William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · private · Mississippi
Median GPA
3.50
entering class
Median MCAT
498
entering class
Acceptance rate
~10.6%
approximate
Class size
175
19% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
19% of the last entering class were Mississippi residents, which leaves about 142 seats for everyone else.
Mississippi resident
~11%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~11%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.50) and MCAT (498), 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 experience27%
- Academics21%
- Leadership10%
- Research8%
Primary-care intent with rural or Gulf South ties. WCUCOM's stated mission leads with primary care and service, and more than 70% of its 1,300+ graduates have entered primary care specialties. Its Rural Health Track, run with the Mississippi Rural Health Association, asks for a four-year commitment, so applicants who can evidence durable rural intent fit the pipeline the school is built around. Its secondary asks directly how the applicant's career plans will help WCUCOM fulfil its mission.
Watch out: A subspecialty-oriented file with no rural or underserved exposure answers that mission question badly, and the question is asked explicitly rather than inferred.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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