(Vienna/Innsbruck/Graz/Linz, 26-02-2025) On 3 March 2025, the application phase for the 2025 admission procedures for the Human Medicine and Dentistry degree programmes at the Medical Universities of Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz and at the Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) will begin via the website www.medizinstudieren.at. There are 1,900 study places available. The registration deadline for the entrance tests, which will take place on 4 July 2025 (approx. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.), is Monday, 31 March 2025.
The joint website www.medizinstudieren.at provides all important information about the admission procedures and all study locations, as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
For optimal preparation, the website provides numerous examples of exercises and information on the individual test sections and groups of tasks as well as general processing information and instructions free of charge. No proof of Matura or Abitur is required either for online registration or for participation in the MedAT entrance test. In order to be allowed to take the entrance test, you must be at least in the final (12th/13th) school year. Anyone who has been offered a place at university must prove that they are ready for university as part of the admission process.
A total of 1,900 study places
For the academic year 2025/26, a total of 1,900 study places are available for human medicine and dentistry, of which 772 are at the Medical University of Vienna, 420 at the Medical University of Innsbruck, 388 at the Medical University of Graz and 320 at the Medical Faculty of the JKU Linz (in Linz only human medicine). At least 95 per cent of study places are reserved for EU citizens and persons of equal status with regard to access to studies and at least 75 per cent of study places are reserved for applicants with a school-leaving certificate from Austria. However, this quota regulation only applies to the allocation of study places in human medicine. In the academic year 2025/26, 85 human medicine places of the 1,900 medicine study places will be available for tasks 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 who wish to apply for such a study place must take part in the regular application process for the desired location and commit to actually carrying out the tasks in the public interest as part of an agreement with the respective institution. A minimum performance in the entrance test must be achieved in order to obtain these study places. Further details can also be found at www.medizinstudieren.at.
For the binding registration for the admission tests, a cost contribution of EUR 110 must be made in due time via the online registration. This is a contribution to cover the costs incurred by the universities for the admission procedures. The entrance tests will take place at all locations on Friday, 4 July 2025.
Dates of the admission procedures for Human Medicine and Dentistry 2025:
3 to 31 March 2025: Internet registration and payment of the cost contribution
Friday, 4 July 2025: MedAT entrance test in Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz and Linz
In the 32nd calendar week of 2025: Announcement of the test results