University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · allopathic (MD) medical school
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 516Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.91Average
- Applications received
- 11,8872025-2026
- Entering class
- 1512025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 78.72025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 8.7%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 31.8%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 Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) MCAT and GPA
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) reports average MCAT of 516 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.91 for its entering class.
- MCAT516 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 76th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.91 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 90th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$72,798 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 65th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size151 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 57th 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 Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) 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 Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) received 11,887 applications for 151 seats in the entering class, or about 78.7 applications per seat.
Who University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | We accept out-of-state applicants. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: All of those who matriculate at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine must have an undergraduate degree which includes at least one year of post-secondary education in the United States or Canada. The Admissions Committee will consider any prerequisite course work completed at a community college.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $67,522
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $72,798
- In-state cost of attendance
- $98,074
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $103,350
- In-state health insurance
- $4,728
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $4,728
- Students receiving aid
- 75%
- Average graduating debt
- $209,210
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 Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $125
- Secondary deadline
- November 15, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- October 15, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions
Who receives a secondary: All applicants once we receive their verified AMCAS application.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | Not stated | one half year (in addition to organic chemistry) |
| Biology | Required | Not stated | one full year (excluding Microbiology, Botany, Ecology, and Anatomy) with one full year lab or a single two credit lab |
| Chemistry | Required | Not stated | General / Inorganic Chemistry: one full year with one full year lab or a single two credit lab |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | Not stated | one full year (We will accept courses taken outside of the English department that are deemed writing intensive by your college/university and Philosophy courses to fulfill this requirement.) |
| Neuroscience | Recommended | Not stated | one half year (we will NOT accept this to fulfill the biology requirement). |
| Physical Chemistry | Required | Not stated | Organic Chemistry – one half year with one half year lab or a single credit lab; PLUS Biochemistry – one half year; |
| Physics | Required | Not stated | one full year with one full year lab or a single two credit lab |
| Physiology | Recommended | Not stated | one half year. |
| Psychology | Recommended | Not stated | one half year. |
| Statistics | Required | Not stated | one half year, preferably Biostatistics (excluding Calculus). (Courses with substantial biostatistics may be accepted to meet the biostatistics requirement). |
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) interview
A virtual faculty interview and medical student interview are required.
Mid-July 2026
Includes a virtual greeting, a virtual faculty interview, a virtual medical student interview, and a virtual closing session.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- All interviews are conducted virtually.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- varies
- Acceptance offers made
- 65
Applicants are placed on the waitlist depending on Committee ranking. Applicants will be taken off the waitlist as seats in the class become available.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) mission
Pitt Med's mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, communities and populations through cutting-edge research, innovative educational programs in medicine and biomedical science, and leadership in academic medicine. We strive to implement this mission with the highest professional and ethical standards. Our commitment is to foster an environment that enables all students, faculty, staff and the communities we serve to develop to their fullest potential.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) 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 Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pitt) admissions contact
Office of Admissions and Financial AidS520 Alan Magee Scaife HallPittsburgh, PA 15261 USA(412) 648-9891 · [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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