University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

MCAT requiredTraditional interview

Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.85

Average MCAT

508.9

Class size

Applicants

1,076

Interviewed

203

Admitted

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Nov 1, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

South Dakota residents

79% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 496

2025-26129 applied56 admitted

Non-residents with strong South Dakota ties

21% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 496

2025-26947 applied15 admitted

Indians Into Medicine (INMED), open to enrolled members of U.S. federally recognized tribes nationwide

2 seats

2 seats.

Requirements

Degree

Minimum 64 semester credits to be considered; minimum 90 semester credits before matriculation.

Prerequisites

Biology: 2 semesters
General (inorganic) chemistry: 2 semesters
Organic chemistry: 1 semester
Biochemistry: 1 semester
Physics: 2 semesters
Mathematics: 1 semester
Statistics: 1 semester
Including laboratory experience where available
Minimum 64 semester credits to be considered; minimum 90 semester credits before matriculation

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredWithin three years of the November 1 AMCAS deadline, and no later than November 1 of the year before enrolling.Must be taken within three years of the AMCAS application deadline of November 1 and no later than November 1 of the year prior to enrolling. Cumulative GPA of at least 3.1 and composite MCAT of at least 496 needed to be offered an interview (GPA < 3.1 considered individually if MCAT >= 496 with recent strong coursework).

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

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

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Not published

When

Generally September through February

Dates, deadlines & fees

Nov 1, 2026
AMCAS primary deadline (Page states applications accepted June 1 - Nov. 1 of the year before entry; year not printed.) · November 1 (2026 for the 2026-27 cycle)
Mar 31, 2027
Acceptance notifications (Orientation 3rd week of July.) · November through March; alternate/non-accepted notified by March 31 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

Secondary application fee; "Non-refundable $35 application fee" with supplemental application

USD 35

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 37,421

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD (seven-year Physician Scientist Program)

Also on 2026-27 Data Reference Card.

Indians Into Medicine (INMED) - 2 seats for enrolled members of U.S. federally recognized tribes

Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) program

Alumni Student Scholars Program (S.D. high school students, conditional acceptance)

The Mission of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine is to provide the opportunity for South Dakota residents to receive a quality, broad-based medical education with an emphasis on family medicine.

Sources

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