UCAT ANZ Score Calculator & Percentiles

How UCAT ANZ scores work

The UCAT ANZ has three cognitive subtests — Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning — plus Situational Judgement. Each cognitive subtest is converted from the number of questions you answered correctly into a scaled score from 300 to 900. Scaling lets results be compared fairly even though candidates see different versions of the test.

Your total cognitive score is the sum of the three, from 900 to 2700. Situational Judgement is reported separately and is not part of that total. Abstract Reasoning was removed from 2025, so totals from earlier years (out of 3600) cannot be compared with today's scores.

UCAT ANZ 2025 deciles

A decile tells you the score below which a given share of candidates fell. For example, the 9th decile is the score that 90% of candidates scored below — so reaching it puts you in the top 10%.

Source: Summary statistics for UCAT ANZ 2025 (UCAT ANZ Consortium). Based on 16,950 candidates. Mean total: 1941.

What is a good UCAT ANZ score?

There is no pass mark. Universities rank applicants against each other, so a "good" score is one that is competitive for the courses you apply to in your year. Medicine is the most competitive: applicants commonly aim for the top 10–20% of candidates. Dentistry and other health courses can be a little less competitive, but this varies.

Just as important is how a university uses the score:

• As a threshold or shortlist: UCAT ANZ decides who is invited to interview, then other criteria take over.
• As part of the final ranking: UCAT ANZ is weighted together with ATAR and the interview.
• As a tie-breaker: some universities use Situational Judgement only to separate applicants with the same total.

Because these rules change from year to year, always confirm them on each university's admissions page before you apply.

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How to raise your score

Most students gain the most from three habits: timed practice in each subtest, a careful review of every mock, and targeted work on their weakest question types. These guides walk through the question types that cost students the most marks:

• UCAT Syllogisms: How to Decide Which Conclusions Follow
• UCAT Venn Diagram Questions: Read the Regions, Not the Circles
• UCAT Logic Puzzles: A Grid Method That Saves Minutes
• UCAT "Strongest Argument" Questions: How to Pick the Best Answer
• UCAT "Interpreting Information" Questions: Only Answer What Is Proved
• UCAT True, False or Can't Tell: The Rules That Decide Every Answer
• UCAT Verbal Reasoning Inference Questions: "Most Likely" and "Best Supported"
• UCAT Percentage Questions: Increases, Decreases and Reverse Percentages
• UCAT Ratio and Proportion Questions: Share, Scale and Compare
• UCAT Speed, Distance and Time Questions: One Triangle, No Unit Mistakes
• UCAT SJT Appropriateness Questions: How Examiners Rate Each Response
• UCAT SJT Importance Questions: Which Considerations Really Matter

For a broader view, read What UCAT score do you need for medicine? and The 20-minute mock review.

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