For 2027 entry, the University of Limerick medical school takes non-EU applicants only onto its 4-year graduate entry course, and every non-EU applicant applies through Atlantic Bridge, whichever country they live in. You need a 2:1 degree in any discipline plus the GAMSAT, or the MCAT if you are North American, and you must interview. Non-EU tuition is €56,600 a year. UL's 6-year undergraduate course (LM301) is open only to EU, UK and Irish fee-status applicants through the CAO, with the HPAT.
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The University of Limerick opened Ireland's first graduate-entry medical school in 2007 and was the first Irish medical school built around problem-based learning.
For international applicants it is a graduate-entry school: UL's 6-year undergraduate course (LM301) is open only to EU fee-status applicants through the CAO, so every non-EU applicant takes the 4-year graduate entry course, open to graduates of any discipline, through Atlantic Bridge. UL awards the BM BS, which is recognised by the UK GMC.
Which route you use depends on your fee status and where you are applying from, not which school you choose:
Fee status: Irish medical schools decide your route by fee status, not passport alone. EU, UK, EEA and Swiss citizens usually need to have lived in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland for 3 of the last 5 years to qualify for EU fees. Anyone assessed as non-EU, including UK residents on a visa, applies through a non-EU route.
For the full picture across all six schools, see our guide to studying medicine in Ireland and the Irish medical schools comparison.
Every non-EU applicant to Limerick, wherever they live, applies this way for 2027 entry:
Checked 14 October 2026 against ul.ie, Limerick's official admissions page.
North American applicants use the same route, explained step by step in our Atlantic Bridge Programme guide. EU, UK and Irish fee-status applicants apply through the CAO: check your points with our CAO points calculator.
Every non-EU applicant must interview. Atlantic Bridge holds UL's interviews in person in Canada (Vancouver and Toronto) in the spring, and UL does not publish the format. EU graduate entry applicants through the CAO are selected on the GAMSAT and are not interviewed.
| Non-EU graduate entry | €56,600 per year |
|---|---|
| EU / UK / EEA | EU graduate-entry students pay €15,924 a year; graduate entry is not covered by the Free Fees Initiative. |
UL does not label the academic year on its fee page; treat the figure as subject to change.
US federal loans: The UL medicine programme does not participate in the US Federal Loan programme, so US students fund their studies with private loans. Although UL is Title IV-eligible at institution level, this does not extend to the graduate-entry medicine programme.
Compare costs across all six schools in our Ireland medicine fees breakdown. Fees rise most years, so confirm the figure for your year of entry on the official course page.
A 4-year graduate entry programme open to graduates of any discipline with at least a 2:1, and the only UL medicine route open to non-EU applicants, all of whom apply through Atlantic Bridge. EU applicants enter through the CAO with the GAMSAT.
See our Graduate Entry Medicine guide and GAMSAT guide.
Non-EU applicants to Irish medicine send a personal statement and references, and most are interviewed. Doctors review your statement and coach you 1-1 for interview.
Ireland's first graduate-entry medical school; strong North American links
The University of Limerick opened Ireland's first graduate-entry medical school in 2007 and built it around problem-based learning, and designed its graduate entry programme for students who already hold a degree. That focus, plus a four-year timeline open to graduates of any discipline, makes it a popular choice for career-changers and for North Americans who already hold a degree.
It is especially well known to North American applicants because it accepts the MCAT and has strong, formal links to North American medicine: clinical-elective arrangements with schools such as McMaster and Rutgers, and a track record of graduates matching into US and Canadian residencies. The school teaches 800+ students from more than 20 countries.
UL has a modern riverside campus on the banks of the Shannon just outside Limerick city in Ireland's mid-west, with well-regarded sports and student facilities. Clinical years take students out across the mid-west, so expect placements beyond Limerick itself.
Where you train
An Irish medical degree from Limerick is internationally recognised, but how you get home matters and is worth planning from your first year. Here is what the route back looks like:
North American applicants can read the full route home, including the USMLE, ECFMG and the residency match, in our Atlantic Bridge Programme guide.
From personal statement editing and interview coaching to GAMSAT tutoring and our all-in-one Ultimate Package, we support applicants to Limerick at every stage. Tell us where you are applying from and we will recommend the right option.
