Warwick

Warwick Medical School is the largest graduate-entry only course in the UK. Originally in 2000, Warwick was in partnership with Leicester Medical School but received its independent status in 2007.

It is currently ranked 13th for Medicine in the UK by the Guardian 2026. Impressively, in 2019 and 2021, Warwick ranked second in the UK in average scores for the Foundation Program, coming second only to an Oxbridge University both times. The Foundation Program has since changed and no longer uses a ranking system.

About The Course

Warwick Medical School (WMS) offers a four year MB ChB programme designed specifically for graduate students. It aims to develop highly competent and compassionate doctors who hold the highest levels of clinical standards and professionalism.

Throughout the course, students will be taught in three hospitals based around Coventry and will learn through a mixture of lectures, small group work, clinical skills and case-based learning.

This course is taught by academics who are at the forefront of their subjects both at the University of Warwick as well as regional hospitals, meaning students are guaranteed to develop the knowledge and attributes needed to be a doctor.

Structure Of The Course

Year 1

The first year at WMS is largely pre-clinical and delivered on the Gibbet Hill Campus. However, you start bedside teaching in hospitals early on. Year one is split into five blocks:

Health, Metabolism & Homeostasis
Blood, Lungs and Heart
Brain and Behaviour
Locomotion
Reproduction & Child Health

Year One contains the majority of anatomy teaching which is taught using a large collection of impressive plastinates in a brand new facility.

Year 2

Year two starts similarly to year one, including further anatomy teaching but with a gradual increase in the amount of time spent in clinical environments. After the new year, clinical placements start in which students are based nearly full time in Hospitals and GPs. The year comprises three 10-week blocks in Surgery, Medicine and Specialties.

Year 3-4

Year three starts with a component in which students undertake their own research project. After this there are eight six-week placements in different specialties including Acute Medicine, Psychiatry, Obs & Gynae and GP. After these placements, students finish the course with an elective and an assistantship to prepare them for entering their Foundation jobs.

Academic Requirements

GCSEs: Graduate Entry only – They do not consider your A-level or GCSE examination results.

IELTs (International applicants only): Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 and minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.

Bachelor's Degree (Graduates only): As all applicants are graduates, the only academic requirements needed are an achieved or predicted 2:1 degree in any subject. Candidates who hold a 2:2 undergraduate degree must have either a Master’s or Doctoral qualification to be considered.

Mitigating Circumstances

Resits policy: Warwick will not consider applicants who have previously studied medicine but have had to leave due to academic failure or fitness to practise hearings. If you have previously studied medicine, please contact Warwick before applying.

Extenuating circumstances: Extenuating circumstances may be considered at either A: the application review stage and/or B: the point of reviewing your final results.

Deferred entry: Deferred entry is not considered at WMS. You must apply for the year you wish to enter.

Transfers: Transfers from other medical schools are not accepted at WMS.

Further Entry Requirements

Work experience: Warwick Medical School requires a minimum of 70 hours of work experience in health or social care settings in the last three years. Further information about the work experience required for Warwick can be found on their page.

Personal statement: Not considered at any point in the application, but it is checked for plagiarism.

Admissions Process

The first stage of the selection process is screening to ensure candidates meet the minimum requirements;

Academic requirements
UCAT
Work experience
References

Candidates are then ranked based on their total UCAT score and academic achievement. The top ~500 candidates are then invited to interview

Admissions Tests:

UCAT ✅
The scores required to receive an interview vary depending on the cohort’s performance. Importantly, you must achieve at or above the mean score of all test takers that year for the Verbal Reasoning section to be considered for interview, regardless of overall performance. Warwick does not consider SJT scores in their admissions process.

Your UCAT scores will be independently sent to your chosen Universities. Following this, you will be sent a link to provide the details and evidence of your work experience.

In 2025, the lowest UCAT score needed to be invited to an interview was 2450 whilst the average score was 2750. As the 2026 cohort is the first year to sit the UCAT without the Abstract Reasoning component, likely comparable scores are a minimum of 1797 and an average of 2097.

Interview Type: MMI

Interview Topics: If you are successful with this first round, you will be invited to an interview which takes place in early December. Warwick uses Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) which consist of six stations and lasts around two hours in total. Qualities assessed in candidates during the interview include team working, insight, resilience, empathy and communication skills. More information about Warwick medical interviews can be found on our school-by-school guide.

If you are successful in the interview stage, you can expect an offer from Warwick typically in late February.

Admissions Statistics

Total number of applicants:	1070
Total number of places:	203
Total number of entrants:	203
Acceptance rate:	18.97%

Fees

Home students:	£9535 pa
Rest of UK:	TBC
International students:	£32510 pa (for year one, £56,660 pa (years 2-4).)

Teaching Methods

Teaching style: Teaching at WMS uses an integrated style in which students learn through lectures, group work, e-learning, workshops and case-based learning. In addition, students will learn through clinical experience which is provided from the first year of study.

Graduate Prospects

Although there does not appear to be any graduate prospect data for Warwick Medical School, as mentioned at the top of the page, WMS achieves very impressive outcomes in the Foundation Programme scores. These scores are made from the examinations required to form students ranking in the Foundation programme. In 2019 and 2021, WMS came second place after an Oxbridge University.

FAQs

Does Warwick Medical School offer any places through clearing?

Due to the highly competitive nature of the course and the rigorous selection process, WMS does not offer any places through clearing. However, students may be put on a waiting list and therefore receive a late offer.

Which Hospitals do Warwick Medical students train at?

There are three main Hospitals associated with WMS; University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Warwick Hospital and George Eliot Hospital.

Is Warwick Medical School hard to get into?

As with all medical schools, admissions to WMS are competitive, with an acceptance rate of 18.97% in 2025. WMS is highly desirable for graduate students as it is the largest graduate-only medical course in the UK and the course is specifically tailored to this accelerated format.

Does Warwick have an Undergraduate Medicine course?

Warwick University only provides a graduate-entry medicine program – the largest in the UK!