Prospective students can choose to study medicine at medical universities in Vienna, Innsbruck, or Graz, as well as at the Faculty of Medicine at the the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU). In all, a total of 1,900 spots are available across all programs. After registering to enroll, applicants are required sign up by March 31, 2025, to take a medical program entrance/admissions examination. This year’s examination is scheduled to take place on July 4, 2025, (beg. at approx. 8:00 AM and end at around 5:00 PM).

Important information about the admission procedures and all of the medical degree programs at the different universities throughout Austria - as well as a comprehensive FAQs section - is available on a joint website: www.medizinstudieren.at, opens an external URL in a new window.

To help prepare for the MedAT entrance examination, the website provides sample questions as well as information about the individual test sections, hands-on tasks, general processing information, and instructions free of charge. When registering to enroll and signing up to take the MedAT examination, prospective applicants are not yet required to show proof of having successfully passed their Austria Matura or German Abitur. To take the exam, however, prospective students must be in their final year of high school (12^th/13^th class). Once you have successfully passed the examination and have officially been offered admission to the program, you will be required to verify that you hold a Matura or Abitur diploma.

1,900 Spots Available Across all Programs
There are a total number of 1,900 spots in the medical degree programs (including dentistry) offered across Austria for the 2025/2026 academic year. The Medical University of Vienna will accept 772 students to its medical degree program in the fall, the Medical University of Innsbruck will accept 420 students, the Medical University of Graz will accept 388, and the Faculty of Medicine at the JKU will accept 320 students (only human medicine in Linz). In regard to admission, a minimum of 95% of spots in the program are set aside for EU citizens (and those considered of equal status) and a minimum of 75% of spots in the program are set aside for applicants holding an Austrian school-leaving certificate. The quota regulation applies only to allocating program spots in human medicine. During the 2025/2026 academic year, 85 of the 1,900 spots in medical degree programs across Austria were designated to those who agreed to work on behalf of public interest matters for federal states, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund, the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, or the Austrian Ministry of Defense after graduation. Those who wish to apply for the medical degree program under these conditions are required to take part in the standard application process at the desired location and then, as part of an agreement with the respective institution, commit to these responsibilities on behalf of the public interest. To earn this type of spot in the program, applications must pass the MedAT examination. See: www.medizinstudieren.at, opens an external URL in a new window to learn more.

Prospective students are subject to a processing fee of €110 after completing the online form and signing up for the MedAT exam. The fee covers costs incurred by the universities to hold the admissions examination and must be paid before the application deadline. The examination will take place at all locations on Friday, July 4, 2025.

2025 Entrance Examination Dates for Medicine and Dentistry:
March 3 – 31, 2025: Register online and pay the required processing fee
Friday, July 4, 2025: MedAT  admissions/entrance examination in Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz, and in Linz
Test results will be available during Calendar Week 32, 2025
Link: www.medizinstudieren.at, opens an external URL in a new window