WM

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

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

At a glance

Average GPA

3.81

Average MCAT

513

Class size

86

Applicants

5,897

Interviewed

1,406

Admitted

86

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Jan 8, 2027

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Michigan residents

49% of seats

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 499

2025-261,274 applied42 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

51% of seats

Minimums: GPA 3 · MCAT total 499

2025-264,623 applied44 admitted

Requirements

Degree

Minimum 90 credit hours; bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or Universities Canada member before matriculation.

Prerequisites

  • No required prerequisite courses
  • Recommended: biochemistry, genetics, anatomy, physiology, immunology, statistics
  • Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
  • Minimum 90 credit hours; bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or Universities Canada member before matriculation
  • Letters: minimum 3, maximum 4

GPA

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

MCAT

MCAT requiredOldest acceptable test January 1, 2024 for 2027 matriculation; most recent score used.Minimum 499; oldest acceptable test January 1, 2024 for 2027 matriculation; most recent score used.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

WMed online assessment (~50 multiple-choice questions) in the supplemental application

How selection works

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

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Virtual

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Nov 15, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline · November 15, 2026

  2. Jan 8, 2027

    Supplemental (secondary) application deadline incl. essays and online assessment · January 8, 2027

  3. Jun 28, 2027

    First day of medical school (Class of 2031) · June 28, 2027

Secondary application fee (automatically waived for AAMC Fee Assistance Program recipients)

USD 110

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 71,200

Special programs & mission

MD-PhD

MD-MBA

to achieve health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine

Sources

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