Information on Graduate category applications to the University of Otago MB
ChB, January 2019
Number of Graduate category places available each year:
2014 – 60
2015 – 56
2016 – 50
2017 – 58
2018 – 60
Note: Exact numbers of Graduate category place are not known in advance, as places are reserved for
applicants under both the Alternative and Graduate categories together. The number shown is the number of
places which were available in each year, taking into account Alternative category offers made for that year.
Number of Graduate category applicants each year:
2014 – 267
2015 – 265
2016 – 317
2017 – 294
2018 – 353
Lowest successful first round offer GPA (Graduate category):
2014 – 7.79
2015 – 7.81
2016 – 8.01
2017 – 7.98
2018 – 8.27
Lowest successful waitlist GPA (Graduate category):
2014 – 7.26
2015 – 7.07
2016 – 7.44
2017 – 7.14
2018 – 7.86
Note: the GPA shown is the lowest GPA for a candidate offered a place off the waitlist; it is not (necessarily) the
lowest GPA for inclusion on the waitlist or for a waitlisted candidate accepting an offer.