University of Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateMCAT requiredTraditional interview

Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

211

Applicants

4,978

Interviewed

473

Admitted

211

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Kansas residents

82% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 497

2025-26428 applied172 admitted

Out-of-state applicants without a Kansas tie

19% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 497

2025-264,550 applied39 admitted

Non-residents with a Kansas tie (resides and works in KS, parent resides in KS, KS high school or four-year college graduate, parent is a KU SOM graduate or faculty member)

19 seats

Minimums: MCAT total 497

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree from a CHEA-accredited college/university.

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree from a CHEA-accredited college/university
Biological sciences at the level of a biology major (one academic year)
Inorganic (general) chemistry with lab (one academic year)
General organic chemistry with at least one lab (one academic year)
Physics with lab (one academic year; algebra/trig-based or higher)
English composition or writing-intensive courses
Strongly encouraged: immunology, biochemistry, anatomy & physiology, social determinants of health
Health care experience required (shadowing, volunteering or employment)
Pass/Fail and online coursework/labs accepted
3-5 letters of recommendation (five strongly recommended); committee letter not required

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredScores up to three years before entry (2024, 2025, 2026 for the 2027 entering class); last accepted test date September 12, 2026 (Regular Decision), July 11, 2026 (Early Decision).Applications with MCAT 496 or below are not reviewed. Accepts scores up to three years before entry — for the 2027 entering class, scores from 2024, 2025 and 2026. Last accepted test date: September 12, 2026 (Regular Decision); July 11, 2026 (Early Decision). Applications not reviewed until expected scores arrive. Application-timeline page gives the Regular Decision MCAT date as September 11th, 2026 (conflict with Sept. 12 on the eligibility page). Minimum 497 (encoded as pool minimum).

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

AMCAS primary application, then a school secondary; invited applicants complete traditional interviews.

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Not published

When

September (EDP) through January; Regular Decision October - January

Dates, deadlines & fees

Aug 1, 2026
Early Decision AMCAS + transcripts deadline (EDP file completion (supplemental + letters) Aug. 15; EDP decisions Oct. 1.) · August 1, 2026
Oct 15, 2026
AMCAS primary deadline (Regular Decision) (Sept. 1 strongly encouraged. Official transcripts within 14 calendar days of the deadline.) · October 15, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET
Oct 15, 2026
MD/PhD AMCAS + application file deadline · October 15, 2026
Nov 15, 2026
secondary (supplemental) deadline (Regular Decision; EDP Aug. 15, MD/PhD Oct. 15.) · November 15, 2026
Nov 15, 2026
letters of recommendation deadline (Regular Decision and MD/PhD; EDP Aug. 15.) · November 15, 2026
October - January
interviews (Regular Decision)
Jun 30, 2027
Commit to Enroll deadline · June 30, 2027

Secondary application fee; "If you are not a resident of the State of Kansas, you must pay a non-refundable application fee of $50." Waived with AMCAS fee waiver.

USD 50

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 21,842.80 per semester (Kansas City campus)

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD

MD/MPH and MD/Master of Health Services Administration

Early Decision Program

Three campuses: Kansas City, Wichita, Salina (rural)

To improve lives and communities in Kansas through innovation in education, research, and health care.

Sources

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Where official sources disagree

MCAT last test date: Eligibility page: September 12, 2026 (Regular Decision); application-timeline page: September 11th, 2026.