Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hagerstown, MarylandDOMSOM Official website

MCAT500.5Mean · Entering classSource for MCAT
GPA3.55Average · Entering classSource for GPA
Class size972024-2025Source for Class size
In-state tuition$59,500As reported to AACOMSource for In-state tuition

Locations, tuition and deadline

From AACOM's Choose D.O. Explorer, the directory every osteopathic applicant is pointed at. Colleges report it to AACOM themselves.

Campus setting
Rural

Reported for the college as a whole, not per location.

Closest city
Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD
First-year matriculants
94

Reported by each college to AACOM and not verified by AACOM. PreMD reproduces it with AACOM's written permission for educational, non-commercial use. This college on the Choose D.O. Explorer, read 2026-09-15.

Tuition and cost

Tuition and fees
In state$59,500
Out of state$59,500
One year, as reported. A missing figure means the school did not report it, never that it costs nothing.

Applying

How competitive is admission here?

13.2applications per seat2024-2025
1,280applications received2024-2025
—from in state
  1. MCAT scores this school will read
    Oldest accepted
    January 1, 2023
    Latest accepted
    January 1, 2026
  2. AAMC PREviewNot stated by the school
  3. Primary application deadline
    Due
    April 8, 2027
  4. Secondary application
    Required
    Yes
    Fee
    $100
    Sent to
    All Applicants
    Fee waiver
    Yes
  5. Secondary deadline
    Due
    April 8, 2027
  6. Letters of recommendationNot stated by the school
  7. Interview
    Format
    Traditional
  8. Deposit on an offerNot stated by the school

Prerequisite coursework

  • Anatomy3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Biochemistry3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Biology/ZoologyLab8 semester hoursRequired
  • Cell/Molecular Biology3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Chemistry (Inorganic)Lab8 semester hoursRequired
  • Chemistry (Organic)Lab8 semester hoursRequired
  • Genetics3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Immunology3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Microbiology3 semester hoursRecommended
  • PhysicsLab8 semester hoursRequired
  • Physiology3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Behavioral Sciences3 semester hoursRecommended
  • College English6 semester hoursRequired
  • Epidemiology3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Multicultural Studies3 semester hoursRecommended
  • Public Health3 semester hoursRecommended

Interview

TraditionalVirtual interviews only
How the school describes it

Traditional

Sources

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