Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine admissions statistics

Median or average MCAT

508Average

Median or average GPA

3.7Average

Applications received

1,2182025-2026

Entering class

802025-2026

Applications per seat

15.22025-2026

In-state share of applications

93.1%2025-2026

In-state share of the class

100%2025-2026

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

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine MCAT and GPA

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine 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.
• Entering class size80 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 16th 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.

Southern Illinois University 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: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received 1,218 applications for 80 seats in the entering class, or about 15.2 applications per seat.

Who Southern Illinois University School of Medicine accepts applications from

DACA applicants

Must be an Illinois resident Illinois resident with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.

Community college coursework: We will accept community college coursework, however, the upper level science courses we recommend would require attending an undergraduate/graduate institution. While we do not require a bachelor's degree in order to apply, 100% of our matriculants have obtained a bachelors degree. We do require at least 90 semester hours of undergraduate work from an accredited US or Canadian Degree-Granting college or University. Preference is given to those who have earned a bachelor's degree.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine tuition and cost

In-state tuition and fees

$41,623

In-state cost of attendance

$65,706

In-state health insurance

$2,278

Out-of-state health insurance

$0

Students receiving aid

84%

Average graduating debt

$239,058

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.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine application requirements

Secondary fee

$75

Secondary deadline

February 1, 2027

Latest MCAT accepted

September 30, 2026

Oldest MCAT accepted

September 2024

Deposit due

August 1, 2026

Committee letter

Accepted

Letter packets

Accepted

Individual letters

Accepted

AAMC PREview

Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions

Who receives a secondary: Selected applicants

Prerequisite coursework

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine interview

MD: two one-on-one interviews; MD/JD: three one-on-one interviews.

PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.

Late July/Early August

Welcome Session with Director of Admissions; Two, one-on-one Interviews; Financial Aid Session; Tour with a current medical student.

Regional interviews

MD: two one-on-one interviews; MD/JD: three one-on-one interviews.

Video interview

when needed yes, but currently in- person.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine waitlist

Typical positions offered

varies

We don’t have a set number on our “waitlist” and it changes each year how many spots we go through on our Accept When Place Available list.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine mission

The mission of the SIU School of Medicine is to optimize the health of the people of central and southern Illinois through education, patient care, research and service to the community. With a Vision of Better health for all.

Southern Illinois University 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.

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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine admissions contact

(217) 545-6013 · [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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