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Is 60 a good GAMSAT score?

Yes. A 60 is above the average GAMSAT score, and it meets the published UK figures and most Irish cutoffs. In Australia, where GPA counts too, it is below most of the published interview figures.

The short version

A 60 overall sits at roughly the 63th to 68th percentile. It clears every published overall minimum we hold (15 of 15), and meets or beats 22 of the 33 published threshold figures in our dataset.

11 figures sit above it. A 60 is a workable score in the UK and Ireland, and a weak one for most Australian schools that publish a figure.

Where 60 sits among all candidates

ACER publishes no percentile table. Our estimate comes from the only peer-reviewed source on GAMSAT scores, Mercer et al. (2015), which puts the average overall score at about 57. That makes a 60 a little above average.

The same paper defines a typical entry score as an overall of at least 60 with at least 50 in every section. In 2014, 36.9% of candidates reached it. So a 60 is the score the authors treat as the usual entry level, provided no section is below 50.

The full model, and how it compares with real ACER charts, is on GAMSAT percentiles.

Published figures a 60 meets or beats

Check the type of each figure. A minimum lets you apply. A cutoff is the lowest score that was actually admitted or interviewed.

InstitutionCountryFigureTypeYear
Flinders (Humanitarian visa)Australia60Actual cutoff2027 entry
RCSI (Non-EU interview invitation)Ireland60Minimum to apply2027 entry
UCD (Medicine (DN401))Ireland60Actual cutoff2026 entry
Pears Cumbria (Home)UK59Actual cutoff2026 entry
UlsterUK59Average of intervieweespooled 2020–2025
Keele (With Section 3 ≥55)UK58Minimum to apply2026/2027 entry
Sunderland (With Section 3 ≥55)UK58Minimum to apply2027 entry
UCC (EU (CK791))Ireland58Actual cutoff2026 entry
UCC (Non-EU)Ireland58Minimum to apply2027 entry
City St George'sUK56Actual cutoff2026 cycle
City St George'sUK56Actual cutoff2024 cycle
Plymouth (Dentistry) (Home)UK56Actual cutoff2026 entry
ULIreland56Actual cutoff2026 entry
Keele (With Section 3 ≥58)UK55Minimum to apply2026/2027 entry
Sunderland (With Section 3 ≥58)UK55Minimum to apply2027 entry
City St George'sUK54Actual cutoff2025 cycle
Pears Cumbria (Contextual)UK53Actual cutoff2026 entry
Swansea (Home)UK53Actual cutoffSept 2024 entry
ScotGEMUK50Actual cutoff2025 entry
Swansea (Welsh-domiciled)UK50Actual cutoffSept 2024 entry
Swansea (International)UK50Actual cutoffSept 2024 entry
Plymouth (Medicine) (Home)UK49Actual cutoff2026 entry
From our institution dataset, checked against each university’s own admissions pages.

Published figures above 60

InstitutionCountryFigureTypeYear
Flinders (Standard)Australia76Actual cutoff2027 entry
UWAAustralia68.53Average of interviewees2026 entry
Notre Dame SydneyAustralia68.23Average of interviewees2026 intake
Notre Dame FremantleAustralia65.5Average of interviewees2026 intake
UQ (Domestic cohort (Greater Brisbane, CQ-WB RMP and DD-SW))Australia65.33Average of those admitted2023 to 2025 intake
Plymouth (Dentistry) (International)UK65Actual cutoff2026 entry
Flinders (Flinders graduate)Australia64Actual cutoff2027 entry
Flinders (Flinders graduate reserved places)Australia64Actual cutoff2027 entry
RCSI (EU admitted minimum (RC101))Ireland62Actual cutoff2026 entry
Flinders (Rural: Bedford Park)Australia61Actual cutoff2027 entry
Plymouth (Medicine) (International)UK61Actual cutoff2026 entry
Sub-quotas are listed separately where an institution publishes different figures for different entry routes.

What a 60 means in each country

  • Ireland. At UCC, UCD, UL and RCSI, EU applicants are ranked on GAMSAT alone. The latest Irish cutoffs we hold run from 56 to 62, and a 60 met 3 of the 4. Cutoffs move each year with the applicant pool. See GAMSAT in Ireland.
  • UK. The published UK cutoffs and minimums we hold run from 49 to 65, and a 60 meets 15 of the 17. Most UK schools also set a minimum score in each section, so check those as well as your overall. See GAMSAT in the UK.
  • Australia. Most schools rank you on GPA and GAMSAT together, so a 60 can work with a very high GPA. The interviewee and admitted averages Australian schools publish run from 65.33 to 68.53, and Flinders’ standard cutoff is 76. Work out your combined position with the GPA and GAMSAT calculator.

Check your section scores too

20 of our 33 course records set a minimum score in each section. A 60 overall with one section below that floor does not meet the entry requirement. 11 records also calculate the overall score differently from ACER, so run your scores through the score calculator.

Common questions

What percentile is a GAMSAT score of 60?
Roughly the 63th to 68th percentile, estimated from peer-reviewed distribution data. ACER does not publish a percentile table.
Is 60 enough for medicine in Ireland?
Usually. The latest Irish cutoffs we hold run from 56 to 62, and a 60 met 3 of the 4. Cutoffs change each year with the applicant pool.
Is 60 enough for medicine in the UK?
It meets 15 of the 17 published UK cutoffs and minimums we hold, which run from 49 to 65. Check each school’s minimum score per section as well as the overall.
Is 60 enough for medicine in Australia?
Usually not on its own. Australian schools rank on GPA and GAMSAT combined, and most published Australian interview figures run from 65 to 76.
Should I resit with a 60?

It depends on where you are applying. A 60 is often enough in the UK and Ireland and often not in Australia. See should I resit the GAMSAT.