University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Reno, Nevada · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UNR
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 509Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.76Average
- Applications received
- 2,3822025-2026
- Entering class
- 722025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 33.12025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 10.7%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 65.3%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 Nevada, Reno School of Medicine MCAT and GPA
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 509 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.76 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.
- GPA3.76 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 29th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$68,015 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 44th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size72 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 11th 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 Nevada, Reno School 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 Nevada, Reno School of Medicine received 2,382 applications for 72 seats in the entering class, or about 33.1 applications per seat.
Who University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Non-Nevada residents must demonstrate legal residency in states listed under the Admissions Policies section on our website or meet other criteria listed. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | We welcome DACA applicants who meet our residency criteria. |
- DACA applicants
- We welcome DACA applicants who meet our residency criteria.
Community college coursework: Lower division (100-200 level) prerequisite courses may be taken at any accredited college or university, including community or junior colleges.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $39,312
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $68,015
- In-state cost of attendance
- $76,988
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $105,691
- In-state health insurance
- $4,621
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $4,621
- Students receiving aid
- 94%
- Average graduating debt
- $193,060
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 Nevada, Reno School of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $75
- Secondary deadline
- 7 days after the secondary application link is received
- Latest MCAT accepted
- October 01, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- December 2015
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are requiring applicants to submit PREview scores
Who receives a secondary: All applicants receive a link to the secondary application but are advised to carefully confirm they meet all application requirements before submitting since the secondary fee is non- refundable.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | — |
| Biology | Required | 15 | 2 Credits must be labs and 6 must be Upper Division |
| Chemistry | Required | 8 | 2 Credits must be upper division |
| Physical Chemistry | Required | 8 | 8 Credits Organic Chemistry, 2 must be Labs |
| Physics | Required | 8 | 2 Credits |
| Psychology | Required | 3 | Psychology or Sociology |
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine interview
In-person interview format.
August
UNR Med has returned to a fully in-person interview format to take place in Reno, NV at the medical school.
- Regional interviews
- no
- Video interview
- Video interview is not available.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies from year to year.
By April 1 you will be notified you whether you are in the top third, middle-third, or lower third of the waitlist. Most WL movement happens after April 30 CYMS Commit Day.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine mission
The mission of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is to improve the health and well-being of all Nevadans and their communities. We achieve our mission through an institutional commitment to diversity and inclusion and a commitment to excellence in education, research, and clinical care. At UNR Med, we recognize that people are our strength; and our core values include a commitment to improve and innovate; to serve with integrity, and to succeed with trust and respect.
University of Nevada, Reno School 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 Nevada, Reno School of Medicine admissions contact
Office of Admissions and Student AffairsSchool of MedicineReno, NV 89557 USA(775) 784-6063 · [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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