Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Las Vegas, Nevada · allopathic (MD) medical school
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 510Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.63Average
- Applications received
- 2,3752025-2026
- Entering class
- 662025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 362025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 10%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 74.2%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV MCAT and GPA
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV reports average MCAT of 510 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.63 for its entering class.
- MCAT510 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 28th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.63 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 6th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$72,274 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 61st percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size66 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 9th 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.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV 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: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV received 2,375 applications for 66 seats in the entering class, or about 36 applications per seat.
Who Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Preference is given to out of state applicants with significant connections to Nevada or those who are legal residents of a listed western region state. Visit our website for details. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | DACA applicants will be reviewed on a case by case basis with preference given to Nevada residents who hold specific documents to aid with degree matriculation and training. |
- DACA applicants
- DACA applicants will be reviewed on a case by case basis with preference given to Nevada residents who hold specific documents to aid with degree matriculation and training.
Community college coursework: Prerequisites for medical school application may be taken at a community college but must be completed separately from high school credit/diploma application and must be less than 10 years old at the time of graduation with a grade of C- or higher. CLEP, AP, or Audit coursework is not accepted.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $38,655
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $72,274
- In-state cost of attendance
- $85,830
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $119,449
- In-state health insurance
- $3,709
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,709
- Students receiving aid
- 89%
- Average graduating debt
- $214,238
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.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $75
- Secondary deadline
- Recommended within 14 days of invitation and no later than November 15th.
- Latest MCAT accepted
- October 01, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- October 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Who receives a secondary: Applicants meeting initial screening criteria will be sent the URL to access the secondary application.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | Choose any College/University level 100 or higher Biochemistry, preferably one that has General Chemistry and/or Organic Chemistry as a pre-req. *Some restrictions may apply, please see our website for details. |
| Biology | Required | 10 | Choose any College/University level 100 and higher biology, preferably human over plant or animal. The entire requirement is 3 biology courses, 1 must have a lab. *Some restrictions may apply, please see our website for details. |
| Psychology | Required | 3 | Behavioral Science, preferably Psychology but Sociology also accepted. College/University level 100 or higher. *Some restrictions may apply, please see our website for details. |
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV interview
Standardized interview, fully virtual, semi-closed file (qualitative information only - no quantitative)
August 1st
Interview experiences are placed into a designated week chosen by the applicant upon invitation. There is a required asynchronous video component and then required virtual live sessions including small group, large group, and 1:1. Optional in-person building tours of the medical school are also available to interviewees throughout the cycle.
- Regional interviews
- no
- Video interview
- Yes, required.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 125
- Acceptance offers made
- 35
Candidates will be offered a position on the waitlist and can accept/decline. Waitlist ranking is not disclosed. For a full schedule of our admissions cycle, please visit our website.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV mission
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is a LCME accredited, full-scale, four-year allopathic medical school that is an integral part of a vibrant, research-intensive public university. The medical school's mission is to improve access to high-quality health care in Nevada by increasing the number of physicians and trained specialists who are committed to serving the region. One of the primary goals of the Kerkorian School of Medicine is to provide diverse and medically underserved populations access to timely, high-quality health care. The accompanying academic health center serves as the core infrastructure for the entire medical community and generates top-quality research that spans the basic and clinical sciences.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV 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.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV admissions contact
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLVLas Vegas, NV 89106 USA(702) 545-2016 · [email protected]
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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