Medicine Admission Statistics (A100)
Dear Anglia Ruskin University,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information for the 23/24 and 24/25 admission cycle (where the latest data is unavailable, please provide the most current data you can provide):
1) Total cohort size (domestic/ home students + international)
2) Number of domestic places available:
a) Are there a specific number of places reserved for students domiciles in Scotland/ Wales/England? if yes, how many?)
3) Number of international places available
4) For Domestic Applicants:
a) Number of domestic applicants
b) how many invited to interview
c) How many received an offer
d) How many enrolled
e) Number of applicants per interview space
f) Number of interviewees per offer
5) For international applicants:
a) Number of international applicants
b) How many invited to interview
c) How many received an offer
d) How many enrolled
e) Number of applicants per interview space
f) Number of interviewees per offer
6) Lowest GCSE and A Level grades achieved by students invited to interview (non WAMS/contextual applicants)
7) Lowest GCSE and A Level grades achieved by students invited to interview ( WAMS/contextual applicants)
8) Do you accept deferred entry
9) Does choosing deferred entry negatively impact the student's application?
10) UCAT:
a) What is your cutoff or threshold for interviews (non WAMS/contextual applicants)
b) What is your cutoff or threshold for interviews (WAMS/contextual applicants)
c) What is the lowest/highest/mean UCAT score achieved by students invited to interview (non WAMS/contextual applicants)
d) What is the lowest/highest/mean UCAT score achieved by students invited to interview (WAMS/contextual applicants)
e) Do you accept SJT band 3
f) Do you accept SJT band 4
11) How are these components weighed/scored in the application process (both for selecting for interview and then for offers)
a) Grades
b) UCAT
c) Personal Statement
d) Work Experience/Volunteering
e) Interview
12) For the 2025/2026 admissions cycle, how will you score and mark each of the new Personal Statement questions?
13) Do you accept reapplicants from a previous cycle? If yes, what are the parameters (ex. How many times can one reapply?)
Yours faithfully,
Esther Baba
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Dear Esther,
Please find attached our response to your request.
Kind regards,
Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Team
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