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Humanitas, Cattolica, San Raffaele or Campus Bio-Medico? The 4 tests side by side
Not the IMAT. Every line comes from the schools' own 2026/27 calls.
| Fact | Humanitas (HUMAT) | Cattolica Rome | San Raffaele (UniSR) | Campus Bio-Medico (UCBM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The exam | 60 questions in 120 minutes | 65 questions in 65 minutes | 60 questions in 80 minutes | 60 questions in 100 minutes |
| Scoring | 192 of 960 to be ranked, plus part minimums | 20 of 65 to be eligible | No minimum score | 12 of 60 to be eligible |
| Test dates | Not published yet. Last year (2026): Round 1 on 5 and 6 March, round 2 on 18 and 20 March | Not published yet. Last year (2026): One test, 25 March (26 March if needed) | Not published yet. Last year (2026): Two sessions, 14 February and 14 March (non-EU: 11 February and 4 March) | Not published yet. Last year (2026): One test, 19 February, in Rome |
| Test fee | €200 | €210 | €200 for both sessions | €170 per course |
| Tuition | €10,206 to 23,206 a year | €18,150 a year | €20,690 first year | €19,000 a year |
| English | B2, or pass the HUMAT | IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80, or higher | C1 to enrol | B2 |
| Sources | Full rules and sources | Full rules and sources | Full rules and sources | Full rules and sources |
Every fact comes from the school's own pages. The source for each one is on the school's page.
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| Fact | Humanitas (HUMAT) | Cattolica Rome | San Raffaele (UniSR) | Campus Bio-Medico (UCBM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The exam | 60 questions, each with five options and one correct answer. The test is in English, and you take it from home. It lasts 120 minutes, in three timed parts. Scientific Thinking and Academic Literacy: 45 minutes. Biology and Chemistry: 35 minutes. Mathematics and Physics: 40 minutes. Each subject has 10 questions. At the end, 6 reserve questions take 12 extra minutes. They count only if a main question is cancelled. There are two rounds each year. Students in their second-to-last school year can sit it. Their score then counts only for the next year. | 65 multiple-choice questions with five options, in 65 minutes, all in English. You take it on a computer from home, watched online, at a time you choose. The parts: General Knowledge 2, Logical Reasoning 20, Biology 18, Chemistry 12, Physics and Mathematics 8, Ethics and Religious Culture 5. 7 backup questions count only if a question is faulty. No phones, calculators, tablets, books, notes or second monitor. You cannot leave the room after the ID check. The guidelines do not mention scrap paper or a pen. The paid simulator is for practice only: test questions will not come from it. Cattolica's Bolzano campus has its own separate test. | 60 multiple-choice questions in English, in 80 minutes. 36 are logic, problem solving and reading. 24 are science: biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. You take it from home, watched online through ProctorExam. Every video is checked afterwards. You need two devices. A laptop runs Chrome with the ProctorExam plug-in. A phone or tablet runs the ProctorExam app, placed behind you. You may use two sheets of blank paper and a pen. No calculator, headphones, books or notes. Sit alone in a room with one door, and do not leave it for any reason. 7 reserve questions at the end count only if a main question is cancelled. If the platform fails, you may get a spare session. The call does not say how many options each question has. From 5 days before, you get instructions to check your set-up. The call describes no practice test. Students with a disability or learning difference can ask for extra time (50% or 30%), a basic calculator and a helper who reads or writes. | 60 multiple-choice questions, each with five options, all in English. There are 20 Biology, 20 Chemistry and 20 Physics questions. There is no logic section. The test lasts 100 minutes. You sit it in person in Rome, on one date. Questions are drawn at random from the university's own archive. No phones, calculators, books or notes. Medicine and Surgery and MedTech are separate courses, both taught in English. You register and pay once for each course. Registering opens an official online simulator of the test. Students with a certified disability or learning difference can get up to 50% more time. |
| Scoring | For Medicine, a right answer earns 22 points in Scientific Thinking and Academic Literacy. It earns 16 in Biology and Chemistry, and 10 in Mathematics and Physics. A wrong answer loses a quarter of those points. A blank scores 0. The total is out of 960. To be ranked, you need 192 in total. You also need 88, 64 and 40 in the three parts. MEDTEC uses the same test with the points reversed: Mathematics and Physics earn 22 a question. You get two tries, one in each round. Your better result counts. Passing the HUMAT also counts as your B2 English proof. | A right answer earns 1 point. A wrong answer loses 0.25. A blank scores 0. The maximum is 65. You need at least 20 of 65 to be eligible. Ties go to logic first, then biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, general knowledge and ethics. After that, the younger candidate wins. In 2026, 709 EU candidates were listed in the ranking, and 689 of them reached the 20-point minimum. The 40th EU place scored 58 of 65. On the non-EU route, 713 were listed and 687 reached the minimum, and the 70th place scored just over 54. These were first-ranking lines: offers then moved down the list. Below 7 of 18 in biology, 5 of 12 in chemistry, or 2 of 4 in physics or maths, you take extra courses in your first