A doctor mentor plans your school list across both countries, then works on your statements and interviews with you. Graduate entry applicants can add 1-1 GAMSAT tutoring.
For 2027 entry, the University of Limerick medical school takes non-EU applicants only onto its 4-year graduate entry course, and every non-EU applicant applies through Atlantic Bridge, whichever country they live in. You need a 2:1 degree in any discipline plus the GAMSAT, or the MCAT if you are North American, and you must interview. Non-EU tuition is €56,600 a year. UL's 6-year undergraduate course (LM301) is open only to EU, UK and Irish fee-status applicants through the CAO, with the HPAT.
All non-EU applicants, in North America or anywhere else: apply to graduate entry through the Atlantic Bridge Programme. UL's undergraduate course is closed to non-EU applicants.
EU, UK, Irish and EEA fee status: apply through the CAO, to graduate entry (GAMSAT) or to the 6-year undergraduate course LM301 (HPAT).
Irish medical schools decide your route by fee status, not passport alone. EU, UK, EEA and Swiss citizens usually need to have lived in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland for 3 of the last 5 years to qualify for EU fees. Anyone assessed as non-EU, including UK residents on a visa, applies through a non-EU route.
How you apply: Graduate entry only, and every non-EU applicant applies through Atlantic Bridge. UL's undergraduate course is closed to non-EU applicants.
Personal statement: Atlantic Bridge's two-page personal statement.
CV: Atlantic Bridge's CV of up to two pages.
References: Two, including an academic reference from a professor whose course you took.
Test: GAMSAT, or MCAT for North American applicants, plus a 2:1 degree.
Interview: Compulsory for non-EU applicants.
Deadline: Atlantic Bridge dates: first round 15 December 2026, close 31 January 2027.
Non-EU graduate-entry medicine at Limerick costs €56,600 per year. EU graduate-entry students pay €15,924 a year; graduate entry is not covered by the Free Fees Initiative. UL does not label the academic year on its fee page; treat the figure as subject to change.
A 4-year graduate entry programme open to graduates of any discipline with at least a 2:1, and the only UL medicine route open to non-EU applicants, all of whom apply through Atlantic Bridge. EU applicants enter through the CAO with the GAMSAT. The non-EU graduate entry fee is €56,600 per year.
UL does not publish an acceptance rate or applicant numbers for medicine, so treat any percentage you see quoted with caution. What is published: non-EU applicants compete for graduate entry places through Atlantic Bridge, which offers up to 350 medicine places across the schools it covers, and UL's undergraduate course (LM301), open to EU fee-status applicants only, needed 730 CAO points in 2026.
Yes. LM301 is a 6-year undergraduate medicine course entered through the CAO with the HPAT (730 points in 2026), but UL says it is not available to non-EU applicants. Non-EU applicants can apply only to the 4-year graduate entry course, through Atlantic Bridge.
Yes, and this is one of UL's strengths. Graduates sit the USMLE Steps and gain ECFMG certification for the NRMP match, supported by a bespoke USMLE preparation programme and electives at US centres such as Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins. Recent graduates have matched at institutions including McMaster, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, NYU and the University of Michigan.
UL has a particularly strong Canadian track record. Graduates return through CaRMS after the MCCQE Part I (and NAC OSCE), with school guidance on the Canadian exams, and recent cohorts have matched at McMaster, Manitoba, Ottawa, Western and Alberta.
The University of Limerick opened Ireland's first graduate-entry medical school in 2007 and built it around problem-based learning, and designed its graduate entry programme for students who already hold a degree. That focus, plus a four-year timeline open to graduates of any discipline, makes it a popular choice for career-changers and for North Americans who already hold a degree.
It is especially well known to North American applicants because it accepts the MCAT and has strong, formal links to North American medicine: clinical-elective arrangements with schools such as McMaster and Rutgers, and a track record of graduates matching into US and Canadian residencies. The school teaches 800+ students from more than 20 countries.
Yes. UL's primary medical qualification is recognised by the UK GMC for registration. Graduates can register with the GMC and enter the UK Foundation Programme.
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