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Medicine at University of Bristol

University of Bristol is ranked 10th of 39 universities for medicine on our measures. 81% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £44k after 15 months, rising to £52.5k after five years.

Typical offer BBCEngland2 courses

#10 of 39 for medicine70
Gateway to Medicine to your shortlist

Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other medicine courses

  • Student satisfaction81%About average (average 81%)
  • Stay on course98%About average (average 98%)
  • Graduate-level jobs98%About average (average 98%)
  • Salary after 15 months£44kAbout average (average £43k)
  • Entry points (median)170About average (average 166)

The marker shows the typical (median) medicine course. How we measure

Who gets in

UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC0%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB6%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB9%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA20%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more64%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months£44k£43k average
  2. 3 years£47k£47.8k average
  3. 5 years£52.5k£52.5k average

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.

Compare the 2 medicine courses here

Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.

  • Least competitive entry: Gateway to Medicine. Half of the students who started had more than 131 UCAS points, against 176 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Medicine (98%).
  • Foundation year: Medicine offers one.
  • Courses last between 5 and 6 years.
  • Gateway to Medicine

    MBChB · 6 years

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    81%*
    Stay on
    95%
    Entry points
    131
    Graduate jobs
    98%*
    Salary
    £44k*

    Accredited: General Medical Council

  • Medicine

    MBChB · 5 years

    Optional foundation year

    Estimated offer~A*AA–AAA

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    81%
    Stay on
    98%
    Entry points
    176
    Graduate jobs
    98%*
    Salary
    £44k*

    Accredited: General Medical Council

* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.

Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.

Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.

Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.

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