Gateway to Medicine at University of Bristol
Gateway to Medicine (MB ChB, A108) at University of Bristol asked for 96–129 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bristol.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~129 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 96 - 129 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bristol.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 129
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 129 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- Code
- A108 · A1 pre-clinical medicine
- Duration
- 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), this primary medical qualification entitles the holder to apply to the GMC for registration to practise medicine in the UK. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 99%
5%
left higher education
UK 1%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities86%85%
Assessment and feedback81%73%
Academic support86%86%
Organisation and management71%66%
Learning resources83%87%
Student voice73%73%
215 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£44k3 years£47k5 years£52.5k
£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 105 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
78% working19% working and studying4% other
UK, same subject: 96% in work or study
98%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 97%
99%
say their work is meaningful
UK 99%
98%
use what they learned
UK 99%
- Medical Practitioners68%
- Other Health Professionals26%
- Health associate professionals3%
- Managers, directors and senior officials1%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 185 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS8 1QU
Subjects
clinical medicine medicine and dentistry
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bristol
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Medicine at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Sussex Medical School | Medicine BMBS | AAA | — |
| Brunel University of London | Medicine MBBS MB BS | AAA - AAB | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Medicine MB ChB | AAA | 208–223 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) MB BS | 144 points | — |
| Kent and Medway Medical School | Medicine BMBS | AAB | — |
| University of Bristol | Gateway to Medicine this course | 96 - 129 points | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Extended Medical Degree Programme MB BS | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Lancashire | Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) MB BS | 128 points | — |
| Bangor University | Medicine: Graduate Entry BMBS | BBB - ABC | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | Medicine (with a foundation year) MB BCh | BBB | 160–175 |
| University of Southampton | Medicine BM6 Widening Participation (BMBS) BMBS | BBB | — |
See all 92 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side