UCAT 2026 final deciles
UCAT published the final 2026 statistics after testing ended on 24 September 2026.
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Questions people ask
When did the final 2026 UCAT deciles come out?
UCAT published the final 2026 statistics after testing ended on 24 September 2026. They cover 42,359 tests, with a mean of 1,918 out of 2,700.
How close was the prediction?
Within 6 points of every decile. We forecast a final mean of 1,918 and it was 1,918. We forecast the median boundary at 1,914 and the 90th percentile at 2,245; the final table gave 1,920 and 2,250. The average miss across the nine deciles was 5 points.
Did the UCAT deciles go down?
Yes. Every boundary fell between the early and final tables, by 40 to 60 points, as in 2025. The median moved from 1,980 to 1,920 and the 90th percentile from 2,300 to 2,250.
What percentile is 2100 in 2026?
In the final 2026 table, 2100 is about the 76th percentile, between the 70th (2,050) and 80th (2,140) boundaries. In the early table it looked like the 69th. In 2025, 2100 was exactly the 80th percentile boundary.
Does my percentile matter more than my score?
Schools see your score. Many compare it only with their own applicants, but a percentile tells you how common your score was, which helps you judge how competitive a published cut-off is.
Is 1700 a good UCAT score?
No, it is below average. 1,700 was the 20th percentile in 2026, when the average was 1,918 out of 2,700.
Is 2000 a good UCAT score?
It is above average: 2,000 was about the 63rd percentile in 2026. Half of candidates scored 1,920 or more.
Is 2400 a good UCAT score?
Yes, it is excellent: about the top 3% in 2026. The top 10% started at 2,250.
Is 2500 a good UCAT score?
Yes: about the top 1% in 2026, well above the 2,250 that started the top 10%.
What is a top 10% UCAT score?
2,250 or more in 2026: the 90th percentile of 42,359 tests. The top 20% started at 2,140.
What is a poor UCAT score?
Below 1,700 put you in the bottom 20% in 2026, and below 1,590 in the bottom 10%. The average was 1,918.
Is the UCAT out of 2700 or 3600?
2,700 since 2025: three subtests, each scored 300 to 900. It was out of 3,600 until 2024, when Abstract Reasoning was a fourth subtest.
Is 1880 a bad UCAT score?
No, but it is a little below average: about the 44th percentile in 2026, when the middle score was 1,920. The top 30% started at 2,050.
Is 2070 a good UCAT score in 2025?
Yes: about the 77th percentile in 2025, above the 2,010 that started the top 30%.
Is 2230 a good UCAT score in 2025?
Yes, it is excellent: about the 91st percentile in 2025, just above the 2,220 that started the top 10%.
What's a good percentile for UCAT?
Anything above the 50th is above average. In 2026 the 50th percentile was 1,920, the 70th 2,050 and the 90th 2,250.
Is 700 a good UCAT score?
As a section score, yes: 700 was about the 88th percentile in Verbal Reasoning, the 75th in Decision Making and the 60th in Quantitative Reasoning in 2026. Each section is scored 300 to 900.
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How we work this out
What it does
Where your 2026 UCAT score sits in the final table of 42,359 tests, and how close our early prediction came.
UK UCAT totals out of 2700 from the 2026 test (for 2027 entry). The answer reads UCAT's final deciles from 42,359 tests to 24 September 2026. The early table (20,794 tests to 13 September) and our forecast from it are shown beside it.
Method
- Your percentile: straight lines between UCAT's nine published final decile boundaries. Outside the 10th and 90th percentiles we extend a normal curve and say so.
- In 2025 each decile boundary fell 40 to 60 points between the preliminary table (21,882 tests to 14 September, mean 1939) and the final one (41,354 tests, mean 1891), because later candidates scored lower on average.
- UCAT expected about 22,000 more tests after its 2026 snapshot. That is a slightly larger share still to come than in 2025, so we scale each 2025 fall by 1.09 and subtract it from the 2026 preliminary boundary. That gives a final 2026 mean near 1918, a median boundary near 1910 and a 90th percentile near 2250.
- The range runs from no fall at all to twice the 2025 fall. Your final percentile is read off the estimated table the same way as today's.
Published figures
UCAT UK deciles, 2024 to 2026
Total score at each decile boundary, as UCAT published it. 2024 was out of 3600 with four sections; 2025 and 2026 are out of 2700. Checked 30 September 2026.
| Percentile | 2026 preliminary (20,794 tests) | 2025 final (41,354) | 2025 preliminary (21,882) | 2024 final, out of 3600 (37,913) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 1630 | 1580 | 1620 | 2140 |
| 20th | 1750 | 1680 | 1730 | 2260 |
| 30th | 1840 | 1760 | 1810 | 2360 |
| 40th | 1910 | 1820 | 1870 | 2440 |
| 50th | 1980 | 1880 | 1940 | 2520 |
| 60th | 2040 | 1950 | 2000 | 2590 |
| 70th | 2110 | 2010 | 2070 | 2680 |
| 80th | 2190 | 2100 | 2150 | 2780 |
| 90th | 2300 | 2220 | 2270 | 2920 |
SJT bands
| Band | 2026 preliminary | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | 15% | 21% | 13% |
| Band 2 | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| Band 3 | 34% | 29% | 38% |
| Band 4 | 11% | 10% | 13% |