IMAT 2026 · Official results

IMAT 2026 Results: Cutoffs, Scores and Statistics

The IMAT 2026 results are out. I put the cutoffs in one place: the non-EU cutoffs from the universities’ own rankings and the EU first-round cutoffs, next to the seats, the past years and the national numbers. I’ll keep this page updated as the rounds move.

Ari HoreshUpdated 4 November 2026

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Non-EU cutoffs

69.9–77.9

14 programs at 13 universities in Italy

EU first-round cutoffs

65.1–74.9

Across 20 programs · 26 Oct

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Compared with the first round of 2025, the EU cutoff went up at all 16 programs, by 7.6 to 11.6 points. The highest confirmed non-EU cutoff was 77.9, at Bologna.

  • Results published

    18,368†

    Anonymous results, every test center

  • Highest score

    90 / 90†

    5 perfect scores

Counted by independent analyses of the Ministry's anonymous lists, not an official figure

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How to read the IMAT 2026 cutoffs

Leo walks you through the page in under a minute: what a cutoff is, why EU and non-EU differ, and how to check your own score.

A 40-second silent explainer with Leo: what an IMAT cutoff is, why the EU and non-EU cutoffs differ, how the EU rounds move, and how to check your own score against the 2026 cutoffs.

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Check a score against the 2026 cutoffs

Each row is one program: violet is its non-EU cutoff, teal its EU first-round cutoff. Move the line to a score and see where it would have cleared the cutoff.

A score of 73.0 is at or above the 2026 non-EU cutoff at 8 of 15 programs.

  1. Bologna Non-EU cutoff 77.9, EU first-round cutoff 70.8
  2. La Sapienza Non-EU cutoff 76.0, EU first-round cutoff 72.7
  3. Pavia Non-EU cutoff 75.3, EU first-round cutoff 70.3
  4. Bicocca Non-EU cutoff 75.2, EU first-round cutoff 72.2
  5. Federico II Non-EU cutoff 74.8, EU first-round cutoff 69.2
  6. Padova MedTech Non-EU cutoff 73.7, EU first-round cutoff 68.5
  7. Turin Non-EU cutoff 73.7‡, EU first-round cutoff 70.3
  8. Marche (Ancona) Non-EU cutoff 73.0, EU first-round cutoff 67.7
  9. Padova Non-EU cutoff 72.9, EU first-round cutoff 68.8
  10. Parma Non-EU cutoff 71.5, EU first-round cutoff 67.7
  11. Messina Non-EU cutoff 71.1, EU first-round cutoff 65.2
  12. Tor Vergata Non-EU cutoff 70.7, EU first-round cutoff 67.8
  13. Luigi Vanvitelli Non-EU cutoff 70.7, EU first-round cutoff 66.7
  14. Bari Non-EU cutoff 69.9, EU first-round cutoff 66.5
  15. Catania Non-EU cutoff 69.9, EU first-round cutoff 65.5
  16. Milano Statale Non-EU cutoff –, EU first-round cutoff 74.9
  17. La Sapienza (Dentistry) Non-EU cutoff –, EU first-round cutoff 68.9
  18. Florence Non-EU cutoff –, EU first-round cutoff 68.1
  19. Siena (Dentistry) Non-EU cutoff –, EU first-round cutoff 66.2
  20. Cagliari Non-EU cutoff –, EU first-round cutoff 65.1

‡ From a copy of the university’s private list, as reported by other IMAT sites, not an official public file. No non-EU cutoff: Milano Statale (no scores), Cagliari (not resolved), Florence (no places). Not in the chart: Tor Vergata’s campus in Tirana, Albania, with 320 non-EU places and a last admitted score of 6.7.

Sources: the universities’ own non-EU rankings (16); EU first-round cutoffs: independent reports, cross-checked; University of Turin: non-EU cutoff reported by other IMAT sites.

IMAT 2026 cutoffs and seats, university by university

The non-EU cutoff is the score of the last candidate admitted in each university’s own ranking. The EU cutoff is the lowest score admitted in the first round of the national ranking (26 October 2026), so it can still drop in later rounds. The change is against 2024 for non-EU and the 2025 first round for EU. Tap a column to sort.

