The University of Rijeka
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The University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine entrance exam for Medicine in English has 120 questions, 40 each in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, with a pass mark of 60 correct answers and a 150-point ranking that adds up to 30 points for your school record. This guide is built on the Faculty's own Call and sample paper.
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The Rijeka Medicine in English Entrance Exam at a glance
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Dates, scoring and admissions
Key dates
- Next application round
- Not yet published2027/28 Call not yet published. In the 2026/2027 Call, applications for the three exam terms closed on 27 April, 29 June and 29 August 2026 (the Faculty's application-procedure page gives 31 August for the autumn term)
- First exam term
- Not yet published2027/28 not published; Rijeka runs three terms per cycle, the first around May: 8 May 2026 in the 2026/2027 cycle
- Second exam term
- Not yet published2027/28 not published; the second term runs around July: 3 July 2026 in the 2026/2027 cycle
- Third exam term
- Not yet published2027/28 not published; a September term is held only if places remain after the earlier ones: it ran on 4 September 2026
- Ranking list published
- Not yet publishedNo 2027/28 date yet. In 2026/2027 the official results came out on the day of each exam (8 May, 3 July and 4 September 2026; the Call had scheduled 11 May and 6 July for the first two), each with a 24-hour appeal period
- Enrolment deadline
- Not yet published2027/28 not yet published. In 2026/2027 enrolment ran on 16-17 July (spring and summer terms) and on 17 September 2026 (autumn term; the Call had given 17-18 September), and May passers confirmed their place by paying one third of the tuition by the end of May
How it's scored
- Correct answer
- +1 point
- Incorrect answer
- Not yet publishedNot published anywhere. Five official sources were re-checked on 21 September 2026, including the sample-questions PDF itself, and none states a penalty, recorded as unknown rather than assumed to be zero.
- Unanswered question
- Not yet publishedNot published. No credit for a blank is stated either way.
- Maximum exam score
- 120 points (120 questions × 1)
- Pass mark
- 60 correct answers across the whole paper (50% of the exam)
- Per-subject floor
- None. The Faculty publishes no per-subject minimum for Medicine; the "20 of 40 per subject" figure in circulating preparation guides is a study recommendation, not a rule.
- Ranking maximum
- 150 points: 120 from the exam (80%) plus up to 30 from the secondary-school record (20%)
- Places (2026/2027)
- 50; passing the exam makes you rankable, not admitted, though in 2026/2027 every candidate who passed received the Acceptance Letter
- Reserve questions
- Not yet publishedNeither the Call nor the Faculty's entrance-exam page mentions reserve or replacement items, and the sample paper contains none.
Admissions: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine
- Degree
- Medicine (6-year integrated programme, English-taught)
- Language of instruction
- English
- Campus
- Faculty of Medicine, Braće Branchetta 20/I, Rijeka
- Tuition
- €12,000 / yearPaid in full at enrolment; candidates who pass in May confirm their place by paying one third of it by the end of May
- Application fee
- €200Not refundable, including for a withdrawn, incomplete or declined application
- Seats (2026/2027)
- 50
- Ranking
- Maximum 150 points: up to 120 from the entrance exam and up to 30 from the secondary-school record
- Interview
- Not required: admission is decided by the 150-point ranking
- English certificate
- Required unless you are a native speaker or finished an English-medium school or collegeTOEFL iBT 60 (paper-based 500, computer-based 170), IELTS 6, Cambridge or Oxford exams, a B2 certificate from a language school, or an English-proficiency certificate from your own secondary school
- Motivation letter
- Not required
- Recommendation letters
- Not required
- Document requirements
- Copies certified by a public notary, with an officially attested English translation if not in English or CroatianUploaded as PDFs, then the originals are posted to the Faculty; a foreign diploma must also be recognised in Croatia before enrolment
- Cost of living
- About €830 / month, the University of Rijeka's own estimate€500 for housing and utilities, €300 for food and €30 for transport; a room with a landlord €250–€350 a month, a flat €400–€600 (University of Rijeka information pack, 2024)
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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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Yes. University of Rijeka delivers Medicine in English and runs its admission process in the same language.
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