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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

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Applicants

2,889

Interviewed

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Admitted

64

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 31, 2025

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Illinois residents

23% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 498

2025-26546 applied15 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

77% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 498

2025-262,343 applied49 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university prior to matriculation.

Prerequisites

  • Competency-based: must demonstrate competency in at least 9 of 11 areas by enrollment, and at least 7 of 11 completed at time of application to receive a secondary (up to 2 'plan to enroll')
  • Chemistry: 3 semesters general and/or organic with lab
  • Biochemistry: 1 semester
  • Biology: 2 semesters with lab
  • Advanced Biology: 1 semester (physiology, systems biology, or other advanced)
  • Physics: 2 semesters with lab
  • Humanities / Social Science
  • Statistics: 1 semester
  • Calculus: 2 semesters (comparable to UIUC MATH 231 Calculus II)
  • Multivariate Calculus (comparable to UIUC MATH 241)
  • Differential Equations (comparable to UIUC MATH 285)
  • Linear Algebra (comparable to UIUC MATH 415 or MATH 257)
  • Bachelor's degree from accredited U.S. or Canadian institution before matriculation
  • 3-4 letters of recommendation via AMCAS (committee letter counts as three)

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredScores cannot be more than 3 years old in January of the year of expected enrollment (January 2024 or later for 2027 entry); best eligible score used; section scores not considered.Minimum total score 498; must have an MCAT score before application consideration and the October 31 deadline; scores cannot be more than 3 years old in January of the year of expected enrollment (i.e. January 2024 or later for 2027 entry); best eligible score used; individual section scores not considered. No minimum GPA. Also stated on https://medicine.illinois.edu/admissions/faq . Oldest date derived from the 3-year rule. Minimum total 498 (encoded as pool minimum).

Casper

Not required

PREview

Not required

How selection works

AMCAS primary application, then a school secondary; no evaluative interview. The free secondary consists of a portfolio and video responses to questions; invitation-only events for top applicants are non-evaluative.

Interview

Format

None

Delivery

Not published

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Oct 31, 2025

    AMCAS primary deadline (Deadlines page had not been updated for the 2026-27 cycle as of 2026-10-06; Before You Apply page refers generically to 'the October 31 deadline'.) · October 31 (most recently published: October 31, 2025 for the 2026 entering class)

  2. individualized per applicant

    secondary deadline ('We use individualized secondary application deadlines'; no updates accepted after secondary is received.)

  3. January (rolling through spring)

    offers begin (FAQ text refers to the class entering 2025; latest published.)

Secondary application fee; 'secondary applications will be sent to eligible students at no cost.'

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Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 18,779 per semester (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 rate, students entering Summer 2026)

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD Medical Scholars Program

We educate exceptional Physician Innovators to deliver high-value, compassionate healthcare through transformative solutions developed at the intersection of engineering, science, and medicine.

Sources

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