Tbilisi State Medical University

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU) is the leading dedicated medical university in Georgia and one of the most established medical institutions in the South Caucasus, founded in 1918. Consistently ranked first in Tbilisi for medicine in international meta-rankings, TSMU offers MD, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and public health programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university attracts thousands of international students annually, particularly from India, the Middle East, and Africa, drawn by its WHO-recognised MD programme eligible for USMLE, PLAB, and MCI examinations. TSMU has over 100 years of medical education heritage, serves approximately 8,000 students of whom 25% are international, and is integrated into Georgia's national healthcare system.

Key facts

• Country: Georgia
• City: Tbilisi
• Founded: 1918
• Students: 8,000
• Global ranking: #3824
• Acceptance rate: 55%
• Tuition: €6,000–€9,000 per year
• Average living cost: €550/month
• Application deadline: 2026-08-01
• Languages of instruction: Georgian, English

Programs

• Sports Medicine (MSc) (Master, Sports Medicine / Rehabilitation) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Georgian) (Bachelor, Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (MSc) (Master, Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Public Health – Environmental Medicine (MPH) (Master, Public Health / Environmental Medicine) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Public Health – Epidemiology (MPH) (Master, Public Health / Epidemiology) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Oral Surgery (MSc) (Master, Oral Surgery / Dentistry) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• American MD Program (USMD – Emory University Partnership) (Bachelor, Medicine / Health Sciences) — €7,360/yr , 6 years
• Medicine – Medical Doctor (MD, Georgian) (Bachelor, Medicine / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 6 years
• Medical Education (MA) (Master, Medical Education / Health Sciences) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Dental Medicine (Georgian) (DDS) (Bachelor, Dentistry / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 5 years
• Pharmacy (Georgian) (PharmD) (Bachelor, Pharmacy / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Laboratory Medicine (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Medical Laboratory Sciences / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Medicine – Medical Doctor (MD) (Bachelor, Medicine / Health Sciences) — €7,360/yr , 6 years
• Nursing (B.Sc.N.) (Bachelor, Nursing / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Public Health (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Public Health / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation) — €2,760/yr , 4 years
• Health Management (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Health Administration / Management) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Midwifery (B.Sc.N.) (Bachelor, Midwifery / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 4 years
• Clinical Anatomy (MSc) (Master, Anatomy / Medical Sciences) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Clinical Pharmacy (MSc) (Master, Clinical Pharmacy / Health Sciences) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Dental Medicine (DDM) (DDS) (Bachelor, Dentistry / Health Sciences) — €6,440/yr , 5 years
• Dental Medicine (MSc – Specialisation) (DDS) (Master, Dentistry / Dental Specialisation) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Health Management (MA) (Master, Health Administration / Management) — €760/yr , 2 years
• Laboratory Medicine (MSc) (Master, Medical Laboratory Sciences) — €760/yr , 2 years
• Medical Sciences (MSc) (Master, Medical Sciences / Biomedical Research) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Medical Biochemistry (MSc) (Master, Biochemistry / Medical Sciences) — €760/yr , 2 years
• Occupational Therapy (MSc) (Master, Occupational Therapy / Rehabilitation) — €760/yr , 2 years
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSc) (Master, Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacy) — €2,300/yr , 2 years
• Pharmacy (PharmD) (Bachelor, Pharmacy / Health Sciences) — €2,760/yr , 4 years
• Regulatory Pharmacy (MSc) (Master, Pharmacy Regulation / Health Sciences) — €760/yr , 2 years