When do I have to apply for entry to Medicine in September 2025 (or deferred entry in September 2026)?
All applications must be submitted via UCAS (http://www.ucas.com) by 6.00 pm on 15 October 2024 and in advance of this arrangements should be made to complete UCAT (http://www.ucat.ac.uk). Late applications will not be considered.
When will interviews take place for September 2025 entry (or deferred entry in September 2026)?
Interviews for Home students will be held in person on the following dates:
11 and 12 December 2024
23 January 2025
21 March 2025
Interviews for International students will be held online on the following dates:
5 and 6 February 2025
19 March 2025
How many places are there for Home (UK and ROI) students on the medical course at QUB?
The University has 236 places for Home (UK and RoI) students. 236 has been our normal intake for Home students for the last several years.
The Republic of Ireland government has provided funding for an additional 50 places in 2024 and 2025 (25 places each year). Additional information is available on our website. These places are available to applicants deemed to be Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland for fees purposes. Please note that additional eligibility criteria apply and furthe information is available on the website above.
How many places are there for Northern Ireland (NI) students?
The medical school does not have a quota for any group of students within the Home category of student. Selection for interview is based on the scoring system outlined in the pdf document ‘How we choose our students - 2025 entry’ at http://go.qub.ac.uk/med-adm-policy.
How many places are there for Great Britain (GB) students?
We do not have a quota for any group of students within the Home category of student. Selection for interview is based on the scoring system outlined in the pdf document ‘How we choose our students - 2025 entry’ at http://go.qub.ac.uk/med-adm-policy
How many places for EU students?
In light of the UK’s departure from the European Union the assessment of EU applicants for fee status will follow the guidance provided from the UK and NI Governments. This means that some EU applicants fall within the category of international fee status and are competing for one of the 26 international places. Others may be entitled to the same fee status as NI/GB students and are competing for one of the 236 home places or 25 additional NI/ROI places funded by the Republic of Ireland government.
In keeping with the special status between the ROI and NI regulations mean ROI applicants will normally be treated the same as NI students for fee status and therefore are competing within the 236 places for home students and 25 additional NI/ROI places funded by the Republic of Ireland government.
How many places are there for international students?
There are normally 26 places for students in the international fee status category.
When will I get my offer?
The final ranking for offers cannot be made until all interviews are completed. Normally a number of offers are given before the last interview date. However, the majority of decisions will not be made available until mid April 2025. At that stage we will make some further offers and process our unsuccessful decisions. We may also delay decisions on some applications so that we can monitor applicant replies and assess whether we are able to make some further offers before the UCAS decision deadline on 14 May 2025. Please see table below for the number of offers made in the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 UCAS Application Cycles.
Will there be any early offers made this year?
The University plans to make some early offers in February after the first three interview dates for Home applicants.
Please see table below for the number of offers made in the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 UCAS Application Cycles.
What is the final date for decisions?
The final deadline for universities to make a decision about your UCAS application is the 14 May 2025. You will then have until 4 June 2025 to reply to your offers.
How many Home (UK and ROI) offers will be made this year?
This cannot be determined in advance of interviews being completed at which time the University will analayse those being recommended for an offer taking into account where the applicant comes from and the number of offers which are Unconditional and Conditional.
The University will collate and publish statistics on the number of offers made and the lowest ranked applicant to be made an offer after the UCAS decision deadline (14 May 2025). The University will not release interim statistics before this date.
The final number of offers and the lowest ranked applicant to be made an offer by the UCAS decision deadline in May are published below. For the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Application Cycles the number accepted from the Reserve List in August/September and the lowest ranked applicant to be admitted from the Reserve List are also provided.
| Application Cycle | Number of offers made by UCAS decision deadline in May* | Lowest ranked applicant made an offer by UCAS decision deadline in May* | Number accepted from Reserve List in August/September | Lowest ranked applicant accepted from Reserve List in August/September |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 288 | 296 | 52 | 421 |
| 2022 | 305 | 310 | 40 | 409 |
| 2023 | 333 | 339 | 48 | 487 |
| 2024 | 432 | 450 | TBC | TBC |
* The reason for the difference between the number of offers and the lowest rank to be made an offer is that some applicants had withdrawn their application before an offer was processed for them.
The number of places available to home applicants for 2025 entry is the normal 236 places. This number is fixed by the Department of Health and clinical placements. The Medical school is not allowed to exceed that number of entrants to first year. Normally the medical school would give more offers than there are places in the expectation that a number of those applicants would decline their offer or unfortunately not reach the final entry grades.
For 2024 and 2025 entry the University was awarded an extra 50 subsidised Medical places (25 each year) funded by the Republic of Ireland government. This partially explains the reason for the extra offers made for 2024 entry. Further information is available on our website.
