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BDS Dentistry (A200) admissions statistics by year of entry
Updated on 8 April 2024
The information on this page shows admissions statistics for BDS Dentistry (A200) by year of entry.
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Dentistry is a controlled subject and the number of places available each year is determined by the Scottish Funding Council. For more information, please visit Scottish Funding Council home page. The latest published intake targets are available on the Scottish Funding Council's Intake targets for Dentistry AY 2023-24 webpage.
The information in these tables is a guide to historic admissions data only. We therefore caution against using the tables to assess the likelihood of making a successful application in future cycles as
- the number and quality of applications can vary year-on-year.
- our selection process is reviewed annually and may therefore be subject to change.
Totals
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| Entry Year | Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| 2019/0 | 499 | 305 | 2525 | 3070 | 2040 | 143 | 56 |
| 2020/1 | 519 | 303 | 2529 | 3060 | 2030 | 138 | 56 |
| 2021/2 | 512 | 207 | 2536 | 3060 | 1970 | <5 | <5 |
| 2022/3 | 687 | 220 | 2608 | 3180 | 2120 | 147 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 783 | 334 | 2567 | 3200 | 1940 | 116 | 58 |
2023/4 entry
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Total
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | |||
| 783 | 334 | 2567 | 3200 | 1940 | 116 | 58 |
Fee status^
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Home Scottish | 204 | 149 | 2547 | 3100 | 2000 | 71 | 36 |
| Home Rest of UK (RUK) or ROI Irish Applicants | 483 | 127 | 2579 | 3100 | 1940 | 17 | 11 |
| Overseas | 96 | 58 | 2597 | 3200 | 2130 | 28 | 11 |
Graduate
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| No | 653 | 282 | 2561 | 3200 | 2000 | 95 | 52 |
| Yes | 130 | 52 | 2601 | 2870 | 1940 | 21 | 6 |
Gender
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Female | 507 | 220 | 2557 | 3140 | 1940 | 94 | 49 |
| Male | 276 | 114 | 2589 | 3200 | 2000 | 22 | 9 |
Contextual category
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Category 1 | 48 | 39 | 2421 | 3100 | 1940 | 12 | 8 |
| Category 2 | 81 | 38 | 2551 | 2870 | 2250 | 20 | 9 |
| Non-contextual | 654 | 257 | 2592 | 3200 | 2130 | 84 | 41 |
2022/3 entry
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Total
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | |||
| 687 | 220 | 2608 | 3180 | 2120 | 147 | 65 |
Fee status^
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Home Scottish | 241 | 116 | 2597 | 2980 | 2140 | 64 | 39 |
| Home EU | 12 | <5 | * | * | * | <5 | <5 |
| Home Rest of UK (RUK) or ROI Irish Applicants | 329 | 65 | 2660 | 3120 | 2320 | 54 | 19 |
| Overseas | 105 | 39 | 2553 | 3180 | 2120 | 29 | 7 |
Graduate
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| No | 557 | 193 | 2603 | 3180 | 2120 | 127 | 57 |
| Yes | 130 | 27 | 2651 | 3120 | 2140 | 20 | 8 |
Gender
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Female | 447 | 153 | 2591 | 3180 | 2120 | 106 | 46 |
| Male | 240 | 67 | 2648 | 3120 | 2300 | 41 | 19 |
Contextual category
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Category 1 | 57 | 24 | 2449 | 2830 | 2140 | 16 | 10 |
| Category 2 | 67 | 28 | 2602 | 3120 | 2310 | 16 | 7 |
| Non-contextual | 563 | 168 | 2633 | 3180 | 2120 | 115 | 48 |
2021/2 entry
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Total
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | |||
| 512 | 207 | 2536 | 3060 | 1970 | <5 | <5 |
Fee status
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Home Scottish | 155 | 109 | 2508 | 3060 | 1970 | <5 | <5 |
| Home EU | 55 | 11 | 2427 | 2620 | 2080 | <5 | <5 |
| Home Rest of UK (RUK) or ROI Irish Applicants | 224 | 54 | 2591 | 3040 | 2120 | <5 | <5 |
| Overseas (not EU) | 78 | 33 | 2582 | 2910 | 2220 | <5 | <5 |
Graduate
