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Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario 🇨🇦MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-provinceMCAT minimums onlyCasperMMI + Panel interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 5, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.79

Average MCAT

512

Class size

140

Applicants

5,235

Interviewed

772

Admitted

136

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 1, 2026

Latest published figures from official sources

Who can apply

Ontario residents

95% of seats

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 500 · MCAT CPBS 125 · MCAT CARS 125 · MCAT BBLS 125 · MCAT PSBB 125

Out-of-province Canadians

5% of seats

Up to 5% of admissions for Canadians not ordinarily resident in Ontario; the incoming Class of 2030 was 5% out of province.

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 500 · MCAT CPBS 125 · MCAT CARS 125 · MCAT BBLS 125 · MCAT PSBB 125

Indigenous Student Admissions Pathway (ISAP)

4 seats

Minimums: GPA 3

Black Student Admissions Pathway (BSAP)

No designated quota; BSAP applicants write a supplementary essay and are entered into QARS.

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 500 · MCAT CPBS 125 · MCAT CARS 125 · MCAT BBLS 125 · MCAT PSBB 125

Socioeconomic Accountability Admissions Pathway (SAAP)

8% of internal MMI evaluation spots (interview spots, not seats) for applicants eligible for the AFMC Ontario fee waiver program.

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 500 · MCAT CPBS 125 · MCAT CARS 125 · MCAT BBLS 125 · MCAT PSBB 125

Queen's-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program (Durham)

20 seats

Family-medicine-focused seats at the Durham campus with binding offers.

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 500 · MCAT CPBS 125 · MCAT CARS 125 · MCAT BBLS 125 · MCAT PSBB 125

Military Medical Training Program (MMTP)

6 seats

Up to 6 supernumerary Kingston seats for Regular Force CAF members, DND-funded and exempt from the 95% Ontario rule.

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 500 · MCAT CPBS 125 · MCAT CARS 125 · MCAT BBLS 125 · MCAT PSBB 125

Requirements

Degree

Minimum 15 full or 30 half undergraduate university courses (OMSAS course load weighting 30) by June 30 of the year of entry, with at least 10 full / 20 half completed at the time of application.

Prerequisites

None

GPA

Minimum 3 (OMSAS 4.0). Cumulative GPA only, including all full-time, part-time, summer and supplemental undergraduate courses across degrees; no more than 2 credit/no-credit components September–April and 2 May–August per year; transfer credits excluded.

MCAT

MCAT minimums onlyWritten within 5 years of the application deadline and before the deadline; no limit on attempts and all scores must be released.Minimum total 500 and 125 in each section, all in a single sitting, for the MD, MDFM, MD/PhD and MMTP streams; ISAP requires the MCAT with no minimum.

Casper

Required (English)

Also required

Early-phase MMI (asynchronous, Acuity Insights; about 1 hour 15 minutes, 8 stations plus a rest station; October 16, 18 or 19, 2026) · Autobiographical Sketch (top 3 in Employment, Volunteer, Extracurricular) · 3 Confidential Assessment Forms (in English) · Virtual panel interview · Pathway-specific essays/documents · TOEFL iBT 100 if the applicant's first languages do not include English (waiver possible after 1 full year at an English-language university)

How selection works

Applicants who meet the GPA (3.0), MCAT (500 total, 125 per section) and undisclosed Casper thresholds and complete the asynchronous early-phase MMI enter the Qualified Applicant Randomization Selection (QARS): a random draw with no weighting that picks who gets an internal Queen's evaluation of their MMI, with 90% of spots for Ontario residents and a separate 8% SAAP draw, so scores above the thresholds do not improve the odds at this step. Those drawn may sit a secondary virtual MMI in January, then go to file review and a virtual synchronous panel interview, after which the Admissions Committee ranks applicants and makes offers.

Interview

Format

MMI + Panel

Delivery

Virtual

When

January to March 2027

Practise for Queen's University's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

Start practisingMMI guide

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Aug 22, 2026

    Fee waiver application deadline (AFMC Ontario Medical School Application Fee Waiver Program), 11:59 pm ET

  2. Sep 15, 2026

    Recommended date to send reference requests (4:30 pm ET)

  3. Oct 1, 2026

    Deadline: OMSAS application, transcripts, references and payments (4:30 pm ET, strict)

  4. Oct 21, 2026

    MCAT scores must be received by OMSAS (request release by October 15)

  5. May 11, 2027

    Offers (first round)

  6. Jun 30, 2027

    Final transcripts due to OMSAS

  7. Sep 1, 2026

    Early-phase MMI accommodation request deadline

  8. Oct 16, 2026

    Early-phase MMI dates

  9. Jan 10, 2027

    Secondary MMI (if required)

  10. Mar 6, 2027

    Panel interviews, MD (tentative)

  11. Mar 20, 2027

    MD/PhD and MD/MSc offers · March 2027

  12. Apr 20, 2027

    MMTP offers · April 2027

OMSAS application fee

CAD 220

Queen's university fee (via OMSAS)

CAD 135

Acceptance deposit (non-refundable)

CAD 1,050

Early-phase MMI (Acuity Insights) assessment and distribution

CAD 14.00

Casper (Acuity Insights)

CAD 50 test fee (+ CAD 20 per additional distribution)

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: CAD 23,983.00 per year (CAD 11,991.50 per term; same for Ontario and out-of-province students); total with SAL and ancillary fees CAD 25,805.49; first-year students charged an additional CAD 100.00 · International: CAD 99,908.54 tuition (total CAD 102,679.03), but international applications are not being accepted

Special programs & mission

Queen's-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program (MDFM)

MD/PhD and MD/Master's

Up to 4 spots; stipend CAD 25,000/yr for 4 years (MD/PhD) or CAD 15,000/yr for the first two MD years (MD/Master's).

Indigenous Student Admissions Pathway (ISAP)

Minimum 4 Kingston seats; proof of ancestry and essay (max 4000 characters); Casper not required if identity requirements are met.

Black Student Admissions Pathway (BSAP)

Optional pathway with a supplementary essay; no quota; entered into QARS.

Socioeconomic Accountability Admissions Pathway (SAAP)

8% of internal MMI evaluation spots for applicants eligible for the AFMC Ontario fee waiver program.

Military Medical Training Program (MMTP)

Up to 6 supernumerary Kingston seats for Regular Force CAF members.

We aspire to be leaders in training future physicians who foster outstanding interprofessional care and challenge the norms of care delivery to effectively serve our region.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 5, 2026.

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Where official sources disagree

  • classSize: Queen's OMSAS guide page says up to 140 first-year admissions; the OMSAS Program Requirements Overview lists a 2027 target class size of 145.
  • eligibility.residency: The methods-selection page gives 90% of internal MMI evaluation spots to Ontario residents but also says Queen's does not consider place of residence or where studies were undertaken in selection.
  • timeline.Fee waiver application deadline: OMSAS Key Dates gives August 22, 2026 (11:59 pm ET); the Queen's admissions page says the Ontario fee waiver program closed August 21, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.