Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as NJMS
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 515Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.7Average
- Applications received
- 6,4792025-2026
- Entering class
- 1742025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 37.22025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 24.2%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 83.3%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School MCAT and GPA
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School reports average MCAT of 515 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.7 for its entering class.
- MCAT515 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 74th 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$78,184 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 90th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size174 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 66th 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.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 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: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School received 6,479 applications for 174 seats in the entering class, or about 37.2 applications per seat.
Who Rutgers New Jersey Medical School accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | No residency preference is given. Out-of-state applicants are encouraged to apply. |
| Canadian Applicants | Applications from Canadian applicants are considered. |
| International Applicants | Applications from International applicants are considered |
| DACA Status Applicants | DACA applicants are considered. |
- DACA applicants
- DACA applicants are considered.
Community college coursework: We accept the following community college science courses as fulfillment of premedical requirements: General Biology, and General Chemistry.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $49,708
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $78,184
- In-state cost of attendance
- $99,290
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $127,766
- In-state health insurance
- $2,942
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $2,942
- Students receiving aid
- 75%
- Average graduating debt
- $229,587
- Deposit, in state
- $100
- Deposit, out of state
- $100
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.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $95
- Secondary deadline
- Preferred within 2 weeks of receipt but no later than 12/15/26
- Latest MCAT accepted
- December 31, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- December 2021
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Who receives a secondary: All applicants are provided the secondary application.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | Biochemistry |
| Biology | Required | 6 | Two semesters of General Biology |
| Chemistry | Required | 9 | Two semesters of General Chemistry and one semester of Organic Chemistry I |
| Creative Writing | Required | 3 | — |
| Mathematics | Required | 3 | — |
| Physical Chemistry | Required | 3 | Organic chemistry |
| Physics | Required | 6 | Two semesters of Physics |
| Psychology | Recommended | Not stated | Psychology and/or Sociology |
| Sociology | Recommended | Not stated | Psychology and/or Sociology |
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School interview
Early Decision interviews begin July 1, 2025 Regular Decision interviews will begin in mid-August 2025
June 30, 2026
We offer a personalized virtual interview experience including a 45- 60 minute faculty interview as well as an optional 30- minute interview with a medical student. We aim to assess an applicant's interpersonal and communication skills as well as their fit for our school, their motivation for medicine, and their validation for a career in patient centered medicine. Early Decision (ED): ED interviews will begin July 1 and will continue through early September. ED acceptances are on a rolling basis beginning in mid-July. Regular Decision (MD): Regular decision MD Interviews begin in mid- August 2025 and will continue through March 2026. Acceptances are on a rolling basis beginning October 15.
- Regional interviews
- no
- Video interview
- All interviews are virtual, via Zoom.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies per cycle
We encourage waitlisted applicants to upload relevant updates directly to their applicant portal. The committee will review waitlisted applicants beginning in May 2025.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School mission
Mission: The mission of New Jersey Medical School is to educate students, physicians, and scientists to meet society’s current and future healthcare needs through patient-centered education; pioneering research; innovative clinical, rehabilitative and preventive care; and collaborative community outreach. Vision: To create, transmit and utilize knowledge to shape the future of medicine and to enhance the quality of life for the people of New Jersey. Values: -Personal respect for patients, students, staff, faculty and community -Passionate commitment to excellence in service, research and training -Celebration of diversity in culture, ethnicity, religion, gender and individual goals -Professionalism in all conduct -Commitment to serving needs of constituents -Progress through partnerships
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 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.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School admissions contact
Office of Admissions185 South Orange Avenue C-653Newark, NJ 07103 USA(973) 972-4631 · [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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