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Australian Medical School Rankings 2027

Which is the best university for medicine in Australia?

On NextGen MedPrep's NGMP Score for 2027 entry, the best university for medicine in Australia is Melbourne (97.7 out of 100), followed by Monash and Sydney (each 95.7). All 24 Australian medical programmes are listed below: 22 carry a score and 2 are shown inline as not yet ranked (no QS, THE or ARWU medicine subject-ranking position).

The University of Melbourne, Monash and the University of Sydney rank inside the global top ~35 for medicine in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 (Melbourne 20th, Sydney =26th, Monash 33rd) and in Times Higher Education's Medical and Health 2026 table (Melbourne =20th, Monash =27th, Sydney 30th) — on ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025 (Clinical Medicine) only Melbourne (19th) is inside the top 35, with Monash 45th and Sydney 49th. UNSW and the University of Queensland follow closely. The best school for an individual applicant also depends on whether they are a school-leaver (undergraduate/UCAT-ANZ) or graduate (GAMSAT), their state, and how each school weights ATAR, UCAT-ANZ, GAMSAT and interview.

NextGen MedPrep’s NGMP Score is a 0–100 rating built from the QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) global subject rankings; TrueScore shows how competitive each school is to enter. For the entry-score methodology see the UCAT-ANZ score prediction.

What the NGMP Score measures
24
Programmes listed
22
Ranked by NGMP Score
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. NextGen MedPrep averages 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 sits NextGen MedPrep’s 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

24 Australian medical programmes (22 scored; 2 shown inline as “Not yet ranked” because they have no QS, THE or ARWU medicine subject-ranking position) across 21 universities — Notre Dame Australia runs separate Sydney and Fremantle programmes, and because the global tables rank it as a single institution both campuses carry the identical score. Click any school for the full how-to-get-in guide.

NGMP Score (0–100) is the Quality Consensus of each school’s global subject positions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 (Medicine, released 7 April 2026), the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 (Medical and Health, released 21 January 2026) and ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025 (Clinical Medicine) — the latest edition of each. Because ARWU’s latest edition is a year older than the other two, the score blends editions. TrueScore is NextGen MedPrep’s 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 (Medical and Health) and ShanghaiRanking ARWU (Clinical Medicine). Between them these measure research quality, academic and employer reputation, and clinical research output. NextGen MedPrep averages 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 best available measure of a school's research standing. They are not the only comparable Australian data: the Australian Government's QILT surveys publish student-experience and graduate-outcome results by institution and study area on ComparED (compared.edu.au) — in the 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey, Medicine was one of the top three study areas for undergraduate full-time employment nationally (93.2 per cent). Read the two together: the NGMP Score for research standing, QILT for what students and graduates report.

Build your Australian shortlist

Match each school’s NGMP Score and TrueScore against your ATAR, UCAT-ANZ or GAMSAT profile and entry pathway. Timing check for 2027 entry: GEMSAS has closed applications for the 2027 graduate-entry intake, so graduate applicants reading this now are building a shortlist for 2028 — graduate schools outside GEMSAS apply direct, on their own timetables. School-leaver applications run through UAC, VTAC, QTAC, SATAC or TISC; check your centre’s closing date for medicine.

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Reviewed by Isaac Butler-King, medical student at the University of Glasgow. Last reviewed: 19 June 2026