In case you want to study medicine at a public university in Austria, you have to pass the admission test MedAT first. You may study medicine at 

• Medical University of Vienna: Human Medicine or Dental Medicine
• Medical University of Innsbruck: Human Medicine or Dental Medicine
• Medical University of Graz: Human Medicine or Dental Medicine
• Medical Faculty of Johannes Kepler University Linz: Human Medicine

 
The admission test MedAT (MedAT-H for Human Medicine and MedAT-Z for Dental Medicine) takes place once a year, usually at the beginning of July. It is the same exam for all universities, on the same day.

Please note that the test (instructions and questions) is solely available in German!

In order to be registered for the admission test MedAT, you have to sign up online within 01.03.2021 and 31.03.2021. You find the online forms for the registration here.

On the online form you have to specify

• the place of study (Medical University of Vienna, Medical University of Innsbruck, Medical University of Graz, or Medical Faculty of Johannes Kepler University Linz),
• the program you want to apply for (either Human Medicine, German: Humanmedizin; or dental medicine, German: Zahnmedizin),
• your personal data,
• in case you are applying for Humanmedizin: your quota (German: Kontingent, see below for more information).

You will receive an e-mail after the registration to the e-mail address you have specified.

As part of your registration you will get a seven-digit ID (German: Bearbeitungsnummer), which is necessary for logging in to your personal account. There, you may settle the MedAT fee (German: Kostenbeteiligung) as well as check and download your personal documents and information.

In order to attend the test, it is required to pay the MedAT fee of EUR 110,-. This fee also has to be settled within 01.03.2021 and 31.03.2021.

Please note: Online registration and settlement of the MedAT fee is not possible after the deadline!

Number of students admitted per year

Allocation of study places and quota (German: Kontingent)

In general, all applicants are ranked by their test results. They may be admitted to university if their rank is within the limitation of the available places (see above: the number of students admitted per year at each university) and if they meet the necessary admission requirements.

In case you apply for Human Medicine, you also have to specify your quota (German: Kontingent) on the online form:

• Anyone who has attained their school leaving certificate (German: Reifeprüfung, Matura) in Austria regardless of their citizenship – Austrian quota 
• EU citizens and those equivalent who have attained their school leaving certificate within or outside the EU, but not in Austria – EU quota 
• Third country nationals who have attained their school leaving certificate within or outside the EU, but not in Austria – Non-EU quota 

A minimum of 95 % of the available study places for Human Medicine is reserved for applicants of the Austrian and EU quota; a minimum of 75 % is reserved for applicants of the Austrian quota. Applicants of the Non-EU quota may receive a maximum of 5 % of the available study places for Human Medicine. Starting with the admission test for the academic year 2020/21, there are no quotas for Dental Medicine any more. 

Deadlines