Kansas Health Science University KansasCOM
DO program · private · Kansas
Median GPA
3.53
entering class
Median MCAT
497
entering class
Acceptance rate
~11.2%
approximate
Class size
176
14% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
14% of the last entering class were Kansas residents, which leaves about 151 seats for everyone else.
Kansas resident
~11%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~11%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.53) and MCAT (497), 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
- Service31%
- Clinical experience30%
- Academics22%
- Leadership9%
- Research8%
KansasCOM publishes a numeric experience expectation, which is rare: 100 hours of clinical exposure or physician shadowing, plus work experience in a healthcare field such as EMT, nursing, scribing, medical assisting or CNA, plus volunteer experience preferably in healthcare or a mission-aligned non-profit. That makes paid healthcare work a near-explicit expectation rather than a bonus. The school was founded to address the physician shortage in rural Kansas and says it has been intentional in recruiting students committed to serving the medically underserved, looking for tenacity, empathy and dedication to service alongside grades and MCAT. A Rural Immersion Program runs between the first and second years.
Watch out: Falling short of the stated 100 clinical hours, or having shadowing but no healthcare work history, is a measurable gap against a published expectation. No rural or underserved service runs against the founding purpose.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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