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| No | 419 | 180 | 2538 | 3060 | 1970 | <5 | <5 |
| Yes | 93 | 27 | 2523 | 2870 | 2120 | <5 | <5 |
Gender
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Female | 314 | 121 | 2506 | 3060 | 2080 | <5 | <5 |
| Male | 198 | 86 | 2578 | 3040 | 1970 | <5 | <5 |
Contextual category
| Applications | Invited to interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Category 1 | 51 | 36 | 2438 | 2850 | 2080 | <5 | <5 |
| Category 2 | 32 | 14 | 2456 | 2780 | 2160 | <5 | <5 |
| Non-contextual | 429 | 157 | 2567 | 3060 | 1970 | <5 | <5 |
2020/1 entry
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Total
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | |||
| 519 | 303 | 2529 | 3060 | 2030 | 138 | 56 |
Fee status
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Home Scottish | 198 | 151 | 2512 | 2970 | 2030 | 62 | 34 |
| Home EU | 68 | 18 | 2490 | 2760 | 2160 | 7 | <5 |
| Home Rest of UK (RUK) | 165 | 78 | 2589 | 3060 | 2060 | 35 | 8 |
| Overseas (not EU) | 88 | 56 | 2493 | 2980 | 2040 | 34 | 10 |
Graduate
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| No | 440 | 259 | 2539 | 3060 | 2040 | 113 | 46 |
| Yes | 79 | 44 | 2473 | 2840 | 2030 | 25 | 10 |
Gender
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Female | 324 | 189 | 2510 | 2980 | 2030 | 97 | 34 |
| Male | 195 | 114 | 2559 | 3060 | 2040 | 41 | 22 |
Contextual category
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Category 1 | 32 | 26 | 2334 | 2750 | 2030 | 12 | 7 |
| Category 2 | 67 | 42 | 2555 | 2970 | 2200 | 19 | 9 |
| Non-contextual | 420 | 235 | 2548 | 3060 | 2040 | 107 | 40 |
2019/20 entry
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Total
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | |||
| 499 | 305 | 2525 | 3070 | 2040 | 143 | 56 |
Fee status
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Home Scottish | 159 | 125 | 2520 | 2970 | 2080 | 48 | 20 |
| Home EU | 65 | 27 | 2551 | 2820 | 2220 | <5 | <5 |
| Home Rest of UK (RUK) | 202 | 109 | 2530 | 3070 | 2040 | 56 | 21 |
| Overseas (not EU) | 73 | 44 | 2496 | 2920 | 2140 | 35 | 13 |
Graduate
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| No | 434 | 259 | 2519 | 3070 | 2040 | 115 | 46 |
| Yes | 65 | 46 | 2556 | 2980 | 2160 | 28 | 10 |
Gender
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Female | 292 | 193 | 2505 | 2920 | 2040 | 97 | 34 |
| Male | 207 | 112 | 2559 | 3070 | 2140 | 46 | 22 |
Contextual category
| Applications | Invited to Interview | Offers | Matriculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average UCAT | Highest UCAT | Lowest UCAT | ||||
| Category 1 | 16 | 12 | 2338 | 2560 | 2040 | 10 | 7 |
| Category 2 | 64 | 45 | 2527 | 2980 | 2100 | 16 | <5 |
| Non-contextual | 419 | 248 | 2534 | 3070 | 2080 | 117 | 47 |
Notes
- UCAT data represents Total Scores for applicants who were invited to interview and:
- Is for tests undertaken in the year of application only.
- Is shown where held.
- UCAT Situational Judgement (SJT) Bands are not used as part of the initial selection for interview process.
- Data protection:
- It is the University’s policy to express numbers between 0 and 4 as <5 in order to avoid releasing any personal information.
- *Denotes values suppressed for data protection purposes.
- Contextual Category:
- Please refer to our Contextual Admissions Policy here for full details: Contextual admissions policy | University of Dundee
- From 2021/2 entry applicants with multiple Category 2 factors who our Admissions team have considered eligible for Category 1 status are included within the Category 1 data.
- Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there was no intake in the 2021/2 entry year.
- ^Fee Status:As a result of Brexit, we amended our fee status rules with effect from 2022/3 entry. Applicants who would previously have been assessed as Home EU fee status are now included within the other remaining fee status categories depending on their residential status. Some applicants remain categorised as Home EU for operational reasons.