Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) admissions statistics

Median or average MCAT: 509Average
Median or average GPA: 3.84Average
Applications received: 4,8112025-2026
Entering class: 1302025-2026
Applications per seat: 372025-2026
In-state share of applications: 83.2%2025-2026
In-state share of the class: 90%2025-2026

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

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) MCAT and GPA

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) reports average MCAT of 509 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.84 for its entering class.

MCAT509 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 20th percentile of those programs.
GPA3.84 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 66th percentile of those programs.
Out-of-state tuition$38,717 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 10th percentile of those programs.
Entering class size130 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 43rd 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.

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) 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: Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) received 4,811 applications for 130 seats in the entering class, or about 37 applications per seat.

Who Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) accepts applications from

Residency and citizenship policy as Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) publishes it
Applicant group	Policy
Out-of-state Applicants	We accept up to 10% of the class from out-of-state.
Canadian Applicants	Foreign nationals must have permanent resident status in the United States.
International Applicants	Foreign nationals must have permanent resident status in the United States.
DACA Status Applicants	No policy stated

Community college coursework: Please list all coursework completed at a community college on the primary application.

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) tuition and cost

In-state tuition and fees: $23,596
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $38,717
In-state cost of attendance: $68,766
Out-of-state cost of attendance: $83,887
In-state health insurance: $2,930
Out-of-state health insurance: $2,930
Students receiving aid: 85%
Average graduating debt: $162,459
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.

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) application requirements

Secondary fee: $100
Latest MCAT accepted: September 01, 2026
Oldest MCAT accepted: January 2021
Deposit due: May 15, 2026
Committee letter: Accepted
Letter packets: Accepted
Individual letters: Accepted

Who receives a secondary: All applicants are sent link to secondary once the primary application has been received.

Prerequisite coursework

Coursework Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) requires or recommends
Subject	Required or recommended	Credits	Notes
Anthropology	Recommended	12	Anthropology, Psychology
Biochemistry	Required	3	AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Biology	Required	14	Courses taught in the departments of an undergraduate institutions typically regarded as biological in nature. The 14 hrs. include 2 hrs. of lab. AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Chemistry	Required	8	Courses taught in the chemistry, organic chemistry, and/or biochemistry departments of an undergraduate institution. The 8 hrs. include 2 hrs. of lab. AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Genetics	Recommended	Not stated	—
Literature	Required	6	Any course that fulfills a general education English requirement of a baccalaureate degree will be accepted. Reading or writing intensive courses taught in the Humanities may also be considered. English Rhetoric (Does not include speech) Literature Composition AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Literature	Required	Not stated	Any course that fulfills a general education English requirement of a baccalaureate degree will be accepted. Reading or writing intensive courses taught in the Humanities may also be considered. AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Molecular Biology	Recommended	Not stated	As well as Cellular Biology
Physics	Required	8	Courses taught in the physics departments of an undergraduate institution. The 8 hrs. include 2 hrs. of lab. AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Statistics	Required	3	Courses taught in the mathematics and/or statistics departments of an undergraduate institution. AP credit is only accepted if the school granting the credit lists the specific courses and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) interview

Multiple Mini Interviews. Virtual interviews via zoom.

PreMD reads that as an MMI, held virtual, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.

Early July

Our interview day begins at 8:30 a.m. MST with an orientation to the school and video tours of the Medical Education facilities. Interviews are conducted in the afternoon following a break for lunch and the day will conclude at 3:00pm MST.

Regional interviews: no
Video interview: Yes

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) waitlist

Typical positions offered: 8-10
Acceptance offers made: 8

Applicants are notified of alternate status subsequent to TMDSAS match.

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) mission

The mission of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine is to provide exceptional educational and development opportunities for our diverse learning community, advance knowledge through research and innovation, and serve the needs of our border region and beyond.

Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) rankings

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Texas Tech Foster (TTUHSC El Paso) admissions contact

5001 El Paso DriveEl Paso, TX 79905 USA

(915) 215-4410 · [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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