Which universities in Australia and New Zealand require UCAT for 2026 Medical / Dental Entry?

The UCAT ANZ is a compulsory entry requirement for our Australia and New Zealand Consortium universities.  You are required to sit the UCAT ANZ 2025 test (between 1 July and 5 August 2025) if you are intending to apply for entry in 2026 to a relevant course or programme listed below. UCAT ANZ results cannot be carried over from one year to the next.  For example, results from UCAT ANZ 2025 can only be used to apply for courses commencing in 2026.

Some pathways to medicine/dentistry/clinical sciences will not require the UCAT ANZ, or might have additional requirements. For example Casper Test is an extra requirement in addition to UCAT for Curtin University (medicine). Or Psychometric Test is used instead of the UCAT for entry into Bond University (medicine). For some applicants, a different test may be required. For example, international students might need to sit ISAT instead of UCAT. And some universities might accept UCAT instead of ISAT when applying to medical schools as an international student. Students should always check the entry requirements for each university and course they are intending to apply for. There are no general exemptions from the test. 

You can also find a list of universities offering medical and dental degrees along with important application requirements here....

Universities that offer Undergraduate Medicine without the requirement for UCAT are: 

• James Cook University (Medicine & Dentistry) - the selection is based on ATAR, Letters of support for dentistry only, written application for dentistry only, and Interview for medicine only. Read more...
• Bond University (Medicine) - the selection is based on ATAR, Bond Psychometric Test, Interview. Read more...
• University of Sydney (Medicine double degree) - an ATAR of 99.95 or equivalent is required. An assessment process including a written assessment followed by a panel discussion. Read more...
• La Trobe University (Rural medicine pathway and dentistry) - The selection is based on ATAR and interviews for medicine only. Read more...