Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, District of Columbia · allopathic (MD) medical school
Howard University College of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 507Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.61Average
- Applications received
- 8,9082025-2026
- Entering class
- 1282025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 69.62025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 0.6%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 1.6%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Howard University College of Medicine MCAT and GPA
Howard University College of Medicine reports average MCAT of 507 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.61 for its entering class.
- MCAT507 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 8th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.61 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 5th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$60,924 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 29th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size128 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 41st 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.
Howard University 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: Howard University College of Medicine received 8,908 applications for 128 seats in the entering class, or about 69.6 applications per seat.
Who Howard University College of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | There are no restrictions on out of state applicants. |
| Canadian Applicants | We accept a limited number of Canadian applicants. |
| International Applicants | We accept a limited number of International applicants. Scholarships are not available in first year. |
| DACA Status Applicants | We evaluate DACA applicants on a limited basis. |
- DACA applicants
- We evaluate DACA applicants on a limited basis.
Community college coursework: The College of Medicine will accept regionally accredited community college course credits.
Howard University College of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $60,924
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $60,924
- In-state cost of attendance
- $101,787
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $101,787
- In-state health insurance
- $2,000
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $2,000
- Students receiving aid
- 88%
- Average graduating debt
- $207,024
- Deposit, in state
- $100
- Deposit, out of state
- $100
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.
Howard University College of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $75
- Secondary deadline
- January 15, 2027
- Latest MCAT accepted
- January 31, 2027
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Deposit due
- April 15, 2026
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are recommending applicants submit PREview
Who receives a secondary: All applicants verified by AMCAS
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | 1 semester of Biochemistry. |
| Biology | Required | 8 | 1 year of Biology is required including labs. (Biology 1 & 2) |
| Chemistry | Required | 16 | 1 year of General/Inorganic chemistry with lab, and 1 year of Organic Chemistry with lab |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 6 | 1 year of English required. Writing intensive courses that satisfy your institutions second english requirement can be used as a substitution for our English 2 requirement. |
| Mathematics | Required | 6 | 1 year of Mathematics, any college level math courses including statistics. |
| Physical Chemistry | Required | 8 | Organic chemistry with lab, 2 semesters |
| Physics | Required | 8 | 1 year of Physics 1 & 2 with lab. |
| Psychology | Required | 6 | Humanities courses or social sciences, 1 year, which may be additional English course work, Languages, Art, Music, History, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Psychology, etc. |
| Sociology | Required | 6 | 1 year of humanities courses or social sciences, which may be additional English course work, Languages, Art, Music, History, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Psychology, etc. |
Howard University College of Medicine interview
One-on-one interviews with admissions committee members.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
August 1, 2026
Interviews are typically held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from September through April, from 8:30am to 2:30pm.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- The HUCM plans to conduct virtual interviews for 26-27, however this could change.
Howard University College of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Approximately 125-150
- Acceptance offers made
- 120
Applicants placed on the waitlist are reevaluated by the admissions committee in early spring.
Howard University College of Medicine mission
Howard University College of Medicine provides students of high academic potential with a medical education of exceptional quality and prepares physicians and other health care professionals to serve the underserved. Particular focus is on the education of disadvantaged students for careers in medicine. Special attention is directed to teaching and research activities that address health care disparities.
Howard University 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.
Howard University College of Medicine admissions contact
Office of Admissions, Office of the DeanCollege of Medicine, Room 2310Washington, DC 20059 USA(202) 806-6279 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- the school's own published admissions page
- 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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