Top 5 universities in the UK for studying medicine in 2020

The UK is fast emerging as a popular study destination for overseas studies. It is a favorite of students seeking to pursue a medical degree. This is no surprise because the universities feature among the top 20 both in QS World University Ranking and Times Higher Education (THE) ranking. These are the top 5 universities for medicine that feature in the QS and THE rankings.

University Name	THE World Ranking 2019	QS World Ranking 2019
University of Oxford	1	2
University of Cambridge	3	3
Imperial College London	4	12
University College London	8	9
King’s College London	17	20

These universities offer both undergraduate and graduate level courses in medicine for international candidates. Among these universities, the University College of London, UCL has the largest number of international students who amount to more than 17,000.

The admission procedure for these universities is similar except for a few differences. The admission process has these common steps:

1. Select the medicine course of your choice.
2. Register for BMAT (Bio-medical Admission Test)
3. Complete your UCAS Application form
4. Give your written assessment
5. Selected candidates will get an offer for admission and then called for an interview at the university
6. Shortlisted candidates will be informed about the admission decision.
7. IELTS minimum score requirements overall Grade 7.0, with 6.5 or above in each element

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Here are more details about the top 5 universities for medicine in the UK:

1. The University of Oxford

One of the oldest universities in the world, this university is placed at first position in the QS world ranking. The fee details for the medicine course is as under:

Fee Status	Fees per year (pounds)
Overseas students	44,935

 2. The University of Cambridge This university was established in 1209 and has more than 100 academic divisions.

Fee Status	Fees per year (pounds)
Overseas students	55, 272

3. Imperial college of London The Imperial College School of Medicine, a part of the Imperial College of London was set up in 1988 to provide medical education to students.

Fee status	Fees per Year (Pounds)
Overseas Students	44,000

4. University College London This is the third-largest university in the UK. It was set up in 1826 and was the first university to be established in London.

Fee status	Fees per Year (Pounds)
Overseas Students	44,000

5. King's College London This college was set up in 1829 and is the 12^th biggest university in the UK in terms of its enrollments.

Fee status	Fees per Year (Pounds)
Overseas Students Fees	38,850

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