IMAT 2026 cutoffs and seats by university
Non-EUEU · first round
Official list
BolognaUniversity of Bologna 20 77.9 +3.4 140 70.8 +9.6 PDF
La SapienzaSapienza University of Rome 13 76.0 +2.2 52 72.7 +10.3 University page
PaviaUniversity of Pavia (Harvey) 40 75.3 +3.8 103 70.3 +9.8 PDF
BicoccaUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · Bergamo campus 20 75.2 +2.5 40 72.2 +7.6 University page
Federico IIUniversity of Naples Federico II 45 74.8 +6.7 35 69.2 +9.0 University page
Padova MedTech NewUniversity of Padua 15 73.7 – 70 68.5 – PDF
TurinUniversity of Turin · Orbassano campus 32 73.7‡ – 73 70.3 +10.8 –
Marche (Ancona)Marche Polytechnic University · Ancona 50 73.0 +12.7 30 67.7 +9.9 PDF
PadovaUniversity of Padua · Venice campus 25 72.9 +1.3 75 68.8 +9.0 PDF
ParmaUniversity of Parma · Piacenza campus 50 71.5 +12.4 80 67.7 +9.7 University page
MessinaUniversity of Messina 61 71.1 +9.3 55 65.2 +9.9 University page
Tor VergataUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata 20 70.7 +10.1 65 67.8 +9.3 University page
Luigi VanvitelliUniversity of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli · Naples 50 70.7 +7.5 70 66.7 – PDF
BariUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro 11 69.9 +4.1 89 66.5 +10.0 PDF
CataniaUniversity of Catania 40 69.9 +12.7 40 65.5 – PDF
Milano StataleUniversity of Milan 15 No scores – 60 74.9 +8.7 University page
La Sapienza (Dentistry)Sapienza University of Rome · Dentistry 6 Not yet – 19 68.9 +10.6 –
Florence NewUniversity of Florence 0 No places – 50 68.1 – –
Siena (Dentistry)University of Siena · Dentistry 5 Not yet – 30 66.2 +11.6 –
CagliariUniversity of Cagliari 18 Not resolved – 80 65.1 +10.3 University page
Tor Vergata (Tirana) NewUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · Tirana, Albania 320 6.7 – 0 No EU places – University page
  • ‡ From a copy of the university’s private list, as reported by other IMAT sites, not an official public file; left out of every range and median.
  • Pavia: The 3 Marco Polo places have their own list (last admitted 23.5).
  • Bari: The 11 places include 3 Marco Polo places.
  • Cagliari: The 18 places are 16 general and 2 Marco Polo places.

Download the cutoff table as CSV or JSON.

Sources: the universities’ own non-EU rankings (17); EU first-round cutoffs: independent reports, cross-checked; Ministry decree 1005, Table B (places); My IMAT 2024 results page (cutoffs and seats from the 2024 official rankings); University of Turin: non-EU cutoff reported by other IMAT sites.

How the IMAT cutoffs moved, 2023–2026

The line is the median cutoff each year; the shaded band runs from the lowest to the highest cutoff. Pick a university to draw its own line.

I used to show older scores here too, but the IMAT changed in 2023, when the Italian Ministry started writing it, so older scores don’t tell you much about today’s exam.

No non-EU point for 2025: the numbers I have for that year could not be confirmed against the universities’ lists, so I left them out. EU first-round cutoffs start in 2024, the first year I have them by round. Ranges and medians use confirmed cutoffs on campuses in Italy only.

Show the numbers
IMAT cutoffs per year: median, lowest and highest, for non-EU and EU first-round rankings
Non-EUEU · first round
YearMedianLowestHighestProgramsMedianLowestHighestPrograms
202350.131.260.215––––
202468.756.575.31861.956.969.218
2025––––59.054.666.216
202673.069.977.91468.365.174.920

Sources: the universities’ own non-EU rankings (14); My IMAT 2024 results page (cutoffs and seats from the 2024 official rankings); EU first-round cutoffs: independent reports, cross-checked.

Where the non-EU scores landed

Scores from the non-EU rankings the universities published. No names, only scores.

7,530 non-EU scores, in steps of 2 points · middle score 51.9

7,530 scores from 17 official non-EU lists (both Pavia lists and Tor Vergata's Tirana campus included). Someone on more than one list counts more than once, so this is not the number of people. 777 of these scores (10%) were 70 or higher; the lowest confirmed non-EU cutoff in Italy was 69.9.

