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Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia 🇺🇸DO · 4 yearsCOCA: Accreditation

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

At a glance

Average GPA

3.63

Average MCAT

503.3

Class size

159

Applicants

—

Interviewed

—

Admitted

159

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Mar 1, 2027

2024-2025 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Virginia residents

31 seats

"Matriculants In-State 31" (2024-2025); share = 31 ÷ 159, rounded to 3 decimals.

Out-of-state applicants

128 seats

"Matriculants Out-of-State 128" (2024-2025); share = 128 ÷ 159, rounded to 3 decimals.

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree required (implied by AACOMAS application and prerequisite coursework requirements); minimum GPA and MCAT required but specific numeric minimums not published on this page.

Prerequisites

  • Biochemistry: 3 semester hours (required)
  • Biology/Zoology with lab: 8 semester hours (required)
  • Chemistry (Inorganic) with lab: 8 semester hours (required)
  • Chemistry (Organic) with lab: 8 semester hours (required)
  • Physics with lab: 4 semester hours (required)
  • College English: 6 semester hours (required)
  • Recommended but not required: Anatomy (4 sem. hrs. w/ lab), Cell/Molecular Biology, Genetics (3 sem. hrs.), Immunology (3 sem. hrs.), Microbiology (3 sem. hrs.), Epidemiology (3 sem. hrs.)
  • Minimum GPA and minimum MCAT score required (specific numeric minimums not published on this page)
  • Online coursework and pass/fail prerequisite grades accepted

GPA

Minimum GPA required but specific numeric threshold not published; average cumulative undergraduate GPA of matriculants reported as 3.63.

MCAT

MCAT requiredRequired; no general waiver, except LU MED 3+1 pathway applicants (accepted LU undergrads) may have the MCAT requirement waived; oldest score considered May 5, 2023; latest accepted January 15, 2027.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

A physician letter is required, but may be from either an MD or a DO (not DO-exclusive); one of three required letters. · Only in-person shadowing is accepted (no virtual shadowing option); no specific hour minimum published. · Three letters of recommendation required: Academic, General, and Physician (MD or DO); accepted via AACOMAS. · Two essay responses required as part of the application. · International policy is self-contradictory on AACOM's own page: one narrative sentence states "International students are eligible to apply," while the structured field states "Does Not Accept International Students." DACA applicants are explicitly not considered. Canadians are not addressed as a distinct category.

How selection works

No residency restriction stated; matriculants are mostly out-of-state (31 in-state vs. 128 out-of-state, 2024-2025).

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Mixed

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. May 4, 2026

    Earliest AACOMAS application submission date · "Earliest Application Submission Date: May 4, 2026"

  2. Mar 1, 2027

    Primary AACOMAS application deadline · "Primary Application Deadline: March 1, 2027"

  3. Mar 15, 2027

    Supplemental application deadline · "Supplemental Application Deadline: March 15, 2027"

  4. Jul 14, 2026

    Orientation/start date for first-year students

Secondary application fee

USD 50, non-refundable; fee waiver available, approved by AACOMAS

Seat deposit

USD 2,000 acceptance deposit (no additional deposit), non-refundable, applied toward tuition

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

Domestic: USD 51,170 per year (2025-26 academic year; AACOM's page header reads "2025-26 Academic Year (update to 2026/2027 rates)", i.e. the 2026-2027 figure is not yet published); flat rate, no in-state/out-of-state distinction.

Special programs & mission

LU MED 3+1

Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) develops osteopathic physicians in a Christian environment with the values, knowledge, and skills essential for excellence in caring for the patient's body, mind, and spirit.

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

  • requirements.other / international policy: AACOM's own page contradicts itself: narrative text says "International students are eligible to apply" while the structured field says "Does Not Accept International Students." Both recorded; no INTL pool added since the policy is not reliably confirmed as accepting.
  • timeline (orientation date): Orientation/Start Date for First Year Students is listed as July 14, 2026 on the same page whose primary application deadline is March 1, 2027 (a later date for what should be the same incoming class) - an internal inconsistency on AACOM's page, not resolved by guessing.