Table 1

OR for pass at first attempt at Part A and Part B MRCS across all UK medical schools ranked according to the Complete University Guide as of 2019–2020

RankMedical schoolPart APart B
MRCS
candidates
(n=9730)		Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)		OR adjusted for prior academic attainment
(95% CI)		MRCS candidates
(n=4645)		Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)		OR adjusted for prior academic attainment
(95% CI)
1University of Oxford2109.11
(4.77 to 17.39)		3.18
(1.15 to 8.81)		942.32
(1.23 to 4.40)		4.43
(0.51 to 38.58)
2University of Cambridge2855.82
(3.42 to 9.90)		2.64
(1.03 to 6.78)		1421.52
(0.92 to 2.50)		3.92
(0.77 to 19.82)
3University of Glasgow3500.96
(0.62 to 1.47)		0.51
(0.18 to 1.39)		1691.40
(0.88 to 2.23)		1.11
(0.20 to 6.09)
4Swansea University150.28
(0.08 to 0.96)		0.90
(0.83 to 0.97)		0–
–		–
–
5The University of Edinburgh3651.76
(1.13 to 2.74)		2.01
(0.81 to 5.00)		1901.40
(0.89 to 2.19)		0.56
(0.19 to 1.62)
6University of Dundee2150.56
(0.35 to 0.89)		0.73
(0.26 to 2.05)		1050.95
(0.57 to 1.58)		0.42
(0.14 to 1.32)
7Imperial College London8152.05
(1.36 to 3.08)		1.26
(0.58 to 2.75)		4151.06
(0.73 to 1.52)		1.22
(0.47 to 3.20)
8Queen Mary University of London4750.44
(0.29 to 0.67)		0.45
(0.19 to 1.04)		2100.41
(0.28 to 0.61)		0.38
(0.14 to 1.01)
9Keele University110–
–		–
–		701.13
(0.61 to 2.09)		0.61
(0.17 to 2.17)
10University of Exeter700.52
(0.28 to 0.95)		0.38
(0.13 to 1.07)		351.32
(0.57 to 3.08)		2.24
(0.25 to 20.12)
11University of Aberdeen2300.68
(0.43 to 1.07)		0.39
(0.12 to 1.29)		1050.94
(0.57 to 1.56)		0.28
(0.04 to 2.23)
12University of Bristol3551.58
(1.02 to 2.46)		0.66
(0.28 to 1.52)		1701.27
(0.80 to 2.01)		0.83
(0.24 to 2.86)
13University College London5751.53
(1.02 to 2.33)		1.25
(0.55 to 2.82)		2750.84
(0.57 to 1.24)		1.11
(0.37 to 3.31)
14Newcastle University3900.81
(0.53 to 1.24)		0.59
(0.26 to 1.32)		2001.01
(0.66 to 1.54)		1.44
(0.50 to 4.17)
15Cardiff University3901.10
(0.72 to 1.69)		0.79
(0.35 to 1.78)		1801.13
(0.72 to 1.75)		1.34
(0.44 to 4.14)
16King’s College London6650.94
(0.62 to 1.41)		0.63
(0.29 to 1.38)		3050.97
(0.66 to 1.42)		1.31
(0.45 to 3.84)
17The University of Sheffield2850.62
(0.40 to 0.97)		0.82
(0.34 to 2.00)		1450.74
(0.47 to 1.16)		0.43
(0.15 to 1.30)
18University of Leeds2750.84
(0.54 to 1.32)		0.67
(0.28 to 1.64)		1302.01
(1.17 to 3.47)		2.63
(0.51 to 13.58)
19University of Plymouth700.50
(0.27 to 0.92)		0.63
(0.23 to 1.70)		350.45
(0.22 to 0.93)		0.39
(0.10 to 1.50)
20University of East Anglia1100.37
(0.22 to 0.64)		0.44
(0.17 to 1.14)		450.57
(0.29 to 1.11)		1.54
(0.27 to 8.73)
21Brighton and Sussex Medical School900.65
(0.37 to 1.13)		1.10
(0.35 to 3.44)		450.94
(0.46 to 1.92)		0.35
(0.08 to 1.57)
22Queen’s University Belfast2450.84
(0.53 to 1.32)		0.49
(0.21 to 1.15)		1150.88
(0.54 to 1.44)		0.80
(0.25 to 2.56)
23University of Nottingham4651.44
(0.94 to 2.21)		0.92
(0.41 to 2.07)		2351.40
(0.91 to 2.13)		2.03
(0.63 to 6.54)
24The University of Manchester5800.72
(0.47 to 1.08)		0.58
(0.26 to 1.28)		2750.96
(0.65 to 1.41)		0.78
(0.29 to 2.09)
25Hull York Medical School850.60
(0.34 to 1.06)		0.79
(0.25 to 2.50)		400.92
(0.44 to 1.92)		1.30
(0.11 to 16.01)
26University of Birmingham4801.26
(0.83 to 1.93)		1.08
(0.48 to 2.41)		220–
–		–
–
27University of Warwick1600.78
(0.48 to 1.27)		2.08
(0.16 to 27.09)		700.66
(0.38 to 1.16)		0.80
(0.69 to 1.02)
28University of Leicester2751.07
(0.68 to 1.67)		0.80
(0.33 to 1.94)		1300.81
(0.51 to 1.30)		0.54
(0.17 to 1.72)
29University of Southampton3100.81
(0.52 to 1.26)		0.63
(0.27 to 1.45)		1400.76
(0.48 to 1.20)		0.56
(0.19 to 1.61)
30University of Liverpool3650.60
(0.39 to 0.92)		0.66
(0.30 to 1.47)		1601.02
(0.65 to 1.59)		1.01
(0.35 to 2.88)
31St George’s University of London4300.73
(0.48 to 1.12)		0.73
(0.32 to 1.62)		2000.84
(0.55 to 1.27)		0.46
(0.18 to 1.13)

  • Statistically significant ORs are shown in bold.

  • MRCS, Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons.