Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · private · Washington
Median GPA
3.55
entering class
Median MCAT
503
entering class
Acceptance rate
~8.5%
approximate
Class size
145
48% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
48% of the last entering class were Washington residents, which leaves about 76 seats for everyone else.
Washington resident
~9%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~9%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.55) and MCAT (503), 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 experience25%
- Academics21%
- Research10%
- Leadership10%
Pacific Northwest ties or a rural/underserved background. PNWU states outright that applicants from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, and from rural or medically underserved areas anywhere in the US, are GIVEN PREFERENCE in order to meet its mission — an explicit, published preference rather than an inferred one. Its stated selection factors are intellectual ability, scholastic achievement, leadership, maturity, record of community service, commitment and osteopathic suitability. Based in Yakima, in a medically underserved part of Central Washington.
Watch out: An applicant from outside the five-state region with no rural or underserved background is competing against a stated preference, though the school notes research-driven care in its mission so research is not dead weight here.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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