LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine
Shreveport, Louisiana · allopathic (MD) medical school
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 508Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.8Average
- Applications received
- 3,2012025-2026
- Entering class
- 1502025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 21.32025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 18.8%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 81.3%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine MCAT and GPA
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 508 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.8 for its entering class.
- MCAT508 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 13th 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$64,256 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 36th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size150 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 56th 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.
LSU Health Shreveport 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: LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine received 3,201 applications for 150 seats in the entering class, or about 21.3 applications per seat.
Who LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Louisiana residents preferred |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: The Committee strongly prefers that BCPM coursework and any associated labs be completed in-person at the Senior College level.
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $30,842
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $64,256
- In-state cost of attendance
- $67,131
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $100,545
- In-state health insurance
- $2,304
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $2,304
- Students receiving aid
- 86%
- Average graduating debt
- $200,754
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.
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $50
- Secondary deadline
- December 15, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 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 AMCAS-verified applicants
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | — |
| Biology | Required | 12 | — |
| Biostatistics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Cell Biology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Chemistry | Required | 9 | — |
| Genetics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Histology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Immunology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Literature | Required | 6 | All coursework, not just Literature, taught by the English department will satisfy the English requirement. |
| Microbiology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Molecular Biology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Neuroscience | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Physics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Physiology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Statistics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine interview
Two semi-blind, one-on- one interviews using structured and semi- structured question format. "Semi-blind" meaning interviewers will not have access to metrics, letters of recommendation, nor file updates prior to the interview.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
09/10/2026
https://schoolofmedicine.ls uhs.edu/prospective- students/admissions/~boar d/som- admissions/post/the- interview
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- All interviews are held via virtual meeting platform.
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 120
- Acceptance offers made
- 60
Selected by Admissions Committee
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine mission
The primary mission of Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (LSUHS) is to teach, heal, and discover, in order to advance the wellbeing of the region and beyond. LSUHS comprises the Schools of Medicine, Graduate Studies, and Allied Health Professions in Shreveport. In implementing its mission, LSUHS is committed to: - Educating physicians, scientists, and residents for healthcare service, teaching and research. - Providing state-of-the-art clinical care, including tertiary services, to an enlarging and diverse regional base of patients. - Achieving distinction and international recognition for basic science and clinical research programs that contribute to the practice in science and medicine. - Supporting the region and the State in economic growth and prosperity by utilizing research and knowledge to engage in productive partnerships with the private sector. - Fostering a culture that promotes mutual respect for all.
LSU Health Shreveport School 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.
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine admissions contact
1501 Kings HIghwayShreveport, LA 71103 USA(318) 675-5190 · [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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