Understanding your ESAT and TMUA scores

Jump to:

• Overview
• Your scores explained
• How we use your scores
• Explore our admissions tests scores by Department (2025 entry cycle)

Overview

• ESAT and TMUA scores are just one aspect of your application that we consider
• A high score does not mean that your application will be successful
• A low score does not mean that your application will be unsuccessful
• Explore scores by department using our interactive dashboard 

Your scores explained

Your scores in the ESAT and TMUA are reported on a scale that runs from 1 (low) to 9 (high). They are recorded to one decimal place. There aren’t any grade boundaries or pass marks for the ESAT or TMUA.  

Scores are statistically equated. This means that the results of candidates who have taken different versions of the test can be reported on a common scale.

For the ESAT, you will receive a separate score for each module that you take.

For the TMUA, you will receive a single overall score.

You can read more about test scores and how to access your results on the UAT-UK website.

How we use your scores

We consider your ESAT and TMUA scores alongside other parts of your UCAS application, like your personal statement, when we decide whether to invite you to an interview or to make you an offer. 

The ESAT and TMUA give you the chance to show us your skills, your subject knowledge and your understanding of topics related to the course you’re applying to. 

Achieving a high score does not necessarily mean that you will be offered a place, while a low score does not mean that your application will be unsuccessful.

Explore our admissions test score data by department (2025 entry cycle)

We’ve collated anonymous test score data from our 2025 entry cycle for each of our departments on an interactive dashboard.

You can use the dashboard to explore results by department to learn more about the range of scores previous applicants achieved for the ESAT or TMUA, and about the outcomes of their applications.

Please note that this is historic data. Admissions test scores, score distributions, and offer outcomes can vary from year to year, and the scores shown here should not be taken as indicative of requirements or outcomes for the current or future admissions cycles.

Remember, admissions test scores are just one aspect of your application that we consider. A high or low score does not necessarily affect the success of your application.

What’s included in our dashboard

For both ESAT and TMUA, you can explore:

• Number of applicants: Percentage of applicants from Home, Home WP or Overseas groups who completed the ESAT or TMUA and who were offered a place, invited to interview or whose application was unsuccessful.
• Mean test scores: Mean test scores of applicants from Home, Home WP or Overseas groups who were offered a place, invited to interview or whose application was unsuccessful.
  • Note: A mean average, or simply the mean, is a way to find the central value in a set of numbers by adding them all up and then dividing by how many numbers there are.
• Stacked bar chart of applicants across test score range: This chart shows, as a percentage of the total number of applicants, those successful in gaining an offer (blue), and those unsuccessful in gaining an offer (grey). Where a department interviews, a third category is shown: applicants who were interviewed but were unsuccessful in gaining an offer (dark grey).
  • A stacked bar chart is a variation of a standard bar chart where each bar is divided into coloured segments, showing how different subgroups contribute to a total, allowing you to compare overall totals and the composition (parts-to-whole) within each bar simultaneously.
• Box and whisker plot: This chart shows the distribution of test scores for each outcome category:
  • • successful in gaining an offer
    • unsuccessful in gaining and offer
    • where a department interviews, interviewed but unsuccessful in gaining an offer.
  • A box and whisker plot is chart used to summarise numerical data. It has five key values:
    • minimum (the bottom of the whisker)
    • first quartile, Q1 (the bottom edge of the box)
    • median, Q2 (the black line in the middle of the box)
    • third quartile, Q3 (the upper edge of the box)
    • maximum (the top of the whiskers). 

The box (from Q1 to Q3) represents the middle 50% of data.

How to use the dashboard

Select the department you’re interested in from the drop-down menu.

You can filter and drill down into data by clicking on elements in charts and tables. To reset the dashboard to return to the original view, select the reset icon in the top menu bar. 

Note: There are separate report pages for ESAT and TMUA - use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the insert to change between them.