The IMAT 2021 was conducted on September 9, 2021, with results announced on October 7, 2021, via Universitaly for EU candidates and individual universities for non-EU candidates. This report details the thresholds and performance trends for non-EU students applying to Italian medical and dentistry programs in English.
IMAT 2021 Non-EU Thresholds
Around 10,000 candidates participated, with non-EU candidates competing for approximately 250-300 seats across public universities. Exact non-EU applicant numbers are not reported.
| Univeristy | Field of study | Non-EU Total Places | Non-EU Threshold | average score of admitted students | Final Ranking List |
| Bari* | Medicine | 8 | 32.7 | 38.61 | Download |
| Bicocca | Medicine | 13 | 42.3 | 49.98 | Download |
| Bologna | Medicine | 20 | 48.9 | 54.58 | Download |
| Federico II | Medicine | 25 | 41.4 | 46.47 | Download |
| La Sapienza | Medicine | 10 | 53.1 | 58.4 | Download |
| Luigi Vanvitelli | Medicine | 40 | 33.1 | 39.37 | Download |
| Messina | Medicine | 38 | 34.6 | 41.80 | Download |
| Milan | Medicine | 25 | 51.5 | 56.96 | Download |
| Padova | Medicine | 20 | 46.6 | 53.55 | Download |
| Parma | Medicine | 40 | 35.5 | 42.9 | Download |
| Pavia* | Medicine | 40 | 49.4 | 55.40 | Download |
| Tor Vergata | Medicine | 10 | 47.7 | 52.86 | Download |
| Turin* | Medicine | 32 | 44 | 48.81 | Download |
| Siena | Dentistry | 15 | 35.4 | 40.69 | Download |
- In total, there were 431 Non-EU seats available across the listed universities for the 2021 IMAT admissions.
- The universities offering the most seats to Non-EU applicants were Luigi Vanvitelli, Parma, and Pavia, each with 40 places available. The university offering the fewest seats was Bari, with only 8 non-EU spots.
- The highest Non-EU threshold score in 2021 was at La Sapienza, with a required score of 53.1 to secure a place. The lowest threshold was at Bari, where a score of 32.7 was enough to be admitted.
- The university with the highest average score among admitted students was La Sapienza, at 58.4, indicating strong performance among those accepted. The lowest average score was seen at Luigi Vanvitelli, where the admitted students averaged 39.37.
IMAT 2021 EU Thresholds
Administered by Cambridge Assessment, the 2021 IMAT maintained a stable format with 60 questions across logical reasoning, general knowledge, biology, chemistry, physics, and math. The exam was moderately challenging, with no significant format changes from 2020.
| Univeristy | Field of study | EU Total Places | First round | Final threshold |
| Bari* | Medicine | 42 | 43.3 | 33.9 |
| Bicocca | Medicine | 22 | 51.6 | 36.3 |
| Bologna | Medicine | 70 | 48.6 | 42.6 |
| Federico II | Medicine | 15 | 50.5 | 34.4 |
| La Sapienza | Medicine | 38 | 47.6 | 40.4 |
| Luigi Vanvitelli | Medicine | 40 | 43.8 | 33.3 |
| Messina | Medicine | 38 | 43 | 33 |
| Milan | Medicine | 45 | 51.5 | 43.3 |
| Padova | Medicine | 56 | 47 | 37.5 |
| Parma | Medicine | 60 | 44.5 | 35 |
| Pavia | Medicine | 103 | 46.3 | 35.5 |
| Tor Vergata | Medicine | 25 | 45.2 | 37.7 |
| Turin | Medicine | 70 | 45.6 | 35.5 |
| Siena | Dentistry | 28 | 43.2 | 33.8 |
- Across all the listed universities, there were a total of 726 EU places available for IMAT 2021 admissions.
- The university with the highest number of EU seats was Pavia, offering 103 places. The university with the fewest EU places was Federico II, with only 15 spots available.
- The highest first-round EU threshold was at Bicocca, requiring a score of 51.6 to qualify in the first round. The lowest first-round threshold was at Messina, with a required score of 43.0.
- The highest final EU threshold was at Milan, where a score of 43.3 was still required in the last admission round. The lowest final threshold was seen at Messina, where it dropped to 33.0.
