SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York · allopathic (MD) medical school
SUNY Upstate Medical University admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 512Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.74Average
- Applications received
- 6,1982025-2026
- Entering class
- 1822025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 34.12025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 36.1%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 75.8%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
SUNY Upstate Medical University MCAT and GPA
SUNY Upstate Medical University reports average MCAT of 512 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.74 for its entering class.
- MCAT512 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 43rd percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.74 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 25th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$72,791 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 64th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size182 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 74th 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.
SUNY Upstate Medical University 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: SUNY Upstate Medical University received 6,198 applications for 182 seats in the entering class, or about 34.1 applications per seat.
Who SUNY Upstate Medical University accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/faqs.php |
| Canadian Applicants | http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/faqs.php |
| International Applicants | http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/international.php |
| DACA Status Applicants | http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/index.php |
- DACA applicants
- http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/index.php
Community college coursework: Community College coursework shall be considered based on student's overall record. If a student is matriculated at an accredited four-year college or university, the Admissions Committee strongly recommends that all science prerequisites be completed at that institution. If a student begins college at an accredited two- year college and transfers to a competitive four-year college or university to complete their bachelor's degree, they must demonstrate continued academic excellence in any remaining prerequisite and/or upper-level science courses taken at the four-year institution.
SUNY Upstate Medical University tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $48,071
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $72,791
- In-state cost of attendance
- $89,621
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $114,341
- In-state health insurance
- $7,333
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $7,333
- Students receiving aid
- 79%
- Average graduating debt
- $242,050
- 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.
SUNY Upstate Medical University application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $110
- Secondary deadline
- December 1st
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 01, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- December 2023
- 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 verified AMCAS applicants
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | — |
| Biology | Required | 6 | — |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 3 | — |
| Literature | Required | 3 | — |
| Organic Chemistry | Required | 3 | — |
| Physiology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Statistics | Required | 3 | — |
SUNY Upstate Medical University interview
Interviews are conducted virtually using an MMI interview format. Applicants will interview with students, faculty, administrators, or community physicians.
PreMD reads that as an MMI, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
August
Interviews are conducted on select Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays beginning in September and continue until early March. In addition to the interview sessions, applicants will participate in a Meet & Greet with admissions staff and current medical students. On-campus applicant events will be held in the Spring and applicants will have the opportunity to get a feel for the medical school, tour the facilities, learn more about the medical school offerings, and interact with faculty, students, and staff.
- Regional interviews
- Not available
- Video interview
- not available
SUNY Upstate Medical University waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- This number varies from year to year.
https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/how_2_apply.php
SUNY Upstate Medical University mission
The primary mission of SUNY Upstate is the education of health professionals and biomedical research. Upstate's clinical faculty and healthcare professionals commit themselves to education and patient care, demonstrating excellence and compassion. In pursuing its mission, Upstate provides its faculty, staff, students, and volunteers an environment of mutual trust and respect, with opportunities to grow personally and professionally and to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
SUNY Upstate Medical University 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.
SUNY Upstate Medical University admissions contact
Office of Admissions & Financial AidSyracuse, NY 13210 USA(315) 464-4570 · [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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