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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

3.86

Average MCAT

514.6

Class size

140

Applicants

10,400

Interviewed

973

Admitted

140

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 15, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

California residents

74% of seats
2025-265,574 applied104 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

26% of seats
2025-264,826 applied36 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Minimum three academic years at an accredited college, with at least one full year at an accredited 4-year U.S. institution (exceptions for Canadian schools).

Prerequisites

  • No required coursework; the following are recommended (applicants missing them are still considered):
  • Biology: one academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters)
  • General Chemistry: one academic year
  • Biochemistry: one term
  • Organic Chemistry: one academic year
  • Physics: one academic year
  • Calculus or Statistics: one academic year
  • Laboratory coursework for all courses that offer labs
  • Minimum three academic years at an accredited college, with at least one full year at an accredited 4-year U.S. institution (exceptions for Canadian schools)
  • Letters: minimum 3 (or one committee letter), maximum 5 for MD

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredJanuary 2023 through December 2026 for the 2026-27 cycle (pre-2023 case by case); MCAT hidden from screeners for interview decisions.For the 2026-27 cycle (entering Fall 2027), accepts MCAT scores from January 2023 through December 2026; pre-2023 scores considered case by case; scores from early 2027 not considered. No secondary invitation without an MCAT score. MCAT is hidden from screeners when making interview decisions. No minimum stated.

Casper

Not published by the school

PREview

Not required

How selection works

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

Interview

Format

MMI · 8 stations

Delivery

Virtual

When

Scheduling typically through end of March

Practise for University of California San Diego's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

Start practisingMMI guide

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Oct 15, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline (AAMC AMCAS participating schools list also gives 15-Oct-26 deadline: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school-amcas/amcas-program-participating-medical-schools-and-deadlines) · October 15 (no extensions); primary window May 28 - October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  2. Mid July - November (by invitation; time-sensitive)

    Secondary application period

  3. January

    Re-evaluation of applicants not initially invited to secondary

  4. After October 15, 2026

    Earliest offers of acceptance · After October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

Secondary application fee ((subject to change); waived automatically for AMCAS fee waiver recipients)

USD 135

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 54,300.17

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD (Medical Scientist Training Program)

PRIME-Health Equity (PRIME-HEq), five-year MD/master's

PRIME-Transforming Indigenous Doctor Education (PRIME-TIDE)

Global Health Academic Concentration (GHAC)

Compassion in Medicine Academic Concentration (CIMAC)

As the region's only medical school, we are shaping the future of health care by producing visionary leaders who are poised to address the evolving challenges of the health care and biomedical landscapes with expertise, innovation and compassion.

Sources

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