In short: if you are a non-EU citizen living abroad, you are not in the national IMAT ranking. You compete only for the reserved seats of the university where you pre-enrolled, in a local ranking that university publishes, and any score above zero makes you eligible. Most calls that give a date say 26 October 2026; several give none. Your university's call, not the national calendar, sets your deadlines.
For the national rankings of EU candidates and non-EU candidates living in Italy, see IMAT 2026 ranking: dates, scrolls and deadlines.
University by university
Taken from each university's 2026/27 call. Seats are the non-EU places in MUR's Tabella B. Where a call says nothing, we write that it says nothing.
| University | Non-EU seats | Ranking | Enrolment and later steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavia (Harvey) | 35 + 5 Marco Polo | On the course's admission test page; no publication date in the call | Enrol by 29 October 2026, 23:59. Ranked too low? Email a booking request to [email protected] from 26 to 29 October. Free places published 3 November, enrol by 6 November |
| Bologna, Medicine | 20 | 26 October 2026 on Studenti Online, visible only if you registered there as «IMAT Non-EU citizens» by 5 October, 13:00 | Enrol by 29 October 2026 |
| Bologna, Veterinary Medicine | 5 | 26 October 2026 on Studenti Online, same registration rule | Enrol by 29 October 2026 |
| Padova, Medicine (Venice) | 25 | Same day as the EU list, on unipd.it/ammissioni-medicine-surgery | Deadlines given with the ranking |
| Padova, MedTech | 15 | Same day as the EU list, same page | Deadlines given with the ranking |
| Ancona (Med-Tech) | 50 | 26 October 2026 on the «Medicine and Surgery (Med Tech) – IMAT Admission» page | Enrol online on Esse3web from 26 October to 4 November (the call's enrolment article speaks of the first 25 places) |
| Napoli Federico II, Medicine | 45 | «With the same procedure described above» for the national ranking, which is published on 26 October 2026 | Same procedure as the national ranking, per the call |
| Napoli Federico II, Veterinary Medicine | 2 | Same clause as Medicine | Same procedure as the national ranking, per the call |
| Parma (Piacenza) | 50 | By 26 October 2026 on corsi.unipr.it | Enrol on Esse3 from 27 October to 10 November 2026; later updates «to be defined» |
| Cagliari | 16 + 2 Marco Polo | Published on 21 October 2026 (the call said 26 October) on the university's IMAT 2026/27 page: 57 ranked candidates, then two separate lists of visa applicants: those who did not pre-enrol on Universitaly and those who pre-enrolled after the 20 July 2026 deadline | The page gives no enrolment instructions yet; the call also requires a separate application on Cagliari's portal (no deadline given) |
| Campania Vanvitelli | 50 | 26 October 2026 on the university's «Admissions to Degree Programmes 2026/2027» page | The call's enrolment window (26 to 29 October, 12:00) is written for the national ranking; it does not say whether it covers the non-EU list |
Calls with no date yet
These calls say the university draws up the non-EU ranking, but give no publication date and no non-EU procedure:
- Milano (International Medical School): 15 seats.
- Sapienza: Medicine «F» 13 seats, Dentistry 6; the ranking appears in the «Enrolment» section of the course page.
- Roma Tor Vergata: 20 seats in Rome; enrolment goes through [email protected].
- Bari: 8 seats + 3 Marco Polo; unused non-EU seats can pass to the EU quota.
- Messina: 61 seats.
- Catania: 40 seats.
Not covered here: Milano-Bicocca, Torino and Siena (we could not read their 2026/27 call) and the private universities. Check their admissions pages directly.
What to do
- Find your university's 2026/27 call and the page where its ranking will appear
- Check whether it asks for a separate registration (Bologna's closed on 5 October; Cagliari requires one, with no deadline in the call)
- Check that page and your student portal daily from now on: Cagliari published early, on 21 October, and most others are due on 26 October
- Enrol by the date in your call: the windows differ, from a few days (Pavia) to about two weeks (Parma)
- If you also hold an EU citizenship, expect to be moved to the EU list
FAQ
Am I in the national IMAT ranking as a non-EU candidate?
Only if you live in Italy (under art. 39, paragraph 5 of Legislative Decree 286/1998). If you are a non-EU citizen living abroad, you are not: you compete only for the reserved seats of the university where you pre-enrolled, in a ranking that university draws up.
When are the non-EU rankings published?
Each university decides. Cagliari published its list on 21 October 2026. Bologna, Ancona, Parma, Campania Vanvitelli and Padova (together with its EU list) point to 26 October 2026. Napoli Federico II applies the same procedure as its national ranking. Pavia, Milano, Sapienza, Tor Vergata, Bari, Messina and Catania give no date in their 2026/27 call.
What score do I need?
Any score above zero. Candidates who answered no questions at all are excluded. The 20/90 threshold applies to the national rankings, not to the non-EU lists.
Do the national deadlines apply to me?
Not automatically. The 4-day enrolment window, the confirmation of interest by 12:00 on the fifth day and the 3 November scroll are written for the national Universitaly ranking. For the non-EU list, follow your university's call: Pavia, for example, has its own deadlines (29 October, then 3 and 6 November).
I also hold an EU citizenship. Which list am I on?
The EU one. Bologna says dual citizens with an EU nationality compete in the EU quota, and Pavia removes them from the non-EU ranking and cancels their right to enrol there.
Where do I find my university's ranking?
On the page its call names: the table below gives it where the call does. If the call is silent, watch the course's admissions page and its student portal now: rankings can come out before the date in the call (Cagliari's did).
Source: MUR, Ministerial Decree n. 1005 of 6 August 2026 (art. 2 c.3, art. 3 c.3 and c.5) and Tabella B; 2026/27 admission calls of Pavia, Milano, Bologna, Padova, Ancona, Parma, Cagliari, Campania Vanvitelli, Sapienza, Roma Tor Vergata, Napoli Federico II, Bari, Messina and Catania (read 6 October 2026); Cagliari's ranking notice of 21 October 2026 (read 22 October 2026). Last checked: .