UK Admissions Tests 2024

Updated on 18 Aug 2024
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Registration Links

TMUA and ESAT Registration: Undergraduate Admission test UK (UATUK):: Pearson VUE

UCAT Registration: Booking your Test | UCAT Consortium

LNAT Registration: LNAT | The Law National Aptitude Test

Oxford Admissions Tests: Sign in (useclarus.com)

Note: If you are applying to Oxford or Cambridge, you need to take your admissions tests in Round 1 (for the ESAT and TMUA) or by 15 October for admissions tests with multiple test dates (e.g. LNAT, UCAT).

TMUA (Test of Mathematics for University Admission)

About the TMUA and Preparation Resources: TMUA– UAT UK (esat-tmua.ac.uk)

TMUA test specification: MicrosoftWord - Test of Mathematics for University Admission test specification -rebranded v2.docx (uat-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com)

Which colleges need the TMUA?

See the table below for the universities and the specific courses at each university that require or recommend applicants to take the TMUA:

University	Courses that need the TMUA
LSE	Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) (lse.ac.uk)
Imperial College London	Test of Mathematics for University Admissions (TMUA) \| Study \| Imperial CollegeLondon
Cambridge	Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) \| Undergraduate Study(cam.ac.uk)
Warwick	AdmissionsTests (TMUA) \| The University of Warwick
Durham (recommended, not required)	How to Apply - Durham University

ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test)

About the ESAT and Prep Resources: https://esat-tmua.ac.uk/about-the-tests/esat-test

ESAT Test Specification: Microsoft word - ESAT_Specification_v7.1.1modules.docx(uat-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com)

Which colleges need the ESAT?

See the table below for the universities and the specific courses at each university that require or recommend applicants to take the ESAT:

University	Courses that need the ESAT
Cambridge	Engineering and Science Admissions Test (ESAT) \| Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
Imperial College London	Engineering and Science Admissions Test (ESAT) \| Study \| Imperial College London

Oxford Admissions Tests

Test	Courses	Link
AHCAAT (Ancient History and Classical Archaeology Admissions Test)	Classical Archaeology and Ancient History	AHCAAT (Ancient History and Classical Archaeology Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford
BMSAT (Biomedical Sciences Admissions Test)	Biomedical Sciences	BMSAT (Biomedical Sciences Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford
CAT (Classics Admissions Test)	Classics; Classics & English; Classics & Modern Languages; Classics & Asian and Middle Eastern Studies	CAT (Classics Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford
HAT (History Admissions Test)	History; History (Ancient and Modern); History and Economics; History and English; History and Modern Languages; History and Politics	HAT (History Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford
MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test)	Computer Science; Computer Science and Philosophy; Mathematics; Mathematics and Statistics; Mathematics and Computer Science; Mathematics and Philosophy	MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford
MLAT (Modern Languages Admissions Test)	European and Middle Eastern Languages; Classics and Modern Languages; English and Modern Languages; History and Modern Languages; Modern Languages; Modern Languages and Linguistics; Philosophy and Modern Languages	MLAT (Modern Languages Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford
PhilAT (Philosophy Test)	Philosophy and Theology	PhilAT (Philosophy Test) \| University of Oxford
TSA (Thinking Skills Assessment)	Economics and Management; Experimental Psychology; History and Economics; Human Sciences; Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics	TSA (Thinking Skills Assessment) \| University of Oxford
PAT (Physics Admissions Test)	Engineering Science; Materials Science; Physics; Physics and Philosophy	PAT (Physics Admissions Test) \| University of Oxford