Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as BCM
Baylor College of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 518Average2024
- Median or average GPA
- 3.9Average2024
- Applications received
- 6,0732025-2026
- Entering class
- 2242025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 27.12025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 72.4%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 87.5%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Baylor College of Medicine MCAT and GPA
Baylor College of Medicine reports average MCAT of 518 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.9 for its entering class.
- MCAT518 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 87th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.9 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 86th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$36,879 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 6th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size224 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 88th percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
Baylor College of Medicine acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Baylor College of Medicine received 6,073 applications for 224 seats in the entering class, or about 27.1 applications per seat.
Who Baylor College of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | The admissions committee uses the same criteria to evaluate applicants whether they are in-state or out-of-state residents. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | MD/PhD applicants only |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) requires at least 90 undergraduate semester hours from an accredited U.S. institution and accepts community college credits if they are part of a bachelor’s degree plan.
Baylor College of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $23,783
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $36,879
- In-state cost of attendance
- $64,821
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $77,917
- In-state health insurance
- $5,914
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $5,914
- Students receiving aid
- 70%
- Average graduating debt
- $141,570
- Deposit, in state
- $300
- Deposit, out of state
- $300
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
Baylor College of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $100
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 13, 2027
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- September 2024
- Deposit due
- April 30, 2025
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Who receives a secondary: Applicants will receive an email invitation to complete the secondary application after submission of their TMDSAS application.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | Biochemistry (3-4 semester hours) - lab is NOT required |
| Biology | Required | 3 | Advanced Biology (3-4 semester hours) - lab is NOT required. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: genetics, cell/molecular biology |
| Chemistry | Required | 6 | Organic Chemistry - (2 semesters; 6-8 semester hours) - lab is NOT required |
| Mathematics | Required | 3 | Biostatistics (preferred), but any course with quantitative math. Examples: statistics, physics, calculus |
| Sociology | Required | 12 | Humanities-Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours) Examples: psychology, sociology, anthropology, foreign languages, ethics, philosophy, theology, literature, art history |
Baylor College of Medicine interview
2 virtual traditional 30- minute interview by two faculty members or 1 faculty and 1 student/resident/fellow member of the Admissions Interviewing Subcommittee.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, held virtual, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
Interview invitations will be sent out from July 2026 to December 2027.
Interview sessions will be held virtually via ZOOM. Each applicant will receive two 30-minute virtual live traditional interviews with two faculty members or 1 faculty member and 1 student/resident/fellow member of the Admissions Interviewing Subcommittee. Interviews will be held Friday afternoons. The Admissions Deans will welcome the applicants and then turn it over to current BCM students who will explain the agenda for the day. The session will close with the Admissions Deans saying a few words, a live student panel for Q&A, and then an optional 'Life in Houston' live presentation. The Thursday evening before every interview session, a virtual student social will be held for all interviewees.
- Regional interviews
- Interviews will be held virtually.
- Video interview
- Yes, all interviews will be held virtually.
Baylor College of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 500-550
- Acceptance offers made
- 25
After April 30th, if the class is not full due to withdrawals/declines, a vote is taken to activate the waitlist.
Baylor College of Medicine mission
Baylor College of Medicine's Mission: Baylor College of Medicine is a health sciences university that creates knowledge and applies science and discoveries to further education, healthcare and community service locally and globally. Baylor College of Medicine's Vision: Improving health through science, scholarship and innovation Baylor College of Medicine's Values: Respect, integrity, innovation, teamwork, excellence SOM Mission: BCM School of Medicine develops diverse, compassionate physician leaders and educators who provide expert patient-centered care to diverse populations, supported by evidence based practice and scientific innovation. SOM Vision: BCM School of Medicine serves as a model for innovation and excellence in medical education pedagogy. Through personalization of training, we empower our learners and faculty to 1) care for a diverse community of patients 2) educate the next generation of physician leaders 3) pursue scientific discovery
Baylor College of Medicine rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
Baylor College of Medicine admissions contact
Office of AdmissionsOne Baylor PlazaHouston, TX 77030 USA(713) 798-4842 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- the school's own published admissions page · 2024
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
- AAMC MSAR public school report
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.
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