University of Hawaii Burns
Honolulu, Hawaii · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as JABSOM
University of Hawaii Burns admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 512Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.79Average
- Applications received
- 2,3692025-2026
- Entering class
- 772025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 30.82025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 8.5%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 79.2%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 Hawaii Burns MCAT and GPA
University of Hawaii Burns reports average MCAT of 512 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.79 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.
- GPA3.79 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 41st percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$72,100 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 58th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size77 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 13th 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 Hawaii Burns 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 Hawaii Burns received 2,369 applications for 77 seats in the entering class, or about 30.8 applications per seat.
Who University of Hawaii Burns accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | See JABSOM admissions webpages for more details. |
| Canadian Applicants | See JABSOM admissions webpages for more details. |
| International Applicants | See JABSOM admissions webpages for more details. |
| DACA Status Applicants | See JABSOM admissions webpages for more details. |
- DACA applicants
- See JABSOM admissions webpages for more details.
Community college coursework: Community college coursework from an accredited US or Canadian school may be used to meet JABSOM’s prerequisite requirements. Review is required.
University of Hawaii Burns tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $37,444
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $72,100
- In-state cost of attendance
- $79,683
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $114,339
- In-state health insurance
- $5,733
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $5,733
- Students receiving aid
- 93%
- Average graduating debt
- $147,702
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 Hawaii Burns application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $150
- Secondary deadline
- Based on individual application timeline.
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 30, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2024
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are requiring applicants to submit PREview scores
Who receives a secondary: A secondary application will be sent to applicants who submit a complete AMCAS application and pay the $150 secondary application fee.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | Not stated | One course in biochemistry coursework (no lab required): Function and composition of biological substances and their metabolic transformation in animals, plants, microorganisms. Molecular basis of living processes in bacteria, plants, and animals; emphasis on metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. |
| Biology | Required | Not stated | One academic year of biology coursework with lab: Introductory biology for all life science majors. Cell structure and chemistry; growth, reproduction, genetics, evolution, viruses, bacteria, and simple eukaryotes. Must also include Anatomy, physiology, and systematics of plants and animals; behavior; ecosystems, populations, and communities. |
| Chemistry | Required | Not stated | One academic year of general chemistry coursework with lab: Basic principles of chemistry, including stoichiometry. Introduction to solution phase chemistry. Gas phase chemistry. Thermodynamics, including enthalpies of formation and reaction. Atomic structure, periodic trends, chemical bonding, molecular structure. One academic year of organic chemistry coursework with lab: Molecular structure, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, mechanisms, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds |
| Physics | Required | Not stated | One academic year of physics with lab: Non- calculus physics. Mechanics, wave motion, heat. Introduction to experimental analysis, physical observation and measurement, experiments on conservation laws, fluid friction, oscillations. Must also include electricity, magnetism, optics, modern physics, electric and magnetic fields, DC and AC circuitry. |
University of Hawaii Burns interview
One-on-one format
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
Invitations to interview may be sent as early as August 1.
Interviews are scheduled individually.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- All interviews will be conducted online.
University of Hawaii Burns waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies from year-to-year
The JABSOM waitlist shall remain open from the date that decision letter are sent until the first day of school.
University of Hawaii Burns mission
JABSOM, as part of the fabric of Hawai‘i, is a diverse learning community committed to excellence and leadership in: - Educating current and future healthcare professionals and leaders - Delivering high-quality healthcare - Conducting research and translating discoveries into practice - Establishing community partnerships and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration - Pursuing alliances unique to Hawaiʻi and the Asia-Pacific region - Acting with forethought regarding right relationships, respect, and moral action. Each JABSOM student is placed into a Learning Community that provides longitudinal mentorship, support and education as they progress through our curriculum. Curricular and co-curricular activities echo the school's mission statement and students participate in a variety of educational programs the support our communities including those across the State of Hawai'i and the Pacific Basin. Students who are interested in rural health may opt to participate in our Rural Health Track. Global Health experiences are offered to allow students the opportunity to learn in Asia and the Pacific Basin. Our graduates pursue a variety of specialties and many choose primary care specialties. More than half of all physicians practicing in Hawai'i have trained at JABSOM as a medical student, resident or fellow. Members of our JABSOM community engage in outreach efforts to encourage, mentor and provide opportunities to students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. These outreach efforts emphasize the JABSOM mission. The JABSOM admissions committee members and interviewers participate in annual training workshops that focus on the selection of applicants who are mission-aligned and who are committed to improving the healthcare of our communities.
University of Hawaii Burns 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 Hawaii Burns admissions contact
Office of AdmissionsHonolulu, HI 96813 USA(808) 692-0892 · [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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