University of Dundee

Undergraduate entry

Most undergraduate courses are applied for through UCAS; international students may also use the University's Direct Application System. Each course has a standard entry requirement and a lower widening access requirement, with essential subjects listed per course. For September 2027 entry the UCAS deadlines are 18:00 (UK time) on 15 October 2026 for Medicine and Dentistry and 18:00 on 13 January 2027 (the equal consideration date) for all other courses. Late applications to most courses (excluding Medicine, Dentistry and Art & Design) are accepted via UCAS until 30 June, after which applications go into Clearing. Offers may be unconditional or conditional, and all conditions must be met by 31 August.

Medicine (MBChB) for 2027 entry requires AAAAB at Higher in one sitting (AAABB widening access), including Chemistry or Biology and another science, plus BB at Advanced Higher in S6; all applicants must sit the UCAT in their year of application (no minimum cut-off score), and selection includes an interview.

Contextual admissions

Home applicants with a contextual factor (such as a SIMD quintile 1 postcode, free school meals, care experience, caring responsibilities, estrangement, or refugee or asylum seeker status) are assessed against widening access grades, with evidence uploaded to the applicant portal. Care-experienced applicants are guaranteed an offer, normally on the course applied for or otherwise on a suitable alternative. Eligible Scottish applicants are also offered a place on the pre-entry Access Summer School, which can provide an alternative route to meeting entry requirements (not available for Nursing, Medicine, Gateway to Medicine, Oral Health Sciences, Graduate Apprenticeships or articulation courses).

International undergraduate entry

Course pages show entry requirements by country and qualification. Applicants who do not meet the academic requirements can enter through International College Dundee, operated with Oxford International Education Group, via International Stage One and International Stage Two (International Incorporated Bachelor's). For September 2026 entry, international applications closed on 21 August 2026, conditions and deposit evidence were due by 26 August, and the draft CAS by 28 August.

English language

Accepted tests include IELTS Academic and IELTS Academic UKVI, Pearson PTE Academic (including UKVI), TOEFL iBT (single sitting; MyBest scores not accepted), Cambridge C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency, Trinity ISE, LanguageCert, IELTS Online, the Kaplan Test of English and TOEFL Home Edition. Scores must be no more than two years old at the course start date. Minimum scores vary by course; for example, the PGDE Secondary Education requires IELTS 6.0 overall (6.0 writing, 5.5 in other components), PTE Academic UKVI 64 or TOEFL iBT 80. Nationals of majority English-speaking countries are exempt.

Postgraduate taught

Postgraduate courses are applied for directly through the University website, with documents uploaded to My Applications on eVision. For January 2027 entry the application deadline is 16 November 2026 (earlier deadline 2 November), with conditions to be met by 1 December, proof of deposit by 7 December and the draft CAS by 15 December. Applicants who lack the academic requirements can take International College Dundee's International Incorporated Master's or Distance Learning Pre-Master's programme.

Postgraduate research

PhD and Master's by Research degrees can be studied full or part time, with start dates in September, January and May. Applicants choose a project or propose a topic, contact a potential supervisor with a CV before applying, and then apply through the Direct Application System; Faculty of Life Sciences applicants must first complete a pre-application form.

Visas

International students needing a Student visa receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) after meeting conditions and paying the deposit; some applicants are asked to complete pre-CAS credibility checks, including bank statements and interviews.

• City Campus, Dundee: where most students study. It holds university accommodation, the Main Library (open until 02:30 in semester and 24 hours during exams, with a cafe and the CreateSpace maker space), DUSA, the campus shop, bar and cafe, lecture theatres and teaching buildings such as the Dalhousie and Scrymgeour buildings, and green spaces including Geddes Quadrangle and Campus Green. The Faculty of Life Sciences research complex of four interlinked buildings, including the Discovery Centre for Translational and Interdisciplinary Research, is here, as is the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Library in the Matthew Building on Perth Road.
• Institute of Sport and Exercise (City Campus): gym, 25-metre swimming pool with sauna, Wattbike training zone and exercise classes, plus the Riverside playing fields a short walk away with floodlit all-weather football and hockey pitches, grass pitches and two rugby pitches.
• Ninewells Campus, Dundee: on the site of Ninewells Hospital, about 3 miles from the city centre, where medical students work and study. It has a library, a Clinical Skills Centre with simulation facilities, cafes, shops and study and social spaces.
• Kirkcaldy Campus, Fife: in the centre of Kirkcaldy, about 30 miles from both Dundee and Edinburgh, and part of the Faculty of Health, where some nursing students study. It has its own library, clinical skills centre, teaching rooms, a canteen and social hub, a student support hub and some accommodation.
• Residences: on the City Campus and at Seabraes (a five-minute walk) and West Park (between the City and Ninewells campuses). Rooms start from £179.48 per week with bills included, on contracts of 39 to 51 weeks.

The University has four library sites: the Main Library, Ninewells, Kirkcaldy and the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Library.