Which Universities Require the BMAT?

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What is the BMAT?

The Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is a two hour paper-based test, which includes three sections (check out our BMAT section-by-section breakdown). It is mainly used for entry to medicine, but also for a small number of other courses including biomedical sciences and dentistry. Our main BMAT article answers all of your questions about the exam in more detail.

Which universities use the BMAT?

Universities in the following countries use the BMAT: Croatia, England, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain and Thailand.

Check out the table at the end for a full list of international BMAT medical schools.

Which UK universities require BMAT for medicine?

BMAT universities in the UK

Which university’s BMAT entry criteria are you interested in?

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Imperial College London

Lancaster University

University College London

University of Cambridge

University of Oxford

Brighton and Sussex Medical School 

Brighton and Sussex does have a minimum cut off:

• At least a score of 3 or higher for Section 1 and 2
• At least 2.5C or higher in Section 3

Once you’ve met the minimum criteria, you’ll be ranked on your BMAT score. The candidates with the highest scores will be invited to interview. 

For the 2019 application cycle, the minimum score was 16.1 and for 2018 it was 16.4.

Find out more about Brighton and Sussex's Medicine course

Imperial College London

Imperial College London require a minimum score in each of the three sections to get an interview offer. This minimum differs from year to year, but it normally falls as follows:

Sections 1 and 2: 4.0 – 5.0 

Section 3: 2.5 

In 2019, for example, the minimum scores were: 

Section 1: 4.1 

Section 2: 4.2 

Section 3: 2.5 and grade C 

Find out more about Imperial College London's Medicine course

Lancaster University 

Applicants are ranked based on the sum of their BMAT scores in Sections 1, 2 and 3. The score for Quality of English is not taken into account.

The BMAT cut-off will be around 10.5, although students with scores lower than 10.5 were given interviews in 2019. The university has said that it’s ‘unlikely’ that they’ll repeat that.

Find out more about Lancaster's Medicine course

University College London

UCL doesn’t have a clearly defined minimum. Your personal statement, exam results and predicted grades are all taken into consideration.

If you score below average in the BMAT, you're not as likely to be offered a place, but you still have a shot (providing you did well in all other areas).

If your score is below these averages, it’s unlikely you’ll get an interview.

Find out more about UCL's Medicine course

University of Cambridge

Cambridge takes a more holistic view of your application.

Around 90% of candidates are interviewed, and your BMAT isn’t necessarily the make or break factor. Your personal statement, grades and interview are all taken into consideration.

Remember, you apply to the college, not the university. Some are harder to get into than others, as well as having varying degrees of focus on the BMAT.

Find out more about Cambridge's Medicine course

University of Oxford

While Cambridge interviews 90% of the candidates, at Oxford it’s just 30%. The decision is made based on your GCSEs and BMAT, with equal weighting given.

This means incredible GCSE results can make up for an average BMAT score and vice versa.

Not all sections of the BMAT are equally weighted – in 2020, Section 1 and 2 were both weighted at 40% each while Section 3 was weighted at 20%. Double weighting is given to your Quality of Content score compared to the Quality of English in Section 3.

Find out more about Oxford's Medicine course

International medical schools requiring the BMAT

BMAT courses in Europe (excluding the UK)

BMAT courses in Asia