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University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

San Juan, Puerto Rico 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

MCAT required
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

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Applicants

801

Interviewed

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Admitted

105

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Dec 1, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Puerto Rico residents

94% of seats

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 495

2025-26349 applied99 admitted

Non-residents with strong Puerto Rico ties

6% of seats

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 495

2025-26452 applied6 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Minimum overall GPA 3.00 and science GPA 3.00
  • General Chemistry 8 semester hours
  • Organic Chemistry 8 semester hours
  • Physics 8 semester hours
  • Biology 8 semester hours (beyond basic introductory courses)
  • Spanish 12 semester hours
  • English 12 semester hours
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences 12 semester hours
  • Demonstrated fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English (curriculum in both; patient interactions nearly always in Spanish)
  • Computer literacy

GPA

Minimum 3 (4.0 (AMCAS)). AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredValid three years; must be taken no later than September 30, 2026.Must be taken no later than September 30, 2026; valid three years; scores below 495 not considered.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

Demonstrated fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English (curriculum in both; patient interactions nearly always in Spanish); Spanish 12 semester hours · Separate UPR-MSC institutional application · Three professor letters in school format (not via AMCAS) · Portfolio (personal statement + evidence of activities) required to be interviewed · Computer literacy

How selection works

AMCAS plus a UPR institutional application; applicants who qualify by formula and submit a portfolio are interviewed.

Interview

Format

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Delivery

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When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Dec 1, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline · December 1, 2026 (no extensions)

  2. Dec 1, 2026

    UPR-MSC institutional application (opens Sept 1) deadline · December 1, 2026

  3. Dec 1, 2026

    Transcripts, 3 professor letters (school format, not via AMCAS) and portfolio deadline · December 1, 2026

  4. Mar 30, 2027

    Admissions process expected to conclude · March 30, 2027

UPR-MSC institutional application fee (non-refundable)

USD 30

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 17,500 (tuition fee); USD 25,133 payable to institution, Year 1

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD (concurrent degree program)

Educate competent and humane physicians, researchers, and biomedical scientists.

Sources

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