Prepare for 4 private medicine tests in Italy, in English
Humanitas, Cattolica Rome, San Raffaele and Campus Bio-Medico each set their own English test. Practice plans for each, with every answer explained.
Independent, not an agent. You apply to each school yourself.
Four schools
Choose your school
Each school sets its own test. Pick yours for its test, fees and steps.
Humanitas University (HUMAT)
- The exam
- 60 questions in 120 minutes
Paid to the university
- Test fee
- €200
- Tuition
- €10,206 to 23,206 a year
Cattolica Rome
- The exam
- 65 questions in 65 minutes
Paid to the university
- Test fee
- €210
- Tuition
- €18,150 a year
San Raffaele (UniSR)
- The exam
- 60 questions in 80 minutes
Paid to the university
- Test fee
- €200 for both sessions
- Tuition
- €20,690 first year
Campus Bio-Medico (UCBM)
- The exam
- 60 questions in 100 minutes
Paid to the university
- Test fee
- €170 per course
- Tuition
- €19,000 a year
Every fact comes from the school's own 2026/27 call. The source for each one is on the school's page. Compare all 4 side by side.
Online practice
Practice built for each test
Try one: pick a test, then tap an answer.
Timed practice
On the parts of your school's test that we cover.
Every answer explained
See why each option is right or wrong, like here.
Campus Bio-Medico: chemistry
Our sampleWhat is the pH of a 0.001 mol/L solution of hydrochloric acid (HCl)?
Tap an answer to see the explanation.
Show the answerThe answer
The answer is D: 3.
- A) Wrong. 0.001 is the concentration, not the pH.
- B) Wrong. pH 1 needs 0.1 mol/L of H⁺.
- C) Wrong. pH 2 needs 0.01 mol/L of H⁺.
- D) Right. HCl is a strong acid, so all of it splits into ions: [H⁺] = 0.001 = 10⁻³ mol/L. pH = −log[H⁺] = 3.
- E) Wrong. The trap: pH 11 is a base. You get it from 0.001 mol/L of NaOH.
Written by ItalyMedPrep from each school's published parts and topic lists. Not an official question, and not a real test question.
Our own questions
Written for each school's test, never copied from the schools' own material.
Your score by topic
So you know what to study next.
Not in our practice
- Humanitas: the Academic Literacy (reading) questions
- Cattolica Rome: the ethics and general knowledge questions
Live online course
Live crash course, planned for January to early February 2027
8 live sessions of 2 hours over 4 weeks, online by video call, in English. At most 15 students.
- Every part of the 4 tests, from science to logic and reading, plus test strategy
- 16 hours in all: the key points of each part, not a full textbook course
- Recordings until the 2027 exam season ends
- Includes practice for all 4 tests
Plans
Practice for one school, or all 4
Practice access opens in November 2026. One payment, VAT included.
Single-School Prep
For one of the 4 schools, on its own test.
All-School Prep
For all 4 tests, in one plan.
Crash Course + All-School Prep
A live online course, planned for January to early February 2027, plus all 4 tests.
Access lasts until the 2027 exam season ends, after the last exam date for 2027/28 entry. All sales are final (Terms, section 2).
One exception: if we cancel the course, you get back the course part of the price, not the practice part, and we offer you a place in a later course where one exists (Terms, section 8). If you live in the EU and buy as a consumer, the mandatory consumer law of your country also protects you (Terms, section 12).
Free by email
Get the free 2027 checklist
A printable PDF for all 4 schools: each school's 2026 dates and payments, the steps after the test that can cost a place, and the test-day set-up.
- Today: the 3-page PDF, to print and tick off.
- In the same email: our 8 free guides, ready to forward.
Questions
What applicants ask most
Who runs ItalyMedPrep? Do you have reviews?
ItalyMedPrep is run by Prepalio International B.V., a private limited company registered in the Netherlands at Honingerdijk 85A01, 3063 AK Rotterdam. Its Chamber of Commerce (KvK) number is 42134936, so you can check it in the Dutch business register. We are not part of, or linked to, Humanitas, Cattolica, San Raffaele or Campus Bio-Medico, and we are not an agent: you apply to each university yourself. ItalyMedPrep is new, so it has no reviews yet. Questions? Email contact@italymedprep.it.
Is this the IMAT?
No. Each of the 4 schools ranks you only on its own English test. This site covers Cattolica's Rome campus only: cattolica's Bolzano campus has its own separate test. Compare the 4 tests.
When does registration open for 2027?
No school has published its 2027/28 dates yet. Each school guide shows the new dates once the school publishes them, and last year's dates until then, labelled with their year: Humanitas, Cattolica Rome, San Raffaele and Campus Bio-Medico.
Can I take all 4 tests?
Yes, if the dates allow. Each school has its own registration, fee and test. Check each school's dates before you register, so your tests do not clash. Non-EU applicants living abroad: Applying from abroad? Check the study visa and pre-enrolment rules (Universitaly) with each school before you pay more than one.
What score do I need to get in?
It depends on the school:
- Humanitas: The call gives no cut-off score. To be ranked, you need 192 in total.
- Cattolica Rome, 2026: The 40th EU place scored 58 of 65. These were first-ranking lines: offers then moved down the list.
- San Raffaele: The call sets no minimum score and gives no past cut-off.
- Campus Bio-Medico: On the first 2026 Medicine list, the 84th place scored just over 48 of 60.
Do I need an English certificate, and when?
It depends on the school. The 2026/27 rules, in short:
- Humanitas: B2, or pass the HUMAT
- Cattolica Rome: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80, or higher. You need it to enrol, not to sit the test.
- San Raffaele: C1 to enrol
- Campus Bio-Medico: B2. Attach it before you pay the fee: the application locks when you pay. No certificate yet? Read the rule.
Each school guide has the full rule.
I'm already preparing for the IMAT. Does that help?
Partly. Biology, chemistry and physics count at all 4 tests. Campus Bio-Medico is science only. Humanitas and San Raffaele add reasoning and reading. Cattolica Rome adds logic, ethics and general knowledge. Each school weighs the parts its own way. Compare the 4 tests.
Can a parent pay?
Yes. At checkout, enter the email the student will use. The receipt goes to that email, and the student signs in with it. Need an invoice in a parent's name? Write to contact@italymedprep.it before you pay.
Still have questions? Email us. For parents: who we are and how paying works, also in italiano.
Free guides
The 4 tests in depth: dates, scores and the HUMAT.
The 4 private medicine tests compared
Humanitas, Cattolica Rome, San Raffaele and Campus Bio-Medico each set their own English medicine test. Format, dates, fees, payments and deadlines, side by side.
2027 test dates: what to expect
When to register, sit the test and pay at 4 private medical schools in Italy. Every 2026 date, and what to expect for 2027/28 entry.
What score gets a place? The 2026 lines
The 2026 first-ranking lines, where a school published them: 58 of 65 at Cattolica Rome, 48.2 of 60 at Campus Bio-Medico. Final lines can be lower. And what the Humanitas and San Raffaele calls say instead.
HUMAT syllabus and official documents
Looking for HUMAT past papers? Humanitas calls its 2026 test "the new test". Here is what it publishes for that test, and the syllabus in plain words.