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Bachelor of Medical Science

University of New South Wales · Sydney - Kensington

Bachelor degree · 3 years · On campus

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Can I get in?

Lowest ATAR
75.15
before adjustments
Lowest rank
88.00
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 88.00
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 75.15
Median rank that got an offer: 95.23

2024 offers

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying science & mathematics

Science degrees are usually built around a major you choose, such as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics or data science. Most include laboratory or field work.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into science & mathematics courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is expected, and mathematics is commonly required or recommended. Some majors assume a Units 3 and 4 science subject, so check the major you want rather than only the degree.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2024, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Medical Science at UNSW, Sydney - Kensington. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
88.00
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
75.15
Median rank that got an offer
95.23
Length
3 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
Sydney - Kensington
TAC code
429700

Every science & mathematics student at UNSW, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for science & mathematics.

Overall student experience75.7%

National average: 76.6%

Teaching quality81.3%

National average: 80.5%

Overall satisfaction77.2%

National average: 75.1%

In full-time work, about four months out73.8%

National average: 76.2%

Median starting salary
$75,000
National, same field
$74,000

All of UNSW

Every student at UNSW, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+12.3 pts
4 months after finishing
82.1%
3 years on
94.4%
Employer satisfaction82.2%

of supervisors would hire another UNSW graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at UNSW in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
90.4%
Still studying
2%
Left after returning
5.7%
Never came back after first year
1.9%

More recently: of new UNSW bachelor students in 2023, 3% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:3 years × $9,880/year ≈ $29,600Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – UNSW did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$75,000
Typical salary three years on (all UNSW graduates)
$99,200

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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