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University Clinical Aptitude Test

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by most medical and dental schools in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in their applicant selection processes. Launched in 2006 as the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT), it was renamed in 2019 following the launch of the test in Australia and New Zealand as a…

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Acronym
UCAT
Administrator
Pearson
Annual number of test takers
41,354 (UK 2025) · 16,950 (ANZ 2025)
Duration
2 hours
Languages
English
Offered
Early July–late September for UCAT UK and early July–early August for UCAT ANZ

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University Clinical Aptitude Test

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Annual number of test takers · 2
University Clinical Aptitude Test → 16,950 (ANZ 2025), 41,354 (UK 2025)
Acronym · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → UCAT
Administrator · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → Pearson
Duration · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → 2 hours
Languages · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → English
Offered · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → Early July–late September for UCAT UK and early July–early August for UCAT ANZ
Restrictions on attempts · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → Once per cycle
Score range · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → 900–2700 and Bands 1–4
Score validity · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → For admission to Consortium universities in the year following the test
Type · 1
University Clinical Aptitude Test → Multiple choice

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University Clinical Aptitude TestAcronymUCAT1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestAdministratorPearson1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestAnnual number of test takers41,354 (UK 2025)1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestAnnual number of test takers16,950 (ANZ 2025)1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestDuration2 hours1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestOfferedEarly July–late September for UCAT UK and early July–early August for UCAT ANZ1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestRestrictions on attemptsOnce per cycle1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestScore range900–2700 and Bands 1–41.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestScore validityFor admission to Consortium universities in the year following the test1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestTypeMultiple choice1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestWebsitewww.ucat.ac.uk1.00infobox
University Clinical Aptitude TestYear started20061.00infobox

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