University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

MD program · public · Missouri

Median GPA

3.85

entering class

Median MCAT

510

entering class

Acceptance rate

~15.6%

approximate

Class size

134

60% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

60% of the last entering class were Missouri residents, which leaves about 53 seats for everyone else.

Missouri resident

~45%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~12%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.85) and MCAT (510), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.

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What they look for

  • Clinical experience28%
  • Academics27%
  • Service23%
  • Research13%
  • Leadership9%

UMKC's defining feature is the six-year BA/MD programme entered largely from high school, so the timeline for demonstrating commitment starts years earlier than at a conventional school. The Council on Selection, made up of faculty, administration and students, screens applications and makes all final decisions through individualised holistic review against the school's published Core Competencies. It asks for continuous involvement in health-related activities, volunteering, shadowing physicians and other providers, medical clubs and camps, and states plainly that applicants should show initiative to investigate the profession beyond what a healthcare-employed parent or peripheral roles like lifeguarding or a school blood drive provide.

Watch out: The school names the weak evidence explicitly, so listing incidental health-adjacent activities actively signals the gap it warns about. Hard gates apply for six-year entry: a minimum 1160 SAT (EBRW and Math from one sitting) or 24 ACT, and current college students must hold a 3.0 cumulative GPA at the end of their first semester or become ineligible.

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