Edinburgh MBChB Medicine (6-year programme) interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Edinburgh interviews 35% of MBChB Medicine applicants, online or in person, and offers a place to 69% of those interviewed.

Figures from study.ed.ac.uk, checked 2 November 2026.

At a glance

When: Nov-Jan
Format: MMI stations, Online or in person (1 selector per station)
How many: 3 stations
Length: Half-day assessment day (3 stations)
Who's interviewed: Top-scoring ~800 on academic score + UCAT decile + SJT band (1,019 of 2,910 last cycle)
Before it: Academic record scored independently by two admissions staff

Before: Academic record scored independently by two admissions staff; UCAT minimum 1850 (Plus Flag WA: any score, 10% uplift; Flag: 5% uplift; SIMD40: 10% uplift); SJT Band 4 rejected; final ranking academic 25%, UCAT decile 17.5%, SJT band 7.5%, assessment day 50%; criminal record (PVG) check for successful applicants
Interviews: 3 stations, Nov-Jan, online or in person
Each one: Half-day assessment day, with 1 selector per station
They assess: "The core attributes in the MSC statement on core values and attributes", in the university's own words

Applied: 2,910. Interviewed: 1,019. Offered: 703 (2026 entry (2025-26 cycle)).

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Nov-Jan.

Online or in person, as MMI stations.

Half-day assessment day. 3 stations.

35%, and 69% of those interviewed got an offer.

Academic record scored independently by two admissions staff.