Loyola Stritch School of Medicine admissions statistics

Median or average MCAT: 512Average
Median or average GPA: 3.8Average
Applications received: 13,2892025-2026
Entering class: 1752025-2026
Applications per seat: 75.92025-2026
In-state share of applications: 11.5%2025-2026
In-state share of the class: 39.4%2025-2026

Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine MCAT and GPA

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 512 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.8 for its entering class.

MCAT512 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 43rd percentile of those programs.
GPA3.8 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 45th percentile of those programs.
Out-of-state tuition$72,844 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 66th percentile of those programs.
Entering class size175 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 68th 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.

Loyola Stritch School 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: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine received 13,289 applications for 175 seats in the entering class, or about 75.9 applications per seat.

Who Loyola Stritch School of Medicine accepts applications from

Residency and citizenship policy as Loyola Stritch School of Medicine publishes it
Applicant group	Policy
Out-of-state Applicants	We are a private institution and accept applications from any state without quotas.
Canadian Applicants	Canadian applicants must be either permanent residents in the U.S. or have dual citizenship in U.S.
International Applicants	Permanent residents, adjusted statuses, and asylee/refugee statuses are considered on a case by case basis in our pool.
DACA Status Applicants	http://ssom.luc.edu/daca/

DACA applicants: http://ssom.luc.edu/daca/

Community college coursework: Although the committee considers community college credits within the academic review, these credits cannot be used to fulfill required pre-requisite coursework.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine tuition and cost

In-state tuition and fees: $72,844
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $72,844
In-state cost of attendance: $106,044
Out-of-state cost of attendance: $107,024
In-state health insurance: $3,684
Out-of-state health insurance: $3,684
Students receiving aid: 89%
Average graduating debt: $229,028

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.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine application requirements

Secondary fee: $115
Secondary deadline: December 11th, 2026, at 11:59:00 PM CST
Latest MCAT accepted: November 01, 2026
Oldest MCAT accepted: January 2024
Committee letter: Accepted
Letter packets: Accepted
Individual letters: Accepted
AAMC PREview: We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process

Who receives a secondary: All eligible applicants

Prerequisite coursework

Coursework Loyola Stritch School of Medicine requires or recommends
Subject	Required or recommended	Credits	Notes
Biology	Required	9	At least 8 credits in biology-based discipline with at least 1 lab course credit in biology-based course. Courses utilized often for this requirement are General Biology I and II, Biochemistry I, or upper level biology courses.
Chemistry	Required	12	At least 8 credits in a chemistry-based discipline/course AND at least 3 credits of Organic Chemistry (2 sequences of O-Chem are strongly recommended). This includes at least 1 lab course credit in chemistry based course. Courses that satisfy this requirement are often coded as General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, or upper level chemistry courses.
Physics	Recommended	Not stated	—
Sociology	Recommended	Not stated	Sociology or Psychology course work is strongly recommended.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine interview

For Cycle 2026, candidates can choose between in-person and virtual interviews. The admissions committee will conduct one full file and one partial file interview.

July 28, 2026

Candidates will select an in-person or virtual interview day when invited to interview. All interview days include a 45-minute orientation, one full file and one partial file interview with members of our admissions committee, and a 30-minute wrap- up/Q & A session. In- person interview days will begin at 9:00 AM (CST) and end by 3:30 PM. In- person interview days include lunch and panel discussions with students and staff and campus and hospital tours. Virtual interview days will begin at 11:00 AM (CST) and end by 3:30 PM. Virtual interview days include a virtual chat with current students and pre- recorded content on our program and curricular options. All invited candidates are expected to participate in virtual and in- person interviews throughout the entire interview day. We will include instructions and recommendations for virtual interview preparation in your invitation.

Regional interviews: Regional candidates are encouraged to visit in person if possible.
Video interview: In-person and virtual interviews are provided until further notice. VITA will not be used.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine waitlist

Typical positions offered: It is typical for about 50 candidates to be placed on the waitlist after May 15th.
Acceptance offers made: 27

Candidates in continued consideration, post interview, are given the option to opt-out of being placed on the waitlist which is constituted in mid-May.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine mission

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) is committed to scholarship and the education of medical professionals and biomedical scientists. Our school, including its faculty, trainees, and staff are, called to go beyond facts, experimentation, and treatment of disease to prepare people to lead extraordinary lives and treat the human spirit in an environment that encourages innovation embraces diversity, respects life, and values human dignity.

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine rankings

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Loyola Stritch School of Medicine admissions contact

Bldg. 120, Rm. 200Maywood, IL 60153 USA

(464) 220-9306 · [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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