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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia 🇺🇸MD · 4 years
Takes out-of-stateTakes internationalMCAT required
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
Who can apply
Requirements
- 71 semester hours at an accredited US or Canadian college/university
- Biology/lab (8 semester hours)
- Inorganic Chemistry/lab (8 semester hours)
- Organic Chemistry/lab (8 semester hours)
- Physics/lab (8 semester hours)
- Math/Statistics (6 semester hours), any college-level math
- Biochemistry (3 semester hours)
- English (6 semester hours)
- Humanities (6 semester hours)
- Letters: committee letter, or a packet/letters including at least two from science faculty who taught and graded the applicant
MCAT requiredRequired of all applicants; must be taken no later than January of the year of matriculation; only scores from the last 3 years prior to matriculation considered. Minimum total 497 for interview eligibility beginning with the 2026-2027 cycle (Fall 2027 matriculants).497 minimum also stated with asterisk note on https://medicine.howard.edu/admission-aid ; minimum science (BCPM) GPA 3.0
How selection works
Interview
Dates, deadlines & fees
AMCAS primary deadline · December 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Secondary deadline (for applicants submitting AMCAS on or around December) · January 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Secondary invitations sent · August 15 through January 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
First acceptance notifications · October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Commit to Enroll enforced · May 1 - June 12 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)
Special programs & mission
Sources
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