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University of California, Riverside

Riverside, California 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

90

Applicants

6,508

Interviewed

—

Admitted

90

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

California residents

97% of seats
2025-264,940 applied87 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

3% of seats
2025-261,568 applied3 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited US institution; online degrees not accepted.

Prerequisites

  • Mathematics: 8 semester hours in calculus and/or statistics
  • Physics: 8 semester hours, labs optional
  • General chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry: 16 semester hours, labs optional
  • Biology: 8 semester hours, labs optional
  • Recommended: English/writing/composition/logic/critical thinking 8 semester hours; humanities/social sciences 8 semester hours; Spanish 3 semester hours
  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited US institution; online degrees not accepted; online prerequisites generally not accepted (except since March 2020)

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredHighest total within the last three years; first-time and retake scores due by November 1, 2026.Highest total score within the last three years considered; should be taken no later than September of the year preceding admission; first-time and retake scores due no later than November 1, 2026. No minimum stated. FAQ page still shows older dates (November 1, 2024; January 31, 2025)

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

AMCAS primary application, then a school secondary; invited applicants complete a multiple mini interview (MMI).

Interview

Format

MMI

Delivery

Virtual

When

Selected Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, September 2026 to March 2027

Practise for University of California, Riverside's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

Start practisingMMI guide

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Oct 15, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (Admission to Medical School page says 'October 15, 2027' (apparent typo) and also shows an older 2025 window)

  2. Nov 1, 2026

    Letters of recommendation deadline

  3. Nov 1, 2026

    MCAT score deadline (first-time and retakes)

  4. Nov 20, 2026

    Secondary invitations sent · July through November 2026

Secondary application fee ((USD 50 reduced fee for AMCAS FAP recipients); non-refundable)

USD 120

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 49,796 (tuition & fees, first year)

Special programs & mission

Thomas Haider Program / Haider Early Assurance Program (EAP)

Program in Medical Education (PRIME), focused on African, Black and Caribbean communities, with option of a master's (e.g. MPH, MPP, MBA)

Master of Public Health (SMPPH)

To improve the health of the people of California and, especially, to serve Inland Southern California by training a diverse workforce of physicians and by developing innovative research and health care delivery programs that will improve the health of the medically underserved in the region and become models to be emulated throughout the state and nation.

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

  • timeline.AMCAS primary deadline: Admission to Medical School page says 'October 15, 2027' (apparent typo); the applying page says October 15, 2026.
  • tuition: Published non-resident breakdown ($22,271 fees + $26,724 medical and professional fees + $12,245 non-resident tuition = $61,240) does not reconcile with the $49,796 resident first-year figure.