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Australian Medical School Rankings 2027

Australia’s medical schools ranked by the NGMP Score — our single 0–100 rating of how strong each school is for medicine, built from the QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) global subject rankings, plus our own TrueScore for how competitive each school is to enter.

Newer schools outside the global ranked universe sit at the bottom. For the entry-score methodology see our UCAT-ANZ score prediction.

What the NGMP Score measures
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Schools ranked
3
Global ranking sources
97.7
Top NGMP Score
70.6
Median NGMP Score

What the NGMP Score measures

The NGMP Score rates each Australian medical school out of 100 on its standing in the three major global subject rankings: QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking (ARWU). Between them these measure research quality, academic and employer reputation and clinical research output. We average each school’s position across the sources it appears in — its Quality Consensus — into one 0–100 score. Australia has no domestic medicine league table, so these international rankings are the most rigorous, comparable measure available.

Alongside the score we show our TrueScore — the predicted UCAT-ANZ you’d need to be competitive for an interview at the undergraduate-entry schools that use it. Graduate-entry schools (selected on GAMSAT and GPA) don’t use UCAT-ANZ, so they show “—” and are ranked on the NGMP Score alone.

Full ranking of Australian medical schools, 2027 Entry

22 Australian medical schools (22 ranked by the NGMP Score). Click any school for the full how-to-get-in guide.

NGMP Score (0–100) is the Quality Consensus of each school’s QS, THE and ARWU global subject positions. TrueScore is our predicted competitive UCAT-ANZ (/2700) for undergraduate-entry schools. Higher = stronger overall.

Score tiers explained

Top tier

NGMP Score 85+

Globally elite — ranked inside the world's top schools for medicine across QS, THE and ARWU. Australia's strongest research and reputation, and among the most competitive to enter.

Upper tier

70–84.9

Strongly ranked internationally, with solid research output and reputation. Highly respected, established programmes.

Mid tier

55–69.9

Well-established programmes that rate respectably on global measures — realistic, high-quality choices for most applicants.

Emerging tier

Below 55

Lower on current global research measures — often the newest, smallest or rural-mission programmes. Not a quality judgement: every school is AMC-accredited to the same standard.

Frequently asked questions

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Match each school’s NGMP Score and TrueScore against your ATAR, UCAT-ANZ or GAMSAT profile and entry pathway.

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Reviewed by Isaac Butler-King, medical student at the University of Glasgow. Last reviewed: 15 August 2026