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University of Manchester
Stations5
Time per station8 min + 2 min gap
Interviewers1 per station
WhenDecember – early March
Interviews and offers in recent years
1,858interviewed (2026 entry)
1,025offers made
About 55%of interviewees received an offer
| Entry | Applicants | Interviewed | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 entry | 3,643 | 1,858 | 1,025 |
| 2025 entry | 2,305 | 1,607 | 1,058 |
| 2024 entry | 2,392 | 1,596 | 1,033 |
| 2023 entry | 2,976 | 1,509 | 804 |
| 2022 entry | 3,460 | 1,457 | 395 |
Offers from the waiting list: not published by this university.
What these figures cover: MBChB A106, Home and Overseas combined. Interviewed = shortlisted for interview.
Figures are as published by the university or released under Freedom of Information. Definitions differ between schools, so compare with care. A dash means the figure was not published.
Key dates
- Interviews usually run from December to early March.
- Invitations are sent to the email address on your UCAS application.
How the interview works
- You will rotate through five MMI stations.
- Each station lasts eight minutes, with a two-minute gap between stations.
- A different interviewer marks each station.
- Your starting station is chosen at random.
- One station may be replaced by a group task this cycle; you will be told the final format.
- You choose to interview online via Zoom or in person on campus.
- Places in each format are limited and given first come, first served.
- Both formats are run and assessed in the same way.
- No information is given in advance and there is no reading or writing task.
What they assess
- Communication skills
- Motivation to study medicine
- Caring experience and what you learned from it
- Awareness of current medical topics
- Ethical reasoning
- Interpersonal skills and being well rounded
- It is not a test of academic knowledge.
How it's scored and how offers are made
- No offers are made without an interview.