Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson
Pasadena, California · allopathic (MD) medical school
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 514Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.78Average
- Applications received
- 6,5962025-2026
- Entering class
- 492025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 134.62025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 59.8%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 71.4%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson MCAT and GPA
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson reports average MCAT of 514 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.78 for its entering class.
- MCAT514 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 65th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.78 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 37th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size49 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 2nd 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.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson 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: Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson received 6,596 applications for 49 seats in the entering class, or about 134.6 applications per seat.
Who Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | We plan to admit students from across the United States. |
| Canadian Applicants | Coursework taken in Canada will be accepted. At this time, the school is able to accept applications only from U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and DACA recipients. |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status are eligible to apply to the School. |
- DACA applicants
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status are eligible to apply to the School.
Community college coursework: Prerequisite coursework completed at a community college is accepted.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson tuition and cost
- In-state cost of attendance
- $39,636
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $39,636
- In-state health insurance
- $0
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $0
- Students receiving aid
- 100%
- Average graduating debt
- $7,547
- 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.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $75
- Secondary deadline
- November 1, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- July 2024
- Deposit due
- May 30, 2025
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are requiring applicants to submit PREview scores
Who receives a secondary: https://applymedschool.kp. org
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Biology | Required | Not stated | KPSOM accepts all courses listed under the Biology course requirement section of the AMCAS Course Classifications. |
| Chemistry | Required | Not stated | KPSOM accepts all courses listed under the Chemistry section of the AMCAS Course Classifications Guide |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | Not stated | KPSOM accepts all courses listed under the English Language and Literature (ENGL) section of the AMCAS Course Classifications Guide. |
| Sociology | Required | Not stated | KPSOM accepts all courses listed under the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of the AMCAS Course Classifications Guide |
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson interview
We will utilize a hybrid model, consisting of Multiple Mini Interviews and a traditional interview.
PreMD reads that as an MMI, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
July 2026
We believe that the interview day is a critical part of our assessment and selection process, as it gives us an opportunity to get to know you better. It also provides you a better sense of who we are and allows you an opportunity to get your questions answered. We will utilize a hybrid model, consisting of the Multiple Mini Interview and a traditional interview.
- Regional interviews
- no
- Video interview
- Interviews will be virtual for the 2026 - 2027 cycle.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- The Waitlist number is not available.
Students can accept or decline the offer of waitlist in our Admissions system.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson mission
The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine strives to provide a world- class education for every one of our students. We aim to ignite a passion for lifelong learning, a desire to serve patients, and an unwavering commitment to improve the health and well-being of communities.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson 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.
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson admissions contact
98 S. Los Robles Ave.Pasadena, CA USA(888) 576-3348
Where this came from
- AAMC MSAR public school report
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.
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