Show the numbers
Non-EU scores per band
Score bandScores
-10.0 to -8.02
-8.0 to -6.04
-6.0 to -4.06
-4.0 to -2.04
-2.0 to 0.017
0.0 to 2.024
2.0 to 4.030
4.0 to 6.034
6.0 to 8.051
8.0 to 10.045
10.0 to 12.053
12.0 to 14.059
14.0 to 16.068
16.0 to 18.076
18.0 to 20.086
20.0 to 22.0106
22.0 to 24.0108
24.0 to 26.0128
26.0 to 28.0122
28.0 to 30.0156
30.0 to 32.0148
32.0 to 34.0177
34.0 to 36.0182
36.0 to 38.0199
38.0 to 40.0216
40.0 to 42.0238
42.0 to 44.0266
44.0 to 46.0265
46.0 to 48.0302
48.0 to 50.0294
50.0 to 52.0309
52.0 to 54.0331
54.0 to 56.0366
56.0 to 58.0363
58.0 to 60.0371
60.0 to 62.0348
62.0 to 64.0355
64.0 to 66.0287
66.0 to 68.0304
68.0 to 70.0253
70.0 to 72.0227
72.0 to 74.0171
74.0 to 76.0127
76.0 to 78.0124
78.0 to 80.058
80.0 to 82.040
82.0 to 84.013
84.0 to 86.013
86.0 to 88.02
88.0 to 90.02

Non-EU scores by university

  1. Bicocca 197 Bicocca: 197 scores, lowest 2.6, middle half 48.2 to 67.4, median 60.1, highest 84.7, cutoff 75.2
  2. La Sapienza 150 La Sapienza: 150 scores, lowest 4.0, middle half 43.7 to 69.2, median 59.5, highest 81.3, cutoff 76.0
  3. Bologna 572 Bologna: 572 scores, lowest -1.2, middle half 42.7 to 65.4, median 55.3, highest 86.6, cutoff 77.9
  4. Padova MedTech 238 Padova MedTech: 238 scores, lowest 0.0, middle half 44.4 to 65.0, median 55.2, highest 83.6, cutoff 73.7
  5. Padova 376 Padova: 376 scores, lowest 3.2, middle half 44.4 to 65.3, median 55.1, highest 88.1, cutoff 72.9
  6. Messina 822 Messina: 822 scores, lowest 1.1, middle half 42.0 to 63.2, median 54.3, highest 82.4, cutoff 71.1
  7. Parma 497 Parma: 497 scores, lowest 0.0, middle half 41.9 to 64.3, median 54.0, highest 82.4, cutoff 71.5
  8. Federico II 931 Federico II: 931 scores, lowest 0.7, middle half 39.8 to 63.1, median 53.8, highest 84.7, cutoff 74.8
  9. Catania 420 Catania: 420 scores, lowest -1.7, middle half 42.3 to 62.7, median 53.7, highest 81.7, cutoff 69.9
  10. Cagliari 59 Cagliari: 59 scores, lowest 9.0, middle half 45.6 to 61.7, median 53.5, highest 72.6, no confirmed cutoff
  11. Pavia 527 Pavia: 527 scores, lowest -0.4, middle half 39.7 to 63.9, median 53.0, highest 85.1, cutoff 75.3
  12. Tor Vergata 163 Tor Vergata: 163 scores, lowest 0.6, middle half 38.8 to 65.5, median 53.0, highest 84.3, cutoff 70.7
  13. Marche (Ancona) 1,078 Marche (Ancona): 1,078 scores, lowest 1.1, middle half 39.6 to 61.2, median 51.8, highest 82.1, cutoff 73.0
  14. Bari 121 Bari: 121 scores, lowest 1.9, middle half 37.7 to 61.7, median 51.4, highest 88.1, cutoff 69.9
  15. Luigi Vanvitelli 1,042 Luigi Vanvitelli: 1,042 scores, lowest -8.8, middle half 27.3 to 56.8, median 42.8, highest 82.8, cutoff 70.7
  16. Tor Vergata (Tirana) 334 Tor Vergata (Tirana): 334 scores, lowest 1.5, middle half 19.0 to 41.6, median 31.0, highest 84.3, cutoff 6.7

Official lists only. Milan published no scores.

Sources: the universities’ own non-EU rankings (16); my count of the official non-EU lists.

Who sat IMAT 2026, and how they scored

IMAT 2026 was on 29 September 2026: 60 questions in 100 minutes, scored out of 90. Numbers marked † were counted from the Ministry’s anonymous lists by independent analyses; there is no official count yet.

