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Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 🇺🇸DO · 4 yearsCOCA: Pre-Accreditation

Takes out-of-stateMCAT requiredTraditional interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.63

Average MCAT

505.7

Class size

129

Applicants

—

Interviewed

—

Admitted

129

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Apr 1, 2027

2024-2025 figures from official sources

Who can apply

U.S. citizens / permanent residents

Requirements

Degree

Not published

Prerequisites

  • Biology/Zoology: 8 semester hours (required)
  • Chemistry (Inorganic): 8 semester hours (required)
  • Chemistry (Organic): 8 semester hours (required)
  • Physics: 8 semester hours (required)
  • College English: 6 semester hours (required)
  • Recommended: a minimum of 6 additional biomedical science credit hours at the 200 level or above (e.g. anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, virology, genetics)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.2 science, 3.2 non-science, and 3.2 overall (4.0 scale); higher generally required to be competitive
  • Online coursework accepted toward prerequisites; pass/fail prerequisite grades NOT accepted; online lab coursework accepted

GPA

Minimum 3.2 (4.0). Minimum 3.2 science GPA, 3.2 non-science GPA, and 3.2 overall GPA, following the AACOMAS GPA definition; average cumulative undergraduate GPA of matriculants reported as 3.63.

MCAT

MCAT requiredRequired, will not be waived; minimum MCAT of 500 required (higher generally needed to be competitive); must be completed within three years or less of intended matriculation; secondary-application screening threshold is also 500; oldest accepted score July 30, 2024, latest accepted March 30, 2027.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

A physician letter is required (MD or DO acceptable) — "Physician letter required? MD or DO." · No specific minimum shadowing hours stated; Duquesne will accept either virtual or in-person physician shadowing; clinical shadowing/healthcare experience is cited as a first-year selection factor. · If applicant has a Pre-Health Committee: 2 letters (committee letter + physician letter). If no Pre-Health Committee: 3 letters (one Natural Science faculty letter, plus one additional academic/professional letter). · Canadian and international applicants, including DACA-status applicants, are not accepted; applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident.

How selection works

No stated residency preference or quota published; Choose DO Explorer's published in-state/out-of-state matriculant percentages ("In-State 65%, Out-of-State 64%") do not sum to 100%, an apparent data-entry inconsistency on AACOM's own page rather than a figure recorded as a verified split — see conflicts.

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Mixed

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. May 4, 2026

    AACOMAS application cycle opens · "Earliest Application Submission Date: May 4, 2026"

  2. Jul 1, 2026

    Early Decision Program (EDP) application due · "EDP Application Due Date July 1, 2026"

  3. Jul 15, 2026

    EDP supplemental materials due · "EDP Supplemental Materials Due July 15, 2026"

  4. Jul 31, 2026

    EDP applicants notified · "EDP Applicants Notified July 31, 2026"

  5. May 15, 2026

    Earliest supplemental application submission date · "Earliest Supplemental Application Submission Date: May 15, 2026"

  6. Apr 1, 2027

    Primary AACOMAS application deadline (non-EDP) · "Primary Application Deadline: April 1, 2027"

  7. Apr 30, 2027

    Supplemental application deadline · "Supplemental Application Deadline: April 30, 2027"

  8. Jul 15, 2027

    Orientation/start date for first-year students · "Orientation/Start Date for First Year Students July 15, 2027"

Secondary application fee

USD 65, non-refundable (waived if the applicant received an AACOMAS fee waiver); sent only to screened applicants meeting a 3.20 cumulative/science/non-science GPA and 500+ MCAT, with no prior attendance at another medical school

Seat deposit

USD 1,500, non-refundable, applied toward tuition; timing varies by acceptance date (Oct 1 if accepted Jul 26-Sep 1; 30 days if Sep 2-Dec 1; 14 days if Dec 2-Feb 1; 3-5 business days if on/after Feb 2; 24 hours if after May 1 of matriculation year)

Tuition (2025-2026 (2026-2027 not yet published))

Domestic: USD 66,698 per year (2025-2026; 2026-2027 figure not yet published - listed as "TBA" on Choose DO Explorer); flat rate, no in-state/out-of-state distinction; annual fees reported separately as $1,500 resident fees plus a $2,336 health insurance fee (also both listed as 2026-2027 TBA).

Special programs & mission

The Mission of the Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine is to provide excellence in medical education. The College will train physicians who will serve God, in the Spiritan tradition, by caring for all people in all communities, including in underserved urban and rural communities of Western Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world, addressing healthcare disparities among these communities.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 22, 2026.

Some details aren't published by the school yet; they show as “—” until they are.

Where official sources disagree

  • selection.summary / outOfState: Choose DO Explorer publishes "Matriculants In-State 65%" and "Matriculants Out-of-State 64%," which sum to 129%, an apparent data-entry error on AACOM's own page. Not used to derive pools.seats.share; flagged rather than guessed at.
  • classSize: Choose DO Explorer's "Total Medical School Enrollment" is reported as 91, lower than the "First-Year Matriculants" figure of 129 on the same page — an internal inconsistency on AACOM's side, not reconciled by guessing. classSize uses the First-Year Matriculants figure (129) per the curation rule that classSize = the whole incoming class.