Medicine & Surgery in English at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

The University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" runs one of Italy's longer-established English-taught Medicine and Surgery programmes, offered in English since the early 2010s. It is a six-year, single-cycle Master's degree (the Italian LM-41 / MD), the same qualification Italian students earn — taught entirely in English for an international cohort. Graduates earn a medical degree recognised across the EU.

Admission is by merit ranking through the IMAT (International Medical Admissions Test), the same national entrance exam used by Italy's public medical schools. There is no separate interview or portfolio: your IMAT score determines your place on the ranking. If you're new to the test, start with our complete IMAT guide and read how the scoring and ranking actually work.

Quick facts


City	Naples (medical campus); university seated in Caserta
Language	English
Degree	Medicine & Surgery (MD, LM-41)
Length	6 years
Admission	IMAT (merit ranking)

The city and campuses

The English Medicine programme is taught in the historic Sant'Andrea delle Dame complex in the heart of Naples, near the old Policlinico, with some classes held in the nearby Santa Patrizia complex and, in the clinical years, the Luciano Armani building. (The wider university is administratively seated in Caserta, north of the city, but the Medicine-in-English course itself is in central Naples.) Students like the combination: a genuinely Italian, lower-cost-of-living city with deep clinical exposure through affiliated teaching hospitals, plus Naples' coastline, food and culture. The university typically supports first-year internationals with Italian-language courses and orientation help — check the current offer on the university's admissions page.

How competitive is it?

Vanvitelli is popular, partly because of its sizeable English-taught intake. Cut-off scores are not fixed: they shift every year with the number of seats, applicant strength and how candidates "scroll" between universities after results. For that reason, avoid fixating on a single target number — aim to maximise your raw score. You can gauge where you stand with our free IMAT score calculator after a practice run.

EU vs non-EU

Seats are split into two pools: EU candidates (plus non-EU students legally resident in Italy) compete on a single national ranking, while non-EU candidates resident abroad compete for a separate per-university quota at Vanvitelli specifically. The two groups effectively have different rankings and cut-offs, so confirm which pool you fall into before applying.

How to apply

Register on Universitaly and select Medicine & Surgery in English at Vanvitelli during the application window.
Register and pay for the IMAT through the official process.
Sit the IMAT, then watch the published rankings and scrolling rounds.

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FAQ

Is Medicine taught in English at Vanvitelli?

Yes. The University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" offers its six-year Medicine and Surgery degree fully in English for international students, alongside its Italian-language programme.

How do I get into Vanvitelli Medicine?

Register on Universitaly, sit the IMAT, and place high enough on the relevant ranking (EU national ranking or the non-EU per-university quota). Admission is purely score-based — there is no interview.

How long is the degree?

Six years, leading to the single-cycle Master's degree in Medicine and Surgery (MD), an EU-recognised medical qualification.