Macquarie medicine entry requirements: GPA, GAMSAT and fees
Macquarie's MD is entirely full fee, and it selects differently from most GEMSAS schools: GAMSAT counts towards your interview ranking but not your offer, which rests on GPA and the MMI alone. This guide covers eligibility, how Macquarie weights your GPA (including postgraduate study), the GPA bonuses, how the rankings work and what the program costs.
Facts checked against Macquarie's official pages on .
Independent service: Key2MD is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Macquarie University or GEMSAS. Everything below is general guidance drawn from publicly available information, may change between cycles, and is not official advice. Always confirm current requirements on the official pages linked in the sources.
Which cycle this covers. Rules below are for 2027 entry, the latest published, from Macquarie's entry in the GEMSAS Admissions Guide and its course page. If you are planning for 2028 entry, check the 2028 GEMSAS guide when it is released.
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Eligibility checklist
| Bachelor degree | Completed, or in its final year and due to finish by close of business on 23 December of the application year (22 January of the admission year for universities with three semesters). It must be AQF Level 7 or an equivalent overseas degree. |
|---|---|
| Not accepted | One- and two-year conversion degrees, and bachelor degrees containing any credit from study below AQF Level 7, including TAFE and IB credit. |
| 10-year rule | Qualifications must be completed less than 10 years before you would enrol, unless you meet the accepted postgraduate study requirements. |
| Accepted postgraduate study | Graduate diplomas and coursework master's (completed by 23 December of the application year) and research master's and PhDs (completed when you apply), all within 10 years. Only one postgraduate qualification is used: the highest or most recent. |
| GPA | A weighted GPA of at least 5.0 out of 7, or a WAM of at least 65, which GEMSAS converts to a GPA for ranking. |
| GAMSAT | At least 50 overall and 50 in each section, sat within four years of intended enrolment. |
| English | Met through study in a listed English-speaking country, or IELTS 7.0 overall and in each band from one sitting in the last two years. |
How Macquarie weights your GPA
Macquarie weights your three most recent full-time equivalent years, with postgraduate study taking the top weighting.
| Your study | Weighted × 3 | Weighted × 2 | Weighted × 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor degree only | Final year | Second most recent year | Third most recent year |
| Bachelor plus standalone Honours | Honours year | Final bachelor year | Second last bachelor year |
| Postgraduate coursework | The graduate diploma or master's, as a whole | Most recent bachelor or Honours year | The year before that |
| Completed research master's or PhD | The research degree, valued at 7.0 | Most recent bachelor or Honours year | The year before that |
Worked example: what a completed PhD does
| Step | Working | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor years | Most recent 6.0, then 5.5, then 5.0 | |
| Without the PhD | (6.0 × 3) + (5.5 × 2) + (5.0 × 1), divided by 6 | 5.67 |
| With a completed PhD | (7.0 × 3) + (6.0 × 2) + (5.5 × 1), divided by 6 | 6.42 |
Illustrative only. The PhD takes the triple-weighted place and the two most recent bachelor years move down. A research degree must be complete when you apply.
- If you have less than 0.5 FTE of Honours results from Semester 1, Macquarie uses your bachelor degree for the GPA and makes any offer conditional on finishing Honours.
- Non-award units are not used.
GPA bonuses
| Cohort | Bonus to weighted GPA |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants | 3% |
| Rural applicants | 3% |
| Macquarie Bachelor of Clinical Science applicants | 3% |
| More than one of the above | Capped at 5% |
The bonus applies to your GPA, not to a combined score, and is not available to international applicants.
How your numbers become an offer
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Interview ranking
50% weighted GPA, 50% GAMSAT.
- GEMSAS lists Macquarie among the schools that use the overall GAMSAT score, which counts Section III twice.
- Up to 30 interview places are reserved for Macquarie Bachelor of Clinical Science graduates and final-year students.
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MMI
Face to face for domestic applicants. For 2027 entry, Saturday 26 September 2026.
- Applicants rotate through a series of short stations. See the Macquarie interview guide.
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Offer ranking
50% GPA, 50% MMI.
- GAMSAT gets you to the interview but plays no part in the offer ranking.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are considered case by case.
- Offers for unfinished degrees are conditional on completion by 23 December (or 22 January for three-semester universities).
Once you are interviewed, your GPA and your MMI decide everything. A strong GAMSAT that carried a modest GPA to interview stops helping at the offer stage.
Places and fees
| 2027 places (indicative) | 60 domestic full-fee and 20 international. There are no Commonwealth supported or bonded places. |
|---|---|
| Estimated domestic fee | AUD $90,200 a year for a standard full-time load, reviewed annually. Four years at that rate would be about $360,800 before any increase. |
| FEE-HELP | The HELP loan limit for medicine is $193,259 in 2027, a lifetime limit reduced by any HELP debt you already have. At current fees, a large share of the cost has to be paid upfront. |
| Scholarships | Macquarie says it runs a scholarship program for the MD. Check its scholarships page for current offers and eligibility. |
| International placements | The program includes clinical placements in Australian and international settings. |
| Campus | North Ryde, Sydney. |
Published
- Minimum GPA, WAM and GAMSAT
- GPA weightings for each kind of study
- GPA bonus cohorts and cap
- Interview and offer weightings
- Interview date and estimated fee
Not published
- Interview cut-offs or cohort figures
- How GPA and GAMSAT are standardised for ranking
- How many rural applicants are interviewed or offered
Dan's strategy notes for Macquarie
The following is independent advice, not Macquarie guidance.
- Do the fee sums first. List Macquarie only if you have a realistic plan to pay the gap above FEE-HELP over four years.
- Postgraduate coursework can lift your GPA. A strong graduate diploma or coursework master's takes the triple weighting, so it can replace a weaker final bachelor year.
- GPA matters twice. It counts at both the interview and offer stages, while GAMSAT counts only once. A strong GPA with an adequate GAMSAT suits Macquarie well.
- Plan to be in Sydney on the day. Domestic MMIs are face to face on a single Saturday.
Frequently asked questions
Is Macquarie medicine full fee?
Yes. All 60 domestic places for 2027 are full fee, with an estimated annual fee of $90,200. There are no Commonwealth supported places.
What GPA do you need for Macquarie medicine?
The minimum is a weighted GPA of 5.0 (or a WAM of 65), but Macquarie says the GPA needed for interview is likely to be significantly higher.
Does Macquarie use GAMSAT for offers?
No. GAMSAT makes up half of the interview ranking, but offers are ranked 50% on GPA and 50% on the MMI.
Does Macquarie give bonuses?
A 3% bonus to the weighted GPA for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants, rural applicants and Macquarie Bachelor of Clinical Science applicants, capped at 5% in total.
Does a master's or PhD help at Macquarie?
Yes. Postgraduate coursework takes the triple-weighted place in your GPA, and a completed research master's or PhD is valued at 7.0 there.
Is the Macquarie interview online?
Not for domestic applicants. The MMI is face to face; for 2027 entry it was on Saturday 26 September 2026.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, checked on . Strategy notes are Dan's independent advice.
- GEMSAS: Macquarie University (2027 entry): places, eligibility, GPA weightings, bonuses, GAMSAT, interview, offers
- Macquarie University: Doctor of Medicine course page: estimated annual fee, international placements
- GEMSAS: GAMSAT: score used by each school
- Study Assist: HELP borrowing limit: 2027 limit for medicine
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