(Vienna/Innsbruck/Graz/Linz, 16 April 2026) The application deadline for participation in the joint admissions procedure of the medical universities in Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz, as well as the Faculty of Medicine at Johannes Kepler University Linz, ended at the end of March. A total of 16,880 people had made a binding application for the MedAT on 3 July by the end of March 2026. In the previous year, there were 15,668 binding applications.
The registration figures for the MedAT 2026 in detail:
Medical University of Vienna: A total of 8,235 registrations (2025: 7,729) – 7,214 for human medicine, 1,021 for dentistry. 3,053 men (2025: 2,835) and 5,182 women (2025: 4,894).
Medical University of Innsbruck: A total of 3,532 applications (2025: 3,238) – 3,124 for medicine, 408 for dentistry. 1,356 men (2025: 1,163) and 2,176 women (2025: 2,075).
Medical University of Graz: A total of 2,824 applications (2025: 2,617), 2,564 for medicine, 260 for dentistry. 1,076 men (2025: 991) and 1,748 women (2025: 1,626).
JKU Linz Faculty of Medicine: A total of 2,289 applications (2025: 2,084). 874 men (2025: 782) and 1,415 women (2025: 1,302).
Content of the MedAT-H and MedAT-Z entrance examinations
The entrance examination for human medicine (MedAT-H) is a multi-part, written procedure and is divided into the following sections:
• Basic knowledge test in medical studies: Assessment of prior school knowledge in the subjects of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.
• Text comprehension: Assessment of reading skills and understanding of texts.
• Cognitive abilities and skills: This section consists of five task groups (assembling figures, number sequences, verbal fluency, memory and retention, and recognising implications) and assesses basic cognitive abilities and skills.
• Social-emotional skills: This section consists of the task groups ‘Recognising emotions’, ‘Regulating emotions’ and ‘Social decision-making’, which assess key aspects of social-emotional skills.
The entrance test for dentistry (MedAT-Z) is largely identical to the MedAT-H. Instead of the text comprehension section and the ‘recognising implications’ task group, the ‘manual skills’ section includes the task groups ‘wire bending’ and ‘mirroring shapes’.
A total of 1,950 places
For the 2026/27 academic year, a total of 1,950 places are available for the degree programmes in medicine and dentistry (50 more than in the previous year), of which 784 are at the Medical University of Vienna, 430 at the Medical University of Innsbruck, 406 at the Medical University of Graz and 330 at the Faculty of Medicine at JKU Linz (in Linz, only medicine). At least 95 per cent of the places are reserved for EU citizens and persons treated as equivalent to them in terms of access to study, and at least 75 per cent of the places are reserved for applicants holding a school-leaving certificate from Austria. However, this quota system applies only to the allocation of places in medicine.
In the 2026/27 academic year, up to 87 places in human medicine out of the 1,950 medical study places will be available for roles in the public interest for the federal states, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Defence. Applicants wishing to apply for such a dedicated place must have taken part in the regular application process for their chosen location and, as part of an agreement with the relevant institution, commit to actually carrying out the duties in the public interest. Further details are available at www.medizinstudieren.at.
Dates for the 2026 admission procedures for medicine and dentistry:
Friday, 3 July 2026: MedAT admission test in Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz and Wels for the Linz location
In calendar week 32 of 2026: Announcement of test results