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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York 🇺🇸MD · 4 years
Takes out-of-stateTakes internationalMCAT requiredTraditional interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
Who can apply
Canadian citizens (case by case, as international applicants; not eligible for MD/PhD (MSTP))
International applicants (case by case, incl. via the Levitan Family Endowed Scholarship (lived outside the US 15+ years); not eligible for MSTP)
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited college (science coursework preferably at a US or Canadian college)
- One year of biology with lab (AP not accepted)
- One year of physics with lab
- One semester of organic chemistry with lab
- One semester of biochemistry (lab optional)
- One semester of calculus or statistics
- 12 credit hours in humanities and/or social or behavioral sciences
- One year of expository writing
MCAT requiredNo more than four years old at matriculation; latest accepted exam September 12, 2026; all scores considered (no super-scoring).Except for REMS, Early Assurance and Post-bac Linkage applicants. Scores must be no more than four years old at matriculation. The latest accepted exam date is September 12, 2026. All scores are considered (no super-scoring). No minimum is stated. The page labels the September 12, 2026 cutoff as 'the 2025-2026 application year', which is probably a typo for 2026-27.
How selection works
Interview
Dates, deadlines & fees
Special programs & mission
Sources
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Where official sources disagree
- requirements.mcat: The September 12, 2026 MCAT cutoff is labelled 'the 2025-2026 application year' on the apply page, probably a typo for 2026-27.