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Mercer University

Macon, Georgia 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

MCAT requiredTraditional interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

176

Applicants

1,246

Interviewed

—

Admitted

176

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Aug 3, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Georgia residents

100% of seats
2025-261,244 applied176 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited U.S. institution by June of matriculation year

Prerequisites

  • General Biology - one year with lab
  • General or Inorganic Chemistry - one year with lab
  • Organic Chemistry - one year with lab (a semester of Biochemistry with lab may replace the second semester)
  • Physics - one year with lab (AP credit may replace one semester)
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited U.S. institution by June of matriculation year

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredRequired. Must have taken the MCAT at least once on or after April 1, 2023 with a percentile rank of at least 31; only the highest score considered. Secondary invitation requires MCAT percentile rank x cumulative undergraduate BCPM GPA > 93 (graduate-degree holders or 20+ graduate hours: percentile rank 31+ regardless of GPA).

Casper

Not published by the school

PREview

Not required

How selection works

Georgia residents only. 'The applicant must have established residency in the state of Georgia for at least 12 months prior to matriculation.' Applicants who cannot claim Georgia as their state of legal residence may not designate Mercer on AMCAS. Successful applicants generally have significant roots in Georgia.

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Virtual

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Nov 2, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (regular pool) · November 2, 2026

  2. Nov 16, 2026

    Transcripts to AMCAS (regular pool) · November 16, 2026

  3. Jan 12, 2027

    Secondary deadline (regular pool) · January 12, 2027, 5:00 p.m. EST

  4. Aug 3, 2026

    AMCAS deadline (Early Decision) · August 3, 2026

  5. Sep 8, 2026

    Secondary deadline (Early Decision) · September 8, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EST

  6. Aug 14, 2026

    AMCAS deadline (Early Assurance) · August 14, 2026

  7. Oct 1, 2026

    Secondary deadline (Early Assurance) · October 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EST

Secondary application fee (Waived automatically for AMCAS Fee Assistance Program recipients)

USD 90

Special programs & mission

Primary Care Accelerated Track (three-year MD)

Early Assurance Program

Early Decision Program

Rural health scholarships (e.g., Nathan Deal, Georgia Primary Care Act)

Pathways to Medicine pipeline programs

Sources

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