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Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

3.77

Average MCAT

507

Class size

150

Applicants

3,201

Interviewed

325

Admitted

150

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Aug 1, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Louisiana residents

81% of seats
2025-26602 applied122 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

19% of seats
2025-262,599 applied28 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Minimum 90 total hours from a regionally accredited US college/university.

Prerequisites

  • Biological science: 12 semester hours
  • Chemistry: 12 semester hours, including at least 3 hours biochemistry lecture
  • English: 6 semester hours
  • Humanities: 12 semester hours (psychology/sociology no more than one-third)
  • Minimum 90 total hours; all required labs
  • Recommended: cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, histology, immunology, molecular biology, microbiology, neuroscience, physiology; strongly recommended physics, anatomy, calculus/statistics
  • Courses from a regionally accredited US college/university; senior-college level preferred
  • No minimum GPA (successful applicants average 3.7-3.8); no 30-hour policy
  • Letters via AMCAS Letter Service only: committee letter strongly preferred, else three professors (science preferred)

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredOldest acceptable MCAT date for the 2027 cycle is January 2024; must be taken no later than January of the year of matriculation.No minimum score (average for successful applicants in recent years 507). Oldest acceptable MCAT date for the 2027 cycle is January 2024. Must take the MCAT no later than January of the year of matriculation. January cutoff from FAQ: https://schoolofmedicine.lsuhs.edu/prospective-students/admissions/faqs

Casper

Not required

PREview

Not required

How selection works

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

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Virtual

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Aug 1, 2026

    Early Decision deadline (complete application) (EDP decisions by October 1.)

  2. Nov 1, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (CONFLICT: How to Apply page says the AMCAS application period terminates November 15 (https://schoolofmedicine.lsuhs.edu/prospective-students/admissions/~board/som-admissions/post/how-to-apply).)

  3. Nov 15, 2026

    letters of recommendation deadline · November 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  4. Nov 17, 2026

    transcripts to AMCAS

  5. Dec 15, 2026

    secondary deadline

  6. Jan 4, 2027

    FAFSA (scholarship consideration)

  7. Jul 6, 2027

    Commit to Enroll deadline (Internal inconsistency on the page; after July 12 the school may withdraw acceptance.) · July 2027 (page says both 'July 6' and 'July 12, 2027')

Secondary application fee; Non-refundable, paid through AMCAS portal; waived for AMCAS FAP recipients.

USD 50

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 32,384

Special programs & mission

MD-PhD

Early Decision Program

The primary mission of Louisiana State University Health Shreveport is to TEACH, HEAL and DISCOVER, in order to advance the well-being of the State, region, and beyond.

Sources

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Where official sources disagree

  • AMCAS deadline: Timeline page: November 1, 2026; How to Apply page: AMCAS application period terminates November 15.
  • Commit to Enroll deadline: Timeline page says both 'July 6' and 'July 12, 2027'.