpool medicine?

For 2027 entry, the typical offer is AAA or A*AB, with Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Maths, and a third academic subject. You need nine GCSEs including English Language, Maths, Biology and Chemistry, scoring at least 15 points from the best nine.

What UCAT score do you need for Liverpool medicine?

Liverpool ranks applicants by overall UCAT score, then checks academic minimums. The 2026 entry cut-off was 1960 for home and 2080 for international/EU applicants, and its estimate for 2027 home entry is about 1880-2010.

What is the Liverpool MMI like?

Liverpool uses a values-based MMI, face to face on campus for home and Irish applicants and online for international applicants. Interviews run in January-February 2027, with none after 5 March 2027.

How does Liverpool decide medicine offers?

For 2027 entry, interview scores are ranked within each cohort and the top scorers receive offers, with final decisions by 31 March 2027.

What SJT band do you need for Liverpool medicine?

For 2027 entry, Home applicants must have SJT Band 1-3, and Band 4 is rejected. The SJT is not used for international or EU applicants.

How many places does Liverpool medicine have?

About 315 places for 2027 entry (292 home, 23 international).

Sources

Official sources.

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

Official links

Open days: Online Open Week: 2–6 November 2026. On-campus open days for 2027 entry have passed; check the open days page for 2028-entry dates and campus tours. Check dates

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