University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine
Houston, Texas · allopathic (MD) medical school
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 512Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.84Average
- Applications received
- 5,2472025-2026
- Entering class
- 602025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 87.52025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 81.7%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 93.3%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 Houston Fertitta College of Medicine MCAT and GPA
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine reports average MCAT of 512 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.84 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.
- GPA3.84 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$37,368 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 8th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size60 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 6th 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 Houston Fertitta College 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: University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine received 5,247 applications for 60 seats in the entering class, or about 87.5 applications per seat.
Who University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Out of states applications are accepted. Up to 10% of a class may come from outside of Texas. |
| Canadian Applicants | Applicants must be US citizens or Permanent Residents |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: N/A
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $24,268
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $37,368
- In-state cost of attendance
- $56,614
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $69,714
- In-state health insurance
- $3,458
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,458
- Students receiving aid
- 100%
- Average graduating debt
- $41,752
- 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.
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $60
- Secondary deadline
- Two weeks after receiving email invitation with submission link
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 30, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- September 2021
- Deposit due
- March 31, 2026
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Who receives a secondary: Qualified TMDSAS applicants will be emailed a link to the application portal.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Required | 11 | General Biology Course (100 or 200 level, or equivalent) Advanced Biology (300+ level or equivalent; Biochemistry from Biology department is acceptable) |
| Chemistry | Required | 16 | General Chemistry (100 or 200 level or equivalent) Organic Chemistry |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 3 | English Composition |
| Physics | Required | 8 | General Physics (100 or 200 level or equivalent) |
| Statistics | Required | 3 | Statistics, taught in math/statistics/psychology departments |
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine interview
Virtual Interactive (Group) Interview Virtual Individual MMI
PreMD reads that as an MMI, held virtual, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
August 1, 2026
All interviews will be virtual for EY27. On campus experiences will be de- coupled from Interactive and MMI sessions. Candidates will schedule their on campus dates after they have completed the virtual interviews.
- Regional interviews
- N/A
- Video interview
- Yes
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- TBD
- Acceptance offers made
- 10
see TMDSAS rolling admissions information
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine mission
The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine is accountable to society for improving the overall health and healthcare of the population of Greater Houston, Texas and beyond by: · Educating physicians who will provide compassionate, high-value care to patients, families, and communities with a focus on primary care and other needed physician specialties. · Conducting interdisciplinary research to find innovative solutions to problems in health and healthcare. · Providing integrated, evidence-based, high-value care delivered to patients by interprofessional teams. · Engaging, collaborating with, and empowering under-served patient populations and community partners to improve their health and healthcare
University of Houston Fertitta College 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.
University of Houston Fertitta College of Medicine admissions contact
5055 Medical CircleHouston, TX 77204-2011 USA(713) 743-1499 · [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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