Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · private · Idaho
Median GPA
3.56
entering class
Median MCAT
506
entering class
Acceptance rate
~19.4%
approximate
Class size
244
14% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
14% of the last entering class were Idaho residents, which leaves about 210 seats for everyone else.
Idaho resident
~19%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~19%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.56) and MCAT (506), 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
- Service36%
- Clinical experience26%
- Academics21%
- Leadership10%
- Research7%
Mountain West ties and rural primary-care intent. ICOM's stated service region is unusually explicit — Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota — so a connection to any of those states is a genuine asset rather than a vague regional preference. Roughly 55-60% of graduates enter primary care each year, and its Primary Care Initiative with Blue Cross of Idaho offers scholarships and debt repayment tied to rural or underserved practice in Idaho. All qualified applicants are considered, but the school says plainly it recruits students who will serve its mission.
Watch out: An applicant with no Mountain West connection and no rural or primary-care orientation is competing against the school's stated recruiting priority.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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