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University of South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

—

Average MCAT

509

Class size

110

Applicants

4,157

Interviewed

—

Admitted

110

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Aug 17, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

South Carolina residents

66% of seats
2025-26528 applied73 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

34% of seats
2025-263,629 applied37 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree preferred; may be admitted with at least 90 semester hours.

Prerequisites

  • Biology with lab, 8 credit hours (AP/IB use requires an additional advanced biology semester)
  • General inorganic chemistry with lab, 8 credit hours
  • Organic chemistry with lab, 4 credit hours
  • Biochemistry, 3 credit hours (lab not required)
  • Physics with lab, 4 credit hours
  • Humanities, social and behavioral sciences, 9 credit hours (incl. at least one semester English composition/literature)
  • Bachelor's degree preferred; may be admitted with at least 90 semester hours

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredTaken during or no more than two years before the application year (2024-2026 scores for 2026-27); last test date January 2027; Early Decision before July 15, 2026.No minimum stated. Must be taken during or no more than two years prior to the application year; for 2026-27 cycle MCAT scores from 2024, 2025 and 2026 accepted, last test date January 2027. Early Decision applicants must test before July 15, 2026 (application timeline page).

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

AMCAS primary application, then a school secondary; invited applicants complete traditional interviews (mixed).

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Virtual

When

In person on Thursdays, August-April; virtual option via Cisco Webex

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Aug 3, 2026

    Early Decision AMCAS primary deadline (2026-27 cycle)

  2. Aug 17, 2026

    Early Decision supplemental application and fees deadline (2026-27 cycle)

  3. Nov 1, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (regular) (2026-27 cycle)

  4. Dec 15, 2026

    Secondary (supplemental) deadline (regular) (2026-27 cycle)

  5. Jul 16, 2027

    Classes begin (Orientation July 9-15, 2027)

Secondary application fee; "$100 processing fee"; waived for AMCAS Fee Assistance Program recipients

USD 100

Tuition (current year (not labelled; fetched 2026-10-05))

Domestic: USD 42,888

Special programs & mission

Early Decision Program

Not a degree program; listed for completeness.

Pathway programs (see page)

Linked from admissions; contents not reviewed.

Educate. Innovate. Serve. Where Lifestyle is Medicine.

Sources

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