RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) · 5 years

Takes out-of-provinceTakes international

Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026

At a glance

Application

CAO

Entry

School-leaver & graduate

Class size

310

Applicants

—

Interviewed

—

Admitted

—

Program length

5 years

Deadline

Jan 20, 2027

Latest published figures from official sources

Who can apply

CAO school-leavers (Irish/EU, RC001)

90 seats

Non-EU / international (RC001, direct application)

220 seats

EU graduate entry (CAO/GAMSAT, GEM)

Graduate Entry Medicine (Atlantic Bridge, North Americans)

Minimums: GPA 3

Requirements

Degree

5- or 6-year undergraduate MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) (RC001), or 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) for holders of a first honours bachelor's degree.

Prerequisites

None

GPA

Minimum 3 (4.0 (Atlantic Bridge Graduate Entry route only)). Atlantic Bridge GEM minimum undergraduate cGPA 3.0/4.0 for North American applicants.

MCAT

No MCATMCAT is used for non-EU and North American GEM applicants (Atlantic Bridge), not for EU/CAO routes; EU/CAO GEM uses GAMSAT only.

Casper

Not required

Also required

Minimum age 18 by 31 December following entry (non-EU RC001)

How selection works

EU/CAO RC001: ranked on combined Leaving Certificate + HPAT points. Non-EU RC001: country-specific academic qualification plus Casper SJT. EU/CAO GEM: GAMSAT score only (sole selection instrument). Non-EU/North American GEM: GAMSAT or MCAT plus GPA.

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Not published

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

Jan 20, 2027
CAO discounted application fee deadline · 17:00
Feb 1, 2027
CAO normal application closing date (also the GEM CAO deadline) · 17:00. RCSI's page states 'apply to the CAO by 1 February in the year of admission to the programme'.
opens 1 November, closes 15 January
Non-EU direct application window (GEM, year of admission)
Nov 15, 2026
Atlantic Bridge application fee deadline (before fee increase)
Jan 31, 2027
Atlantic Bridge new applications close

Non-EU one-time NUI registration charge (undergraduate)

EUR 135

Tuition (2026/27 (EU figures) and 2027/28 (non-EU figure))

Domestic: EU school-leavers/mature entrants eligible for Free Fees: EUR 3,340 total (2026/27). EU school-leavers liable for EU fees: EUR 9,607 total (2026/27). EU mature entrants liable for EU fees: EUR 13,820 total (2026/27). · International: Non-EU school-leavers: EUR 62,135 total for 2027/28 (EUR 62,000 tuition + EUR 135 one-time NUI registration fee).

Special programs & mission

Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)

Sources

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