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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateMCAT required
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

55

Applicants

4,789

Interviewed

—

Admitted

55

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Aug 3, 2027

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Texas residents

96% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 495

2025-263,999 applied53 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

4% of seats

Minimums: MCAT total 495

2025-26790 applied2 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Minimum 90 semester credit hours

Prerequisites

  • Biological sciences 14 semester hours (12 lecture + 2 lab)
  • General (inorganic) chemistry 8 semester hours (6 lecture + 2 lab)
  • Organic chemistry 8 semester hours (6 lecture + 2 lab)
  • Biochemistry 3 semester hours (may count toward biology or chemistry; not introductory)
  • Physics 8 semester hours (6 lecture + 2 lab)
  • Statistics 3 semester hours (math/statistics department; calculus does not count)
  • English 6 semester hours
  • Minimum 90 semester credit hours; grade of C or better; no Pass/Fail

GPA

Minimum 3 (4.0 (TMDSAS)). TMDSAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredMCAT scores older than 3 years are not valid.Scores below 495 not considered; scores above the 50th percentile with each section 122+ are holistically reviewed; scores below the 50th percentile go to a special sub-committee. "MCAT scores older than 3 years will not be valid."

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

TMDSAS primary application and an invitation-only secondary; interviewees attend an in-person group interview in Edinburg, then two 30-minute Zoom interviews. MCAT below 495 not considered.

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Mixed

When

August-January

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. May 1, 2026

    TMDSAS application opens / submission opens · May 1, 2026 / May 15, 2026 (8 a.m. CST)

  2. Aug 3, 2027

    Early Decision Program application deadline · August 3 (Monday), entry year 2027

  3. Oct 1, 2027

    TMDSAS primary deadline · October 1 (Thursday), 11:59 p.m. CST, entry year 2027

  4. Oct 15, 2026

    Letters of evaluation · October 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  5. Jan 29, 2027

    TMDSAS match ranking deadline · January 29, 5 p.m. CST (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  6. Feb 12, 2027

    TMDSAS match results · February 12 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 22,372

Special programs & mission

MD/MPH

MD/MS in Bioethics

Early Decision Program

Vaqueros MD (early assurance)

Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP)

We will transform the health of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by providing advanced academic medicine through these five pillars: Innovative Education; Life-Changing Research and Discoveries; High Quality Patient-Centered Care; Serving our Community; Sustainability and a Culture of Entrepreneurship.

Sources

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