University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · private · Maine
Median GPA
3.58
entering class
Median MCAT
503
entering class
Acceptance rate
~7.8%
approximate
Class size
200
13% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
13% of the last entering class were Maine residents, which leaves about 175 seats for everyone else.
Maine resident
~8%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~8%
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.
What they look for
- Service33%
- Clinical experience27%
- Academics22%
- Research9%
- Leadership9%
Primary care intent and rural or underserved service in New England. UNECOM states its obligation as producing competent osteopathic primary care physicians who can serve the needs of society, and it trains specifically for rural and underserved Maine and New England, with national recognition in primary care, rural medicine and geriatrics. The outcomes back the mission: roughly 61-62% of graduates enter primary care and 26-40% practise in rural and underserved areas depending on the cohort measured. The school says plainly that it seeks applicants best suited to meet this mission.
Watch out: A specialty-focused or research-oriented applicant is a poor mission match at a school whose graduate outcomes are this concentrated in primary care. Geriatric or rural exposure is an unusually strong differentiator here and its absence is a real gap.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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