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California Northstate University

Elk Grove, California 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateMCAT requiredTraditional interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.84

Average MCAT

515

Class size

118

Applicants

3,412

Interviewed

—

Admitted

118

Program length

4 years

Deadline

21 days after invitation (midnight Eastern Time)

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

California residents

93% of seats
2025-262,354 applied110 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

7% of seats
2025-261,058 applied8 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree preferred (not required) from a regionally accredited four-year US institution or non-US equivalent

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor's degree preferred (not required) from a regionally accredited four-year US institution or non-US equivalent
  • English: 2 semesters / 3 quarters / 1 year
  • Biology with laboratory: 2 semesters / 3 quarters / 1 year
  • Inorganic (general) chemistry with laboratory: 2 semesters or 2 quarters, minimum 8 units
  • Organic chemistry with laboratory: 2 semesters or 2 quarters, minimum 8 units
  • Physics: 2 semesters / 3 quarters / 1 year
  • College-level math: 2 semesters or 3 quarters (statistics and/or calculus preferred)
  • Biochemistry: 1 semester / 1 quarter / 3 units
  • All prerequisites within 9 years; IB/AP not accepted for science/math prerequisites
  • Letters: minimum 3, maximum 4 (2 from BCPM science professors + 1 other), via AMCAS

GPA

Minimum 2.8 (4.0 (AMCAS)). AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredRequired. Minimum MCAT 497 (preferred/competitive 511); minimum GPA 2.80 (preferred 3.50).Oldest accepted MCAT date not published on requirements or FAQ pages.

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

Accepts out-of-state applicants; same tuition regardless of residency ("Tuition and fees are the same for all students regardless of state or country of residence."). Class of 2030: 109 in-state, 9 out-of-state.

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Virtual

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. 21 days after invitation (midnight Eastern Time)

    secondary (supplemental) deadline

  2. two weeks after acceptance paperwork emailed

    enrollment paperwork and USD 100 Enrollment Confirmation Fee

Secondary application fee ("There is a $100 non-refundable fee for the Supplemental Application." Fee waivers NOT accepted for primary or supplemental applications.)

USD 100

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 78,432

Special programs & mission

MPS-to-MD Pathway

Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate (PMPB) Pathway

Health Professions Scholarship Program (military HPSP)

To advance the science and art of healthcare through education, service, research, personal wellness, and social accountability.

Sources

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