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LNAT for UCL: scores, essay use and deadlines

Q: What LNAT score do I need for UCL?

There is no published minimum LNAT score for UCL. The most recent published average is 29.4 out of 42 for offer holders (2024-25). No fixed minimum or benchmark; score forms part of assessment with academic profile, statement, reference and essay. A high score does not guarantee an offer.

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The short answer

For 2027 entry, UCL requires the LNAT: sit it by 31 December 2026; the UCAS deadline is 13 January 2027.^1,2 How the score is used: No fixed minimum or benchmark; score forms part of assessment with academic profile, statement, reference and essay. A high score does not guarantee an offer.² The essay: Essay is considered alongside the MCQ score and the rest of the application.² Offer holders averaged 29.4 out of 42 in Section A (2024-25). An average is not a minimum: many people in that group scored below it.³

Sit the LNAT by: 31 December 2026^1,2; 2026-27 test cycle; Published
Published average: 29.4 / 42³; Offer holders, 2024-25; Past cycle
The essay: Used²; See below; Published
Minimum score: None published²; No university publishes an LNAT pass mark; Published

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LNAT deadlines for UCL, 2027 entry

These dates are for the 2026-27 LNAT cycle. They change every year; do not reuse them for a later entry year.^1,2

Sit the LNAT by: 31 December 2026^1,2Published[1] LNAT Consortium, checked 27 Sep 2026; [2] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026
UCAS application by: 13 January 2027, 6pm UK time^1,2Published[1] LNAT Consortium, checked 27 Sep 2026; [2] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026

How the score and essay are used

The score (Section A): No fixed minimum or benchmark; score forms part of assessment with academic profile, statement, reference and essay. A high score does not guarantee an offer.²Published[2] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026
The essay (Section B): Essay is considered alongside the MCQ score and the rest of the application.²Published[2] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026

Published LNAT scores for UCL

These are past averages from university reports and Freedom of Information replies. They show where successful applicants tended to score, not a line you must reach.

Averages the university or its colleges published. Each row is its own group and year; they are not one series.
Cycle	Group	Section	Average	Range	Group size	Course	Source
2024-25	Offer holders	Section A (out of 42)	29.4	Not published	Not published	M100	[3] WhatDoTheyKnow (FOI response), checked 26 Sep 2026
2023-24	Offer holders	Section A (out of 42)	29.9	Not published	Not published	M100	[3] WhatDoTheyKnow (FOI response), checked 26 Sep 2026
2022-23	Offer holders	Section A (out of 42)	29.5	Not published	Not published	M100	[3] WhatDoTheyKnow (FOI response), checked 26 Sep 2026
last academic cycle; unnamed on page	Offer holders	Section A (out of 42)	30	Not published	Not published	Law; exact included routes not resolved	[4] UCL, checked 26 Sep 2026
last academic cycle; unnamed on page	Contextual offer holders	Section A (out of 42)	27	Not published	Not published	Law; exact included routes not resolved	[4] UCL, checked 26 Sep 2026

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Questions people ask

What LNAT score do I need for UCL?

There is no published minimum LNAT score for UCL.² The most recent published average is 29.4 out of 42 for offer holders (2024-25).³ No fixed minimum or benchmark; score forms part of assessment with academic profile, statement, reference and essay. A high score does not guarantee an offer.²

Does UCL read or score the LNAT essay?

Essay is considered alongside the MCQ score and the rest of the application.²

When must I take the LNAT for 2027 entry?

Sit it by 31 December 2026.^1,2

Is the published offer-holder average a minimum score?

No. It is an average, so many people in that group scored below it. No fixed minimum or benchmark; score forms part of assessment with academic profile, statement, reference and essay. A high score does not guarantee an offer.^2,3

Sources

Every figure on this page links to one of these. A checked date is the day we read the page, not the day it was published. Labels: Published, Past cycle, Calculated from published counts, Estimate, Not published.

1
LNAT ConsortiumChecked 27 Sep 2026.
2
UCLChecked 27 Sep 2026.
3
WhatDoTheyKnow (FOI response)Freedom of Information reply. Published 2025-06-17. Checked 26 Sep 2026.
4
UCLChecked 26 Sep 2026.

Data checked 27 September 2026. Missing figures are shown as not published, never as zero or a guess.