IB Pathways

Riga Stradins University · Latvia

Medicine

A six-year medicine degree in Riga.

Where
RigaLatvia
Degree
Doctor of MedicineMD
Length
6 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 July 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades · 374 places
EU/EEA fee
€13,500 a year2026/27
More facts
Degree
Doctor of MedicineMD
Length
6 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 March 2027

    Medicine and Dentistry: application period opens (EU/EEA)
    DetailsSource

  2. 1 April 2027

    Riga Stradins University - September 2027 intake, applicants from 'Additional Assessment' countries
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published inside the non-EU/EEA window as "1 March 2027 to 1 May 2027 (1 April 2027 for citizens of 'Additional Assessment' countries)". Non-EU applicants close earlier than EU applicants to leave time for the residence permit.

    Source

  3. 1 July 2027

    Application period closes for September 2027 (EU/EEA)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Medicine, Dentistry and International Business & Start-up Entrepreneurship. Five days before IB results.

    Published as "1 Mar – 1 Jul 2027". Worth knowing before you plan around the July closing date: RSU allows IB graduates, alongside German Abitur holders and applicants from Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands, to send their school graduation documents after the deadline provided every other application document is in by it. That concession is published on this page with the previous cycle's year on it ("graduating during the summer of 2026 … submitted by 1 July 2026") and RSU had not restated it for 2027 by 23 September 2026, so confirm it with RSU admissions before you rely on it.

    Source
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Latvia

What it is

Six-year English-taught MD (360 ECTS) built around patient-centred problems and group work, with work with patients from the third year and simulation training at the university's simulation centre.

What you need

  • Any IB Englishminimum 5 · English is a programme-specific subject; IB minimum grade 5 of 7
  • Any IB Mathsminimum 5 · Compulsory; IB minimum grade 5 of 7
  • Biology or Chemistry (SL or HL)minimum 5 · Biology and/or Chemistry; having both is an advantage; 70%+ needed
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Riga Stradins University

No IB-specific page: the Diploma counts as secondary education, IB Higher Level grades are given priority, and the minimum grade is 5 of 7 in required subjects. English is shown by a test or by schooling in English.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on rsu.lv

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    Ranked on the average percentage in English, Biology and/or Chemistry and Maths; IB HL grades are prioritised. 2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published.
Sources (3)
  1. Medicine at RSU — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at RSU

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