  1. 9 SeptRegistration closed
  2. 29 SeptExam day
  3. 8 OctAnonymous scores
  4. 19 OctYour paper and score
  5. 26 OctFirst EU allocation
  6. 3 NovSecond EU round

  • Results published

    18,368†

    Rows in the Ministry’s anonymous lists

  • Sat in Italy / abroad

    8,708 / 9,660†

    Where they sat, not their citizenship

  • Test centers

    50

    18 in Italy, 32 abroad in 25 countries

  • Medicine places

    1,207 + 845

    EU + non-EU (525 non-EU in Italy, 320 in Tirana)

Where the 18,368 candidates sat†

  • In Italy 8,708 (47%)
  • Abroad 9,660 (53%)

This is where people sat the exam, not whether they applied as EU or non-EU: EU citizens also sit abroad, and non-EU citizens living in Italy sit in Italy.

Results per test center†

  1. Outside Italy32 centers in 25 countries9,660
  2. Bologna1,295
  3. Milano StataleMilan1,012
  4. SapienzaRome967
  5. Padua728
  6. Turin728
  7. Pavia647
  8. Tor VergataRome537
  9. Bari429
  10. Federico IINaples391
  11. Milano-BicoccaMilan339
  12. Luigi VanvitelliNaples282
  13. Florence240
  14. Cagliari226
  15. Parma208
  16. Marche PolytechnicAncona208
  17. Catania201
  18. Messina174
  19. Siena96

Every candidate, EU and non-EU together†

  • 51.2middle score
  • 49.3average score
  • 69.3to be in the top 10%
  • 5perfect scores of 90

How many scored at least…

  1. 40+13,426
  2. 50+9,717
  3. 60+5,219
  4. 70+1,675
  5. 80+177

Average points per section, out of the section’s maximum

  1. Reading and general knowledge4 questions3.1 / 6.052%
  2. Logical reasoning5 questions3.8 / 7.551%
  3. Biology23 questions25.8 / 34.575%
  4. Chemistry15 questions9.8 / 22.544%
  5. Physics and maths13 questions6.9 / 19.535%

Sources: numbers marked †: independent analyses of the Ministry's anonymous lists; decree 1005, Table A and the overseas test operator (test centers); Ministry decree 1005, Table B (places); Ministry decree 1005 (exam rules); Ministry IMAT 2026 calendar.

The official IMAT 2026 ranking PDFs

Most universities published their own non-EU ranking. Where the list shows only anonymous codes, you can download it here; where it shows names or birth dates, I link the university’s page instead. Your own score and position are in your Universitaly reserved area.

The places per university come from the Ministry’s decree 1005, Table B (PDF). The IMAT 2026 exam paper itself is in my archive of every IMAT paper, free.

Sources: the universities’ own non-EU rankings (17).

What this means for IMAT 2027

Every year I get the same question the day the results come out: “what score do I need next year?” The honest answer is that nobody knows. Cutoffs depend on how hard the paper is, how many people apply and how many seats each university offers, and all three change every year. What I can give you is the pattern, and how I would prepare for it.

One number to keep in mind: the middle non-EU cutoff was 50.1 in 2023, the first year the Ministry wrote the exam, and 73.0 in 2026.

  • Prepare every section. Biology and chemistry carry most of the points, so a gap there costs you the most. But with cutoffs this high, the questions that separate the ranking are often in math, physics and logic. In 2026, candidates averaged 25.8 of 34.5 points in biology, but only 6.9 of 19.5 in physics and maths (reported national averages).
  • Practice on the real papers. The IMAT 2026 paper is in my past-papers archive. Sit it timed, then spend more time on what you got wrong than on what you got right.
  • Look at seats, not only cutoffs. A university with more non-EU seats can have a lower cutoff in the same year. Choose with both numbers in front of you.
  • Read the 2027 call when it is out. Dates, seats and rules change from year to year. I keep IMAT 2027 registration and the IMAT 2027 syllabus up to date.

If you want my help, my IMAT 2027 course is just below. If not, everything on this page and in the archive is free, and you can plan the year with my IMAT study planner.

Last year’s exam · IMAT 2026

48 of the 60 IMAT 2026 questions were already in my course.

I put the real exam questions next to mine, side by side, so you can see for yourself.

See the full details

The real IMAT 2026 paper, 60 questions in exam order: 48 were already in my course, 8 of them almost identical to questions in my question bank, 38 with a similar question and 2 taught in a lesson. 12 had no close match.

IMAT 2026 results: your questions

When were the IMAT 2026 results published?

