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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

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Applicants

6,104

Interviewed

—

Admitted

240

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Per TMDSAS (school refers applicants to TMDSAS for deadlines)

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Texas residents

94% of seats
2025-264,676 applied226 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

6% of seats
2025-261,428 applied14 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Minimum 90 undergraduate hours at a US or Canadian university; baccalaureate preferred

Prerequisites

  • Biological sciences 12 semester hours lecture + 2 hours formal lab
  • General chemistry 6 hours lecture + 2 hours lab
  • Organic chemistry 6 hours lecture + 2 hours lab
  • Physics 6 hours lecture + 2 hours lab
  • English 6 semester hours
  • Minimum 90 undergraduate hours at a US or Canadian university; baccalaureate preferred
  • Recommended: biochemistry, microbiology, embryology, immunology, statistics, psychology/sociology

GPA

TMDSAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredTaken within 5 years of applying.Taken within 5 years of applying; no GPA or MCAT cutoff. FAQ still shows prior-cycle dates: "We will accept MCAT scores from January 2022"; last test date "September 13, 2025" (likely not yet updated for the 2027 cycle). https://med.uth.edu/admissions/why-mcgovern/admissions-faq/

Casper

Required

PREview

Not required

Also required

KiraTalent video assessment for interviewees (within 5 days of invitation) · Secondary application required of all applicants · MD/PhD applicants must also complete AMCAS

How selection works

TMDSAS primary application, Casper and a required secondary; interviewees complete a KiraTalent video assessment and meet one-on-one with two interviewers virtually.

Interview

Format

Traditional

Delivery

Virtual

When

Mid/late August through early/mid winter

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Per TMDSAS (school refers applicants to TMDSAS for deadlines)

    TMDSAS primary deadline

  2. Nov 12, 2026

    Last CASPer test date accepted (2027 cycle) · November 12, 2026

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD (MSTP, with MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)

MD/MPH

MD/MBA (UH-Clear Lake or UT Austin McCombs)

MD/OMFS

MD/MS (biomedical informatics)

MD/MBE (Rice University)

Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP)

to educate a diverse body of future physicians and biomedical scientists for a career dedicated to the highest ideals of their profession; to provide outstanding patient-centered care; and to conduct innovative research that benefits the health and well-being of the population of Texas and beyond.

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

  • requirements.casper: FAQ gives the last CASPer test date for the 2027 cycle as Nov. 12, 2026, while the application-process page still shows November 13, 2025 (prior cycle).