University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UAMS
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 507Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.85Average
- Applications received
- 3,3372025-2026
- Entering class
- 1742025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 19.22025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 9.3%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.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences MCAT and GPA
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reports average MCAT of 507 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.85 for its entering class.
- MCAT507 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 8th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.85 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 70th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$72,614 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 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.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received 3,337 applications for 174 seats in the entering class, or about 19.2 applications per seat.
Who University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Applicants with strong ties to Arkansas. Applicants from border states pay in-state tuition, out of state tuition is waived. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: Although we accept courses successfully competed at a community college to satisfy some of our pre- matriculation course requirements, applicants should complete the bulk of their undergraduate coursework at a four-year, degree granting college of university.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $38,550
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $72,614
- In-state cost of attendance
- $72,446
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $106,510
- In-state health insurance
- $3,612
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,612
- Students receiving aid
- 85%
- Average graduating debt
- $223,097
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.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $100
- Secondary deadline
- November 15, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 30, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2024
- 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: The link to our secondary application is sent to medical school applicants who meet the admissions standards
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Required | 6 | — |
| Chemistry | Required | 9 | Three semesters of chemistry to include one semester of organic chemistry and one semester of biochemistry. Labs not required. |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 6 | English courses as listed on the applicant's academic transcript. Writing intensive courses on a case-by-case basis. Will accept Oral Communications for 3 credit hours. |
| Genetics | Required | 3 | Of the nine credit hours required for the biology coursework, one semester must be Genetics. |
| Physics | Required | 6 | 6 credit hours |
| Psychology | Required | 6 | Psychology, sociology, anthropology, family studies, etc. |
| Statistics | Required | 3 | — |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences interview
"Blind" interviews on scheduled interview dates in September through January. Some interviews will be conducted on weekdays while other interview days will be on Saturdays.
Arkansas applicants must have a 500 or greater MCAT score and non-Arkansas residents a 505 or greater to be invited to submit a secondary application and be invited for a faculty interview.
Most interviews are in- person, but we also offer a virtual interview day for applicants who cannot interview in person.
- Regional interviews
- Most interviews are conducted on the UAMS Little Rock campus. Some interviews are conducted at the Northwest UAMS campus in Fayetteville.
- Video interview
- Most interviews are in-person, but we also offer a virtual interview day for applicants who cannot interview in- person.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 80 - 100
- Acceptance offers made
- 79
Applicants not accepted for admission in February may be placed on an Alternate List and are admitted as positions become available -- until the day of registration. at the end of Orientation week.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences mission
To improve health and increase knowledge through innovative teaching, ground-breaking research, state-of-the-art patient care and outstanding service to Arkansas, our nation and the world. The UAMS College of Medicine leads the way in educating exemplary physicians and translating biomedical discovery into innovative treatments that enable our health care teams to deliver superior medical care. The mission is to improve the health, health care and well-being of Arkansans, others in the region, the nation and other countries in the world by educating current and future health professionals and the public. By providing high quality, innovative patent- and family-centered health care as well as specialty expertise not routinely available in smaller community settings. Core values include commitment to diversity and health equity supported by diversity of UAMS leadership, faculty, staff, and learners to reduce health care disparities in our state, and honor the unique contributions provided by a diversity of values, beliefs, and cultures.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences admissions contact
Office of the DeanCollege of MedicineLittle Rock, AR 72205 USA(501) 686-5354 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- the school's own published admissions page
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
- AAMC MSAR public school report
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.
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