What this university is, in practice
This is a University of London MBBS taught in Malta: five years rather than the six that most of Europe runs, €39,500 a year charged identically to UK, EU and international students, and a UCAT-and-interview selection process imported from the British system. It is the more expensive of Malta's two medicine options by a wide margin.
A UK degree, delivered elsewhere
The program is run by Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and awards an MBBS over five years, taught in Gozo and Malta. Almost everything about its shape is British rather than continental: the five-year length, the MBBS title, UCAT as part of selection, and an interview stage. Most English-taught medicine in this catalog runs six years and selects on a science entrance exam or on file review.
The fee structure is British too, but inverted. €39,500 a year applies to all students — UK, EU and international — starting September 2026. In the UK itself that distinction is the single largest cost variable an applicant faces, so a flat fee removes the question of which band you fall into. It also means EU applicants get no discount for being in the EU.
What €39,500 buys against the alternatives
Malta's other medicine option, at the University of Malta, is confirmed at €26,000 — €13,500 a year less. Across the two degrees the comparison is closer than the annual figures suggest, because this is a five-year program: €197,500 here against €156,000 for six years at €26,000. The gap is about €41,500 and one year of your life.
Set against UK-based medicine, the case improves. The verified UK medicine fees in this catalog run from €37,001 at Southampton to €81,581 at Cambridge, so €39,500 sits near the bottom of that range for a degree awarded by a University of London school. Set against Europe generally it looks very different: seventy-six of the 118 programs with a confirmed fee cost less, and the European median is €17,863.
Selection, and a deadline the page does not show
Selection uses UCAT, academic record, English, and interview. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed online over Teams, starting from December, in sessions of roughly twenty to thirty minutes. The academic requirements are published as country and A-level or IB equivalents and include biology or human biology, chemistry, English language, and mathematics at GCSE-equivalent level, plus the required advanced science grades.
One honest gap: the official live page does not display the main-cycle closing date. What it does confirm is that eligible late applications were still being accepted as of 12 June 2026. Treat the absence of a published deadline as a reason to contact admissions directly rather than as evidence that the door is open.
Who this suits
Applicants already preparing for the UK system — UCAT done, interviews practiced — who want a University of London award, can fund roughly €197,500 across five years, and would rather finish a year earlier than pay continental prices.
Return-pathway evidence
The school is listed in WDOMS as F0005150. The ECFMG Sponsor Note was present with the graduation-year field including Current on the audit date, and the Canada sponsor note was present with a pass at school level for the MCC check, both verified on 2026-06-11. Confirm the exact issued diploma title against the ECFMG Reference Guide for Medical Education Credentials before you enrol — none of this guarantees certification, residency, registration, or licensure.
Written from the verified catalog and the official sources linked on this page. Sources last checked 2026-06-11; profile updated 2026-08-11. Approver: EuroMedGuide AI editorial pipeline. Figures quoted here are gated against the catalog by npm run validate:guide-stats.