Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as MCW
Medical College of Wisconsin admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 508Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.7Average
- Applications received
- 10,7112025-2026
- Entering class
- 2742025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 39.12025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 6.6%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 51.5%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Medical College of Wisconsin MCAT and GPA
Medical College of Wisconsin reports average MCAT of 508 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.7 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.
- GPA3.7 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 12th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$71,868 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 58th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size274 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 95th 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.
Medical College of Wisconsin 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: Medical College of Wisconsin received 10,711 applications for 274 seats in the entering class, or about 39.1 applications per seat.
Who Medical College of Wisconsin accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | All applicants must meet eligibility requirements. |
| Canadian Applicants | MCW will accept applications from US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and DACA recipients only. All must meet eligibility requirements. |
| International Applicants | MCW will accept applications from US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and DACA recipients only. All must meet eligibility requirements. |
| DACA Status Applicants | MCW will accept applications from US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and DACA recipients only. All must meet eligibility requirements. DACA recipients must complete a Certification of Finances form. |
- DACA applicants
- MCW will accept applications from US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and DACA recipients only. All must meet eligibility requirements. DACA recipients must complete a Certification of Finances form.
Community college coursework: Coursework completed at a community college will be accepted, regardless of pathway, and reviewed as part of a holistic review process and in the context of the other application materials. While prerequisite coursework may be completed at a community college, applicants should ensure they have obtained mastery of the course material regardless of the institution.
Medical College of Wisconsin tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $68,398
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $71,868
- In-state cost of attendance
- $105,717
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $109,187
- In-state health insurance
- $5,209
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $5,209
- Students receiving aid
- 84%
- Average graduating debt
- $254,905
- Deposit, in state
- $110
- Deposit, out of state
- $110
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.
Medical College of Wisconsin application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $100
- Secondary deadline
- December 7, 2026 at 11:59pm CST
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2024
- Deposit due
- April 30, 2026
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Who receives a secondary: Secondary applications will be sent to all eligible applicants upon MCW’s receipt of their verified AMCAS application.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 4 | 3-4 credits (1 semester) Biochemistry. Provided the course required General and Organic Chemistry as prerequisites. |
| Biology | Required | 4 | 3-4 credits (1 semester) Advanced Biology (200+ level). Courses such as Anatomy & Physiology, Immunology, Microbiology or Neurobiology will satisfy this requirement. |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 4 | 3-4 credits (1 semester) English. May use a writing-intensive course to satisfy this requirement. |
| Physics | Required | 8 | 6-8 credits (2 semesters) Physics. Typically Physics I and Physics II will fulfill this requirement. |
| Psychology | Required | 4 | 3-4 credits (1 semester) Psychology or Sociology. |
| Sociology | Required | 4 | 3-4 credits (1 semester) Psychology OR Sociology |
Medical College of Wisconsin interview
Varies by campus location: -MCW-Milwaukee: two 1-1 open file interviews with student and faculty interviewers. -MCW-Central Wisconsin and MCW-Green Bay: one open file interview with a large panel including community members, students, and faculty.
PreMD reads that as a panel interview, open file, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
Interview invitations are extended for all campuses as early as July.
When invited to interview, you will also receive additional information via your secondary application portal and through email communications. Please visit our website or contact our office for additional information. https://www.mcw.edu/educ ation/medical- school/prospective- students/admissions
- Regional interviews
- Interview day programming and interviews will be conducted virtually using Zoom.
- Video interview
- Interview day programming and interviews will be conducted virtually using Zoom.
Medical College of Wisconsin waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 100-200 at MCW- Milwaukee and 25-50 at MCW-Green Bay and MCW-Central Wisconsin.
- Acceptance offers made
- 50
Applicants are placed on the waitlist throughout the interview cycle with few offers extended prior to May. The waitlist is unranked, and applicants are selected through a holistic review process.
Medical College of Wisconsin mission
Our Mission: We are a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, scientists, pharmacists and health professionals; we discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical and health sciences; we provide cutting-edge, collaborative patient care of the highest quality; and we improve the health of the communities we serve. Our Vision: Pioneering pathways to a healthier world. Our Values: We strive for excellence in education, research, patient care, and community engagement by acting in caring ways, engaging in collaborative efforts, approaching our world with curiosity, advancing inclusive practices, demonstrating integrity in all we do, treating everyone with respect. Many aspects of the MCWfusion Curriculum connect directly to our mission. Doctoring Threads create opportunities for students to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to be successful clinicians. Spiral Weeks allow students to create and act on individual development plans for excellence and remediation and develop meaningful connections with peers and faculty. Learning Communities become a longitudinal support system during medical school. Students interact with a small group of peers and a faculty navigator while nurturing their adaptive learner skills and obtaining academic advising and coaching.
Medical College of Wisconsin 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.
Medical College of Wisconsin admissions contact
MCW Medical School Admissions Office8701 Watertown Plank RoadMilwaukee, WI 53226 USA(414) 955-8246 · [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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