The University of Zagreb
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The University of Zagreb School of Medicine entrance exam for Medical Studies in English has 120 questions, 40 each in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and you need at least 15 correct in each subject and 61 correct overall. This guide is built on the School's own published entrance exam rules and syllabus.
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The Zagreb Medical Studies in English Entrance Exam at a glance
Checked against University of Zagreb School of Medicine's own published rules. Where something isn't published yet, we say so rather than guess.
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Dates, scoring and admissions
Key dates
- Applications open
- Not yet published2027/28 not yet published. Applications go by post or through an official representative, at least 15 days before your chosen online sitting
- Registration deadline
- Not yet published2027/28 not yet published. Each online sitting has its own deadline, at least 15 days ahead: in the 2026/27 cycle, 22 December 2025 for 12 January 2026, 26 April for 12 May, 25 May for 8 June, 20 June for 6 July and 20 August for 31 August 2026
- Entrance examination
- Not yet published2027/28 not yet published. The 2026/27 cycle ran five online sittings, each with a rehearsal a few days before: 12 January, 12 May, 8 June, 6 July and 31 August 2026
- Results published
- Not yet publishedNo calendar date: qualifying candidates receive the conditional Offer of Place by email within 1-2 days of their sitting
- Enrolment deadline
- Not yet published2027/28 not yet published. In 2026 the joint national list was published on 15 July and 16 September, and enrolment takes place in Zagreb in September
How it's scored
- Correct answer
- Counts one towards your subject score and your total
- Incorrect answer
- Not yet publishedNot published. The School states only how many correct answers you need and is silent on wrong answers either way: no penalty is likely, but it is not a stated rule.
- Unanswered question
- Not yet publishedNot published. Recorded as unknown rather than assumed to be zero.
- Maximum possible score
- 120 correct answers: 40 per subject
- Per-subject threshold
- At least 15 correct of 40 in Biology, in Chemistry and in Physics separately
- Overall threshold
- 61 correct answers of 120
- Reserve questions
- Not yet publishedNo official source mentions reserve or replacement items, so this is recorded as unknown rather than as none.
Admissions: University of Zagreb School of Medicine
- Degree
- Medical Studies in English (6-year integrated programme)
- Language of instruction
- English
- Campus
- School of Medicine, Zagreb
- Tuition
- €12,000–€12,200 / year€12,000 a year if paid at once, or €12,200 in two instalments of €6,100 before each semester
- First tuition instalment
- €2,500, paid by candidates who qualify for admission to accept the conditional Offer of PlacePart of the tuition fee, not a charge on top of it, and non-refundable. The Letter of Acceptance and the Student Contract go only to those who have paid it and, once their diploma is recognised, appear on the joint national list
- Application fee
- €300Paid by bank transfer to the School when you apply
- Interview
- Not required: admission is decided on the entrance examination
- English certificate
- Required unless you are a native speaker or finished an English-medium school or collegeTOEFL iBT 60 (paper-based 500), IELTS 6 or Duolingo 105; Cambridge, Oxford and C1 language-school certificates are also accepted
- Motivation letter
- Not required
- Recommendation letters
- Not required
- Document requirements
- Outside the EU, grades and diploma translated into Croatian or English by a certified court interpreter; inside the EU, notarised copiesA foreign school-leaving diploma must also be recognised in Croatia before enrolment
- Housing
- From €200 / month for a single room with a shared kitchen, from €300 for a studioThe School's own figures for private rentals: students find their own accommodation
- Seats available
- 60 a yearThe maximum number of admitted students, per the 2026/2027 call for applications
Checked against 20 official sources, most recently on 12 October 2026. Read the full Zagreb Medical Studies in English Entrance Exam guide →
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Biology
5 topics- The Chemistry of Living Things
- The Cell as the Basis of Life
- Bioenergetics
- Reproduction and Inheritance
- Evolution, Anatomy, and Physiology
Chemistry
5 topics- Structure of Matter and the Periodic Table
- Chemical Bonding and Properties of Matter
- Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
- Equilibria, Acids-Bases, and Redox
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
Physics
5 topics- Measures and Kinematics
- Dynamics
- Fluid Mechanics and Optics
- Thermodynamics
- Electrostatics and Electrodynamics
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