Southern Illinois University

Springfield, Illinois 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

MCAT requiredTraditional interview

Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

Applicants

1,218

Interviewed

—

Admitted

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Nov 15, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Illinois residents (MD program is Illinois residents only)

100% of seats

Minimums: GPA 2.8 · MCAT total 498

2025-261,134 applied80 admitted

Requirements

Degree

60 credit hours at a U.S. college/university at application; 90 semester hours before matriculation.

Prerequisites

No specific prerequisite courses required
Recommended for MCAT: two years of chemistry including organic
One year of physics
One year of English composition
One year of mathematics including statistics
One year of biological/life sciences
One semester of biochemistry, cell/molecular biology, physiology, genetics
60 credit hours at a U.S. college/university at application; 90 semester hours before matriculation
Letters: one committee/composite letter OR four individual letters (three academic, one personal/professional)

GPA

Minimum 2.8 (4.0 (AMCAS)). AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredNo more than two years old at time of application (2024 scores are the oldest considered for 2027 entry); most recent score used.Minimum score 498; scores no more than two years old at time of application (2024 MCAT scores are the oldest considered for 2027 entry); most recent score used. Minimum GPA 2.80 overall (or last 60 hours) and 2.80 science. Same page states "The latest MCAT scores considered for 2027 entry are those from the September 2024 test date" — apparently a stale/typo year; latest accepted test date for this cycle unverified. Quick Facts page also has stale text ("2021 MCAT for 2024 applications"). Minimum 498 (encoded as pool minimum).

Casper

Not published by the school

PREview

Not required

How selection works

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

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

In person

When

Mid-August to early March

Dates, deadlines & fees

Jun 1, 2026
AMCAS submission window · June 1 - November 15, 2026
Nov 15, 2026
AMCAS primary deadline (Year not printed on the timeline page; assumed current cycle.) · November 15, 2026
Feb 1, 2027
secondary (supplemental) deadline (Supplemental submission July 15 to February 1; letters also due February 1.) · February 1, 2027, 4:30 pm CST
August - March
interviews
Apr 30, 2027
multiple acceptance decision deadline · April 30, 2027

Secondary application fee; "School application fee after screening: $75.00". $100 deposit to hold a place, refundable until April 30.

USD 75

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 40,724 (tuition and fees, first-year)

Special programs & mission

MD/JD (six-year, with SIU School of Law; open to out-of-state applicants)

MD/MPH (five-year, with SIU Carbondale; offered only after MD acceptance)

Lincoln Scholars Program (Rural MD, all four years in Carbondale)

MEDPREP (post-baccalaureate preparatory program)

Our mission is to optimize the health of the people of central and southern Illinois through education, patient care, research and service to the community.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 6, 2026.

Some details aren't published by the school yet; they show as “—” until they are.

Where official sources disagree

class size: FAQ: 72 new MD students per year; Quick Facts: 80 students per class.
latest MCAT date: Requirements page says 'latest MCAT scores considered for 2027 entry are those from the September 2024 test date' (apparently stale); Quick Facts also has stale text.
interview delivery: Interview-day page says all interviews via WebEx but also describes visiting the Springfield campus.