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Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateMCAT requiredCasper
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

193

Applicants

8,296

Interviewed

—

Admitted

193

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Michigan residents

72% of seats
2025-261,568 applied139 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

28% of seats
2025-266,728 applied54 admitted

Canadian citizens

Requirements

Degree

At least 90 credit hours at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution

Prerequisites

  • Biochemistry
  • Upper-level biology (300 level or higher)
  • Physics (two semesters)
  • Grade of C+ (2.3) or higher in all prerequisites; must be completed at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution
  • Strongly recommended: behavioral sciences (anthropology, psychology, sociology), humanities (ethics/bioethics, history, languages, philosophy), life & physical sciences (anatomy, bioinformatics, genetics, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, physiology), mathematics (algebra, data analysis, statistics)
  • Letters: minimum 3 (maximum 4), one from a science course instructor

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredRequired. Minimum academic standard for a secondary: MCAT total ≥ 498 (approx. 40th percentile) (applicants below minimums may still be screened for mission alignment). Last acceptable MCAT date for MD program: September 12. Oldest accepted test date not found.

Casper

Required

PREview

Required

How selection works

Accepts out-of-state applicants; secondary essay #3 (2027 cycle) asks out-of-state applicants to address their interest in training and potentially practicing in Michigan. No explicit in-state preference figure published on the page.

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Not published

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Sep 12, 2026

    Last acceptable MCAT date (MD) · September 12 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  2. Oct 15, 2026

    Last acceptable AAMC PREview date (MD) · October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  3. Oct 15, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (MD) (Listed as 'October 15 AMCAS Application Due' in the MD Program dates table (no year shown; page shows 2027 admission cycle essays).) · October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  4. Nov 12, 2026

    Last acceptable Casper date (MD) · November 12 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  5. Nov 30, 2026

    Secondary application and letters of evaluation due (MD) · November 30 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  6. Sep 1, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (MD/PhD) · September 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  7. Oct 1, 2026

    Secondary application and letters due (MD/PhD) · October 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  8. Jul 13, 2026

    MSU CHM 'Commit to Enroll' deadline · July 13 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD

MD/MBA

MD/OMFS (with Henry Ford Hospital)

Master of Public Health

Leadership in Community and Public Health (LCPH) certificate

Leadership in Rural Medicine (LRM) certificate

Advanced Baccalaureate Learning Experience (ABLE)

Early Assurance Program (EAP)

Dean's Scholars Program (full tuition at Michigan resident rate; 3 per year)

committed to educating exemplary physicians and scholars, discovering and disseminating new knowledge, and providing service at home and abroad

Sources

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