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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateTakes internationalMCAT required
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

120

Applicants

9,612

Interviewed

—

Admitted

120

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Nov 1, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

California residents

81% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 506

2025-264,844 applied97 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

19% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 506

2025-264,768 applied23 admitted

Canadian citizens (considered as international applicants; degree must be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's (USC evaluation))

International applicants (accepted with a degree equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's (evaluated by USC Graduate and International Admissions))

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree (U.S. accredited, or equivalent for international applicants) before matriculation.

Prerequisites

  • No specific course requirements
  • Recommended: Spanish and statistics
  • Bachelor's degree (U.S. accredited, or equivalent for international applicants) before matriculation
  • Committee letter or up to 3 individual letters

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredFor the 2026 entering class, taken January 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025 (2027 window not published). Only applicants with 506+ are invited to the secondary.Minimum 506 ('Only applicants with an MCAT score of 506 and above are invited to complete our secondary application'); for the 2026 entering class, MCAT taken no earlier than January 1, 2023 and no later than September 30, 2025 Admissions page still shows the 2025-26 cycle (2026 entering class) date window as of 2026-10-05; 2027 window not published

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

AMCAS primary application, then a school secondary; invited applicants complete an interview (format not published).

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Not published

When

Invitations e-mailed July-February

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Nov 1, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline · November 1 (next business day if weekend) (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  2. Dec 1, 2026

    secondary (supplemental) deadline · December 1 (next business day if weekend) (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  3. Nov 1, 2026

    official transcripts · within 14 calendar days of November 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

Secondary application fee; Non-refundable; waived for AAMC Fee Assistance Program approved applicants

USD 100

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 76,640

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD (USC-Caltech)

MD/MPH

MD/MBA (USC Marshall)

MD/MHA (Price School)

MD/MS Health Systems Management Engineering

MD/MS Biomedical Engineering

Compassion, Service, And Excellence (Physician-Citizen-Scholar)

Sources

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

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