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The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

3.86

Average MCAT

513

Class size

214

Applicants

8,685

Interviewed

675

Admitted

211

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Nov 2, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Ohio residents

58% of seats
2025-261,190 applied122 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

42% of seats
2025-267,495 applied89 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Baccalaureate degree required before enrollment.

Prerequisites

  • Biology: two semesters or three quarters
  • General Chemistry: two semesters or three quarters, including laboratory work
  • Biochemistry: one semester/quarter
  • Organic Chemistry: two semesters or three quarters including one year of lab
  • Physics: two semesters or three quarters with laboratory
  • Prerequisites completed within ten years before enrollment, minimum grade C-; online lecture courses accepted, labs must be in person
  • Recommended: anatomy, social sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics), ethics
  • Baccalaureate degree required before enrollment
  • Minimum two letters of recommendation, at least one from a BCPM professor (committee letter satisfies)

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredMust be taken within three years of application. For the 2026-2027 cycle, scores from tests taken 1/1/2023 - 9/30/2026 accepted; final MCAT administration accepted: September 2026. No minimum stated ('scores are accepted below and above this number').Must be taken within three years of application. For the 2026-2027 cycle, scores from tests taken 1/1/2023 - 9/30/2026 accepted; final MCAT administration accepted: September 2026. No minimum stated ('scores are accepted below and above this number'). Three-year rule and no-minimum language from https://medicine.osu.edu/education/md/admissions/before-you-apply/requirements

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

Accepts out-of-state applicants; no formal in-state preference stated. 'The admissions committee makes an effort to admit a diversified class of medical students, with about half of it's incoming students being from both in-state and out-of-state.' Out-of-state students can apply for Ohio residency after their first year; reduced out-of-state surcharge for third- and fourth-year students. Entering class of 2026: 56% Ohio residents, 44% non-residents.

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Virtual

When

September to March

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Nov 2, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (Regular MD, PCT, CMT) · November 2, 2026

  2. Oct 1, 2026

    AMCAS primary and secondary deadline (MSTP) · October 1, 2026

  3. Nov 16, 2026

    Secondary deadline (Primary Care Track) · November 16, 2026

  4. Dec 1, 2026

    Secondary deadline (Regular MD and CMT) · December 1, 2026

  5. Sep 20, 2026

    Last MCAT accepted · September 2026

  6. Oct 15, 2026

    Admission decisions begin (rolling, approx. every two weeks) · October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  7. Jun 25, 2027

    MD Commit to Enroll deadline · June 25, 2027, 5:00 pm ET

Secondary application fee

USD 80

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 2,007.00 per credit hour (instructional fee, Medicine Ranks 1 and 2)

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

MD/MBA (Fisher College of Business)

MD/MHA

MD/MPH

MD/JD (Moritz College of Law)

Three-Year Primary Care Track (PCT)

Community Medicine Track (CMT)

To be a leading college of medicine that transforms the health of all communities through innovative education, discovery and care.

Sources

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