At all times we will award offers based on a candidate’s ranking after interview to ensure fairness in the process.
What is the ratio of offers to interview for home student places?
Normally we state that when you come for interview we anticipate at least a 1 in 3 chance of an offer.
How are offers awarded after interview?
After interview all candidates are placed in rank order. Offers are made based on that ranking alone.
IF two applicants have the same ranking after interview how is an offer awarded?
If two candidates have the same rank order but there was only one place then the offer is made to the candidate with the highest SJT score in the UCAT. This situation is explained in the Admissions policy at http://go.qub.ac.uk/med-adm-policy.
I have not yet received a decision on my application.
We wish to be open with candidates as to whether they have received an offer, or unfortunately been unsuccessful, as early in the admissions process as we can. This is to help you make your decisions about all your medical school offers. However, if your rank order is close to the initial offer cut off we may ask candidates to allow us to delay our decision until the UCAS decision deadline on 14 May 2025. We are then able to monitor applicant replies and determine if any further offers can be made. A letter from the admissions office in late March or early April will let you know if you are in this group. Please contact admissions.med@qub.ac.uk or international.medicine@qub.ac.uk if you are in this group and are seeking further information.
I received an offer and want feedback on my performance at interview.
We do not provide feedback on rank order to those candidates who have received an offer.
I received a rejection and was not offered an interview. Am I likely to get an offer in August 2025?
We are sorry that you have been disappointed with your application to QUB Medical School this year. All applicants for medicine must go through the interview process. It is unlikely that the medical school will run interviews for admissions to medicine in August 2025. This document http://go.qub.ac.uk/med-adm-policy includes details for those candidates who wish to consider applying for entry again. This document will be updated in the summer 2025 for those applying for 2026 entry.
I have received a rejection from the medical school after my interview. Is there a possibility of a place becoming available in August 2025?
We are sorry you have been disappointed by your result following the interview. There are many good applicants who may, unfortunately not receive an offer because of the competition for places. As we state in our admissions policy should any spaces become available after results are released in August/September 2025 then we return to the rank order made after interview. We make offers, in rank order, to those candidates who:
- Have fulfilled the entry requirements.
- Do not already hold a place at another medical school within the UCAS scheme. Please note that if you hold an offer with another Medical School you cannot be reconsidered from the Reserve List.
I have been rejected by QUB this year but have a place at another medical school. Should I decline that place in the hope of spaces becoming available in QUB in August 2025?
Only you can make this decision. We can never predict how many, if any, places become available in August/September each year. We would strongly advise you to consider accepting the offer you already hold. You may end up with no medical place at all if you turn down an offer your hold.
Will the medical school defer some applicants to entry in 2026?
There is no plan to defer any applicants to 2026 entry. However, in the unlikely event that more candidates meet their entry requirements than there are places the medical school will not exceed the 236 places for home applicants for entry this year. In that situation there may be a need to defer some candidates. Places would be allocated on the basis of rank order following interviews. In addition, applicants who were initially unsuccessful but following appeal have now satisfied the requirements would be offered deferred entry.
What happens if I decline my offer at Queens and then change my mind later in the admissions cycle?
After you reply to your offers you have a cooling off period (14 days) and if you change your mind you should contact UCAS regarding amending your replies. If you replied to your offers more than 14 days ago you will need to contact the university(s) and UCAS but there is no guarantee this will be possible. Further information is available at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/after-you-apply/types-offer/replying-your-ucas-undergraduate-offers#changed-your-mind.
How are DBS (criminal record) checks being done this year?
Information will be sent to offer holders in June/July 2025 with information on what they need to do.
I have been rejected before interview can I apply again next year?
We welcome applications from candidates on a second occasion with certain criteria. Please read the admissions policy on applicants applying for a second time http://go.qub.ac.uk/med-adm-policy
Where will I get feedback ?
Please contact the admissions for medicine team at admissions.med@qub.ac.uk if you are a home student and international.medicine@qub.ac.uk if you are an international student.
Do you have a waiting list for offers?
If places do become available later in the admissions cycle in August or September we return to the rank order list made after interviews and the place will be offered to the next candidate on that list who:
- Has satisfied the normal entry requirements.
- Does not hold a place at another medical school within the UCAS scheme. Please note that if you hold an offer with another Medical School you cannot be reconsidered from the Reserve List.
We do not consider applications from applicants who did not initally apply to QUB Medicine when submitting their UCAS application.
If you do not find an answer to your question
If your question is not answered in the above or you have any other queries then please contact the admissions for medicine team at admissions.med@qub.ac.uk if you are a home applicant and international.medicine@qub.ac.uk of you are applying under the international fees ruling.