year. | A right answer earns 1 point. A wrong answer loses 0.25. A blank scores 0. If you sit both sessions, your better score counts. The call sets no minimum score and gives no past cut-off. Ties go to logic and problem solving, then reading, biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. After that, the youngest candidate wins. You see your score after each session. The final ranking comes within 15 days of the last session. The definitive ranking, without names, came by 30 June 2026. UniSR publishes no topic list, only how many questions of each type. | A right answer earns 1 point. A wrong answer loses 0.2. A blank scores 0. The maximum is 60. You need at least 12 of 60 to be eligible for a place. In 2026, the first 84 in Medicine and the first 68 in MedTech won places. Others moved up as places came free. Notices usually came on Tuesdays and Fridays. On the first 2026 Medicine list, the 84th place scored just over 48 of 60. That list showed 476 candidates, and 471 reached the minimum. Ties go to the better Biology score, then Chemistry, then Mathematics. After that, the younger candidate wins. |
| Test dates | Not published yet. Last year (2026): Registration ran from 18 November 2025 to 26 February 2026, 12:00 CET. Round 1 was on 5 and 6 March. Round 2 was on 18 and 20 March. Late registration for round 2 only ran to 12 March. Sessions started at 9:30 or 14:30 CET. The non-EU route had the same dates. | Not published yet. Last year (2026): Applications ran from 15 October 2025 to 18 February 2026, for EU and non-EU candidates. The test was on 25 March 2026, with an extra session on 26 March if needed. Marked tests could be viewed from 14 April. The EU ranking came out on 21 April, and the non-EU ranking on 28 April. | Not published yet. Last year (2026): EU route: registration ran from 17 December 2025 to 6 February 2026, 12:00. The sessions were on 14 February and 14 March 2026. Non-EU route: registration closed on 5 February, and the sessions were on 11 February and 4 March 2026. With a diploma from abroad, register at least 5 days before the deadline. | Not published yet. Last year (2026): Registration ran from 29 October 2025 to 6 February 2026, 13:00 CET. The test was on 19 February 2026, in Rome. The first ranking came by 27 February. Winners enrolled from 2 to 10 March and paid EUR 8,000. Places moved down the list from 20 March. The final ranking came by 3 July. A second enrolment window ran from 10 to 24 July. |
| Test fee | EUR 200 to register. You do not get it back. You can pay only by credit card, within 15 minutes. If you miss that, you start again. | In 2026: EUR 210 to apply, due by 18 February 2026. You do not get it back. If you paid late, you could not sit the test. The fee opens the official simulator. To confirm a place, you paid EUR 4,000 by 6 May 2026. This one payment was the deposit and the first tuition instalment. For a refund, ask within 14 days of paying. A panel decides each October. Non-EU students refused a visa can also ask, with documents. | EUR 200, and it covers both test sessions. You pay only through PayPal, within 15 minutes of booking. A card works, without a PayPal account. If you miss the 15 minutes, the booking is cancelled. You do not get the fee back. | EUR 170 to register, for each course. Applying to both courses means paying twice. Card only. You do not get it back, for any reason. The fee opens the official online simulator. At enrolment you also pay EUR 140 Lazio regional tax and a EUR 16 revenue stamp. |
| Tuition | In 2026/27, EU students paid by family income. Humanitas measures it with ISEP, an Italian family income index. ISEP below EUR 30 thousand: EUR 10,206 a year. From 30 to 55 thousand: EUR 15,206. From 55 to 80 thousand: EUR 19,206. Above 80 thousand: EUR 23,206. Non-EU students paid EUR 23,206 a year. The first payment at enrolment was EUR 5,206. There are scholarships, including 3 of EUR 18,000 a year for non-EU students. Fees do not include housing, food or books. | EUR 18,150 a year, the same for every nationality. It may change in later years. There are no scholarships or fee waivers for this course. | First year, 2026/27: EUR 20,690. This includes the EUR 190 Lombardy regional tax. You pay EUR 7,190 at enrolment, EUR 7,000 by 31 January 2027 and EUR 6,500 by 31 March 2027. | EUR 19,000 a year, for Medicine and Surgery and for MedTech. Add EUR 140 regional tax. You pay EUR 8,000 plus the tax at enrolment, then two payments of EUR 5,500. The first payment comes back only in these cases: if you do not get your school diploma in 2025/26; if you enrolled with conditions and lose your place because the ministry cuts places; or if you get the UCBM scholarship after another winner withdraws. If a scholarship is not accepted by 4 March 2026, it passes to the next candidate, and enrolled candidates with an ISEE below EUR 28,000 may get the first payment back. Otherwise, fees are not refunded. There are two merit scholarships, one per course. The top-ranked winner with an ISEE (Italian family income index) up to EUR 28,000 pays half the fee for six years, on the second and third payments. To keep it, you must earn enough credits each year and keep an average of at least 27/30. |