The anonymous IMAT 2026 scores were published on 8 October 2026. The first round of the national EU ranking came out on 26 October 2026. The Ministry’s decree scheduled the second round for 3 November 2026; candidates see each round’s result in their Universitaly reserved area. Most universities published their non-EU ranking as a PDF in the second half of October; Turin shows its list only inside each candidate’s private area.

What was the IMAT 2026 cutoff for non-EU students?

It depends on the university. Across the 14 programs at 13 universities in Italy with a confirmed non-EU cutoff, the last admitted score went from 69.9 (Bari and Catania) to 77.9 (Bologna), out of 90.

What was the IMAT 2026 first-round cutoff for EU students?

In the first round of the national ranking (26 October 2026), the lowest admitted score went from 65.1 (Cagliari) to 74.9 (Milano Statale). These are first-round numbers: they usually drop in the later rounds as candidates accept or give up their places.

How many students took IMAT 2026?

About 18,400. The Ministry's anonymous result lists have 18,368 rows, as counted by independent analyses; there is no official attendance figure yet.

How many places were there for IMAT 2026?

In English-taught Medicine at public universities, 1,207 places for EU candidates (and non-EU candidates living in Italy) and 845 for non-EU candidates living abroad, of which 320 are at Tor Vergata's new campus in Tirana, Albania. Dentistry has its own places on top of these.

What is the difference between the EU and the non-EU cutoff?

EU citizens, and non-EU citizens who live in Italy, are ranked together in one national ranking with several rounds, so their cutoff moves from round to round. Non-EU candidates who live abroad compete for a separate, smaller number of seats, and each university draws up its own ranking for them.

Will the EU cutoffs go down after the first round?

Usually, yes. In 2024, at 7 of the 7 programs where I have both numbers, the final EU cutoff was lower than the first-round one, by 0.3 to 2.6 points. How much it moves depends on how many admitted candidates give up their place.

What is the highest possible IMAT score?

90. The paper has 60 questions: a correct answer is worth 1.5 points, a wrong answer costs 0.4, and a blank answer is 0.

Sources and updates

The cutoffs, seats and dates on this page come from official documents: the Ministry’s decree and calendar, and the universities’ own rankings. The EU first-round cutoffs and the national statistics are not published openly by the Ministry, so they come from independent reports that I cross-checked; they are marked as such. A non-EU cutoff that other IMAT sites reported from a copy of a university’s private list is marked too. A number I could not confirm is either marked or left out. Last updated 4 November 2026.

  1. My IMAT 2024 results page (cutoffs and seats from the 2024 official rankings)
  2. Ministry of University and Research, decree 1005 of 6 August 2026: IMAT 2026 rules, calendar and seats (checked 28 October 2026)
  3. Decree 1005, Table B: places per university (official PDF) (checked 28 October 2026)
  4. Ministry IMAT 2026 calendar (accessoprogrammato.mur.gov.it) (checked 28 October 2026)
  5. Decree 1005, Table A (test countries) and the overseas test operator's venue list (checked 28 October 2026)
  6. EU first-round cutoffs (initial allocation of 26 October 2026): the minimum scores reported by several independent IMAT publications, cross-checked against each other. The official ranking is visible only to candidates, in their Universitaly area.
  7. National statistics marked †: counted by independent analyses of the Ministry's anonymous result lists. Not an official count.
  8. My count of every score in the official non-EU lists linked on this page
  9. Sapienza University of Rome: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  10. University of Milan: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  11. University of Pavia (Harvey): official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  12. University of Pavia: Marco Polo ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  13. University of Bologna: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  14. University of Padua (Venice): official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  15. University of Padua: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  16. University of Milano-Bicocca (Bergamo): official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  17. University of Rome Tor Vergata: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  18. University of Naples Federico II: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  19. University of Parma (Piacenza): official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  20. University of Messina: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  21. University of Catania: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  22. University of Cagliari: official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  23. University of Rome Tor Vergata (Tirana, Albania): official non-EU ranking (checked 28 October 2026)
  24. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli: official non-EU ranking (checked 4 November 2026)
  25. University of Bari Aldo Moro: official non-EU ranking (checked 4 November 2026)
  26. Marche Polytechnic University: official non-EU ranking (checked 4 November 2026)
  27. University of Turin: non-EU cutoff reported by other IMAT sites from a copy of the university’s private list (not an official public file) (checked 3 November 2026)

Looking for older results? IMAT 2024 results.