Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · private · Alabama
Median GPA
3.59
entering class
Median MCAT
504
entering class
Acceptance rate
~9.9%
approximate
Class size
204
12% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
12% of the last entering class were Alabama residents, which leaves about 180 seats for everyone else.
Alabama resident
~10%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~10%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.59) and MCAT (504), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Residency moves the estimate little here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Service34%
- Clinical experience27%
- Academics21%
- Leadership10%
- Research8%
Primary-care intent with rural or underserved exposure, ideally in Alabama or the surrounding Tri-State area. ACOM was founded in 2010 specifically to address Alabama's primary care physician shortage, and its stated mission emphasises patient-centered, team-based primary care for medically underserved areas. Students gain additional patient encounters through the Southeast Health ACOM Rural Health Clinics, so clinical exposure in that setting fits the training model directly.
Watch out: A subspecialty-oriented file with little primary-care or rural exposure is mismatched to a school whose founding purpose is regional primary-care workforce supply.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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