| Who can apply | You can sit the test at most twice per cycle, once in each round. You can apply with a diploma or in your final school year. In your second-to-last school year, you can sit it for the next year's entry. Non-EU route with a diploma from abroad? At enrolment, bring a copy translated into Italian and legalised by the Italian consulate. Add a Dichiarazione di Valore (the consulate's statement of what your diploma is worth). | You must be at least 17 at enrolment. Enrolling at 17? You need a legal guardian living in Italy for the study visa. The university cannot provide one. You need at least 12 years of school, and a diploma or to be in your final year. With a medicine degree from abroad, you cannot apply. At enrolment, bring your diploma with a Dichiarazione di Valore (the Italian consulate's statement of what your diploma is worth). Also bring a hepatitis B vaccination certificate and a Mantoux TB test no older than 3 months. Non-EU students from abroad need a type D study visa. Catholic students bring a baptism certificate. Other students bring a certificate of an interview with a Pastoral Assistant. This is due within 3 months of lessons starting. Students with a disability get 50% more time, and with a learning difference 30% more. | You can apply in your final school year or with a diploma. Students in their second-to-last school year cannot apply. Holders of an LM-41 degree cannot apply. | This route is for Italian and EU citizens, and non-EU citizens living legally in Italy. Non-EU applicants living abroad have a separate call. This call is for students who have a diploma, or who finish school in 2025/26. If you finish school later, look for a later call. You need at least 12 years of school. With 10 or 11 years, you also need 1 to 2 years of passed university study. A diploma from abroad needs a Dichiarazione di Valore or a CIMEA comparability certificate. There is one test date a year, and you can compete for both courses. After enrolment, a test checks core subjects. Below 60% in a subject, you take extra courses in your first year. |
| English | You need a B2 English certificate to enrol. If you pass the HUMAT, you do not need it. | You need it to enrol, not to sit the test. Accepted: IELTS Academic 6.0 or higher, TOEFL iBT 80 or higher, or Cambridge First (FCE) at grade B or higher. Did your school teach mainly in English? Official proof of that is enough. | You need an official C1 English certificate to enrol, not to sit the test. Without it, you cannot enrol and you lose your place. UniSR lists the accepted certificates on its website. You do not need one if your last two years of high school were taught entirely in English. Two years in a row of college entirely in English also count. | You need B2 English, shown by a certificate on UCBM's list. Examples: IELTS 5.5 to 6.5, TOEFL iBT 46 to 93, or Cambridge B2 First. Attach it before you pay the fee: the application locks when you pay. No certificate yet? You can still sit the test, marked with an asterisk. In 2026 you then had to upload one between 20 March and 19 June, 13:00. Without it, you are left out of the final ranking. A full year at a school or university taught entirely in English also counts. |
How to choose
Choose San Raffaele if
you are strong in logic and reading: most of its questions are logic, problem solving and reading. See its test above.
Choose Campus Bio-Medico if
you are strong in science: its test has no logic section. See its test above.
Choose Humanitas if
you are a strong reader and reasoner: for Medicine, those questions earn the most points. See its points per question.
Choose Cattolica Rome if
you want more time to prepare: in 2026 its test was the last of the 4, on 25 March. See its dates above.
Apply to more than one
for more than one chance in a year. Each school has its own registration, fee and test.
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Not in our practice: the Humanitas Academic Literacy (reading) questions, and the Cattolica Rome ethics and general knowledge questions.
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Questions
Questions about choosing
Can I apply to more than one school?
Yes. They are separate universities, so you register, pay and sit a separate test for each. Check each school's dates before you register, so your tests do not clash. Applying from abroad? Check the study visa and pre-enrolment rules (Universitaly) with each school before you pay more than one.
Which school costs less?
- Humanitas: In 2026/27, EU students paid by family income. Humanitas measures it with ISEP, an Italian family income index. ISEP below EUR 30 thousand: EUR 10,206 a year. From 30 to 55 thousand: EUR 15,206. From 55 to 80 thousand: EUR 19,206. Above 80 thousand: EUR 23,206. Non-EU students paid EUR 23,206 a year. The first payment at enrolment was EUR 5,206. There are scholarships, including 3 of EUR 18,000 a year for non-EU students. Fees do not include housing, food or books.
- Cattolica Rome: EUR 18,150 a year, the same for every nationality. It may change in later years. There are no scholarships or fee waivers for this course.
- San Raffaele: First year, 2026/27: EUR 20,690. This includes the EUR 190 Lombardy regional tax. You pay EUR 7,190 at enrolment, EUR 7,000 by 31 January 2027 and EUR 6,500 by 31 March 2027.
- Campus Bio-Medico: EUR 19,000 a year, for Medicine and Surgery and for MedTech. Add EUR 140 regional tax. You pay EUR 8,000 plus the tax at enrolment, then two payments of EUR 5,500. The first payment comes back only in these cases: if you do not get your school diploma in 2025/26; if you enrolled with conditions and lose your place because the ministry cuts places; or if you get the UCBM scholarship after another winner withdraws. If a scholarship is not accepted by 4 March 2026, it passes to the next candidate, and enrolled candidates with an ISEE below EUR 28,000 may get the first payment back. Otherwise, fees are not refunded. There are two merit scholarships, one per course. The top-ranked winner with an ISEE (Italian family income index) up to EUR 28,000 pays half the fee for six years, on the second and third payments. To keep it, you must earn enough credits each year and keep an average of at least 27/30.