Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

DO program · private · Pennsylvania

Median GPA

3.58

entering class

Median MCAT

503

entering class

Acceptance rate

~8.6%

approximate

Class size

500

40% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

40% of the last entering class were Pennsylvania residents, which leaves about 300 seats for everyone else.

Pennsylvania resident

~9%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~9%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.58) and MCAT (503), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Residency moves the estimate little here. Estimates, not guarantees.

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What they look for

  • Clinical experience30%
  • Service30%
  • Academics20%
  • Leadership15%
  • Research5%

Demonstrated passion, leadership, and service in a clinical or community context; PCOM explicitly looks beyond grades and MCAT to research, clinical exposure, and community involvement, with essentially no NIH-funded research infrastructure of its own.

Watch out: An application built primarily around research with thin clinical or community involvement undersells fit at a clinically-focused osteopathic institution.

Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this

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