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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.

#SchoolStateNGMP Score/100Predicted UCAT-ANZ using TrueScore
1MelbourneVIC97.7—
2MonashVIC95.72380standard
3SydneyNSW95.7—
4UNSWNSW92.22450standard
5UQQLD92.1—
6UWAWA86.22250standard
7AdelaideSA83.62150standard
8ANUACT78.5—
9DeakinVIC73.5—
10Newcastle / JMPNSW72.92460standard
11MacquarieNSW72.4—
12FlindersSA68.8—
13Western SydneyNSW66.72230standard
14WollongongNSW65.6—
15CurtinWA64.62100standard
16GriffithQLD64.6—
17BondQLD53.1—
18JCUQLD51.0—
19TasmaniaTAS49.02020standard
20Charles Sturt (Rural)NSW43.72230standard
21Notre Dame FremantleWA12.5—
22Notre Dame SydneyNSW12.5—

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

The NGMP Score rates each Australian medical school out of 100 on its standing across the three major global subject rankings — QS World University Rankings by Subject (Medicine), Times Higher Education (Clinical & Health) and ShanghaiRanking ARWU (Clinical Medicine). 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 a single 0–100 score. Australia has no domestic medicine league table, so these international subject rankings are the most rigorous, comparable measure available.

The University of Melbourne, Monash and the University of Sydney sit at the very top — they rank inside the global top ~35 for medicine across QS, THE and ARWU. UNSW and the University of Queensland follow closely. But the best school for you also depends on whether you're a school-leaver (undergraduate/UCAT-ANZ) or graduate (GAMSAT), your state, and how each school weights ATAR, UCAT-ANZ, GAMSAT and interview — so use the TrueScore column and each school's how-to-get-in guide alongside the ranking.

TrueScore is our predicted UCAT-ANZ score, and only undergraduate / direct-entry schools use UCAT-ANZ. Graduate-entry schools (selected on GAMSAT and GPA) and the few schools that don't use UCAT-ANZ at all — JCU and Bond — show "—" in the TrueScore column. They are still fully ranked by the NGMP Score; they just don't have a UCAT-ANZ entry prediction.

Unlike the UK (which has CUG, the Guardian and Times subject tables), Australia publishes no domestic medicine league table. The three global subject rankings — QS, THE and ARWU — are the only rigorous, independent, comparable measures that cover Australian medical schools, so we build the NGMP Score from them. A school absent from one source simply doesn't contribute to its mean — absence is never a penalty.

No. Every Australian medical school is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) to the same standard, and all lead to the same registrable MD. The NGMP Score reflects global research standing and reputation, not teaching quality or your individual experience. Newer and rural-mission programmes often rank lower on global research measures while offering outstanding clinical training and a clearer path into the workforce.

Annually, as the latest QS, THE and ARWU subject editions and UCAT-ANZ statistics are published.

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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: 1 July 2026