Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · public · New Jersey
Median GPA
3.72
entering class
Median MCAT
509
entering class
Acceptance rate
~8.2%
approximate
Class size
269
65% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
65% of the last entering class were New Jersey residents, which leaves about 94 seats for everyone else.
New Jersey resident
~23%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~4%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.72) and MCAT (509), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Service33%
- Clinical experience25%
- Academics23%
- Leadership10%
- Research9%
Service pointed at New Jersey's underserved communities, with demonstrable exploration of osteopathic medicine — the school explicitly evaluates knowledge of the profession and motivation to enter it, not just clinical hours. Its Pathways to Primary Care programme gives priority to students from rural, tribal or medically underserved areas of New Jersey who intend to return and serve them, and it works through NJ AHEC's network of 80+ community organisations in underserved areas.
Watch out: Applicants who cannot articulate why osteopathic medicine specifically, as distinct from medicine generally, are weak here because that motivation is an explicit criterion.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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