Scoring System

Understanding how the UCAT is scored is critical for interpreting your results, setting realistic targets, and making strategic decisions about which medical schools to apply to. The scoring system is more nuanced than a simple mark out of a total — it uses scaled scores, bands, and deciles.

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Scaled Scores for the Cognitive Subtests

The three cognitive subtests — Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, and Quantitative Reasoning — are each scored on a scaled score ranging from 300 to 900.

What Is a Scaled Score?

A scaled score is not simply the number of questions you got right. Instead, your raw score (number of correct answers) is converted to a scaled score using a statistical process called equating. This process ensures that scores are comparable across different test versions and different testing dates.

For example:

• A candidate who sits the UCAT in July may get a slightly easier or harder version than a candidate who sits in September.
• The equating process adjusts for this, so a score of 700 in July means the same thing as a score of 700 in September.