University of Cincinnati College of Medicine — MD

Medicine (MD) · Cincinnati, OH

Acceptance rate: not published by the program yet.

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LCME: Full · Application cycle: 2027–2028 · last reviewed 2026-11-04 by Nasser

Mandatory criteria

Biology, about one year
Required
Expected knowledge from a one-year course; UC doesn't require set courses.
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
General chemistry, about one year
Required
Expected knowledge from a one-year course; UC doesn't require set courses.
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Organic chemistry, about one year
Required
Expected knowledge from a one-year course; UC doesn't require set courses.
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physics, about one year
Required
Expected knowledge from a one-year course; UC doesn't require set courses.
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Mathematics, about one year
Required
Expected knowledge from a one-year course; UC doesn't require set courses.
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
At least 90 semester hours at a U.S. accredited four-year college or university
Required
Students from colleges outside the U.S. need at least 20 science hours at a U.S. college.
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
MCAT
Required
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
A committee packet or 3 letters, up to 5 in all
Required
With individual letters, two should speak to your science coursework.
UC College of Medicine applicant FAQs · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
AMCAS application and UC secondary application
Required
UC College of Medicine applicant FAQs · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Required
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

Social, cultural and behavioral sciences
Recommended
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Statistics
Recommended
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Computer literacy
Recommended
UC College of Medicine requirements for application to the MD program · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Deadlines

None recorded. Check the official site.

What this path usually involves

General to Medicine (MD). Each program sets its own rules.

MCAT
AMCAS
TMDSAS
Clinical exposure
Service
Research
Letters
Essays
Interviews