University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UTMB
University of Texas Medical Branch admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 512Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.78Average
- Applications received
- 5,4502025-2026
- Entering class
- 2302025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 23.72025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 82.3%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 90%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 Texas Medical Branch MCAT and GPA
University of Texas Medical Branch reports average MCAT of 512 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.78 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.
- GPA3.78 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 37th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$42,159 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 10th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size230 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 91st 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 Texas Medical Branch 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 Texas Medical Branch received 5,450 applications for 230 seats in the entering class, or about 23.7 applications per seat.
Who University of Texas Medical Branch accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | State law restricts public medical schools from exceeding 10% non- Texas residents in each entering class. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: All community college coursework is accepted, but upper-level science coursework at the university level is strongly encouraged.
University of Texas Medical Branch tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $26,993
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $42,159
- In-state cost of attendance
- $61,825
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $76,991
- In-state health insurance
- $3,438
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,438
- Students receiving aid
- 77%
- Average graduating debt
- $151,139
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 Texas Medical Branch application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $70
- Secondary deadline
- November 6, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- November 06, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2022
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | Recommended | 4 | — |
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours of biochemistry are required. Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 1 can be waived automatically per applicant request. Excess hours in Biochemistry can be used to fulfill biology or chemistry requirements. |
| Biology | Required | 14 | 14 semester hours (12 semester hours of lecture and 2 semester hours of formal lab) or 21 quarter hours (18 quarter lecture hours and 3 quarter lab hours) as required for college science majors. (One semester of Biochemistry can be substituted for one semester of Biology). Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 2 can be waived automatically per applicant request. |
| Chemistry | Required | 16 | General Chemistry - 8 semester hours (6 semester hours of lecture and 2 semester hours of formal lab) or 12 quarter hours (9 quarter hours of lecture and 3 quarter hours of formal lab) as required for college science majors. Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 1 can be waived automatically per applicant request. Organic Chemistry - 8 semester hours (6 semester hours of lecture and 2 semester hours of formal lab) or 12 quarter hours (9 quarter hours of lecture and 3 quarter hours of formal lab) as required for college science majors. Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 1 can be waived automatically per applicant request. |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 6 | 6 semester hours or 9 quarter hours. Writing intensive courses taught in departments other than the English department are considered case by case. Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 2 can be waived automatically per applicant request. |
| Genetics | Recommended | 3 | — |
| Mathematics | Required | 3 | 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours of college Calculus or Statistics. Statistics must be taught in the Math department. Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 1 can be waived automatically per applicant request. |
| Physics | Required | 8 | 8 semester hours (6 semester hours of lecture and 2 semester hours of formal lab) or 12 quarter hours (9 quarter hours of lecture and 3 quarter hours of formal lab) as required for college science majors. Any credit or quarter hour deficiency less than or equal to 1 can be waived automatically per applicant request. |
University of Texas Medical Branch interview
Multiple Mini Interviews via Kira Talent Platform. Additional information sent to candidates.
PreMD reads that as an MMI, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
July 2026
Applicants must be invited for a virtual interview to be considered for admission. Interviews are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Approximately 56 applicants are interviewed weekly utilizing a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format. The JSSOM MMI will consist of seven 7- minute interviews. Applicants receive 3 minutes to read a scenario before each interview. Interviewers consist of faculty, staff, residents, and students. During one of the interviews, applicants have an opportunity to sell themselves, discuss interest in JSSOM, and ask questions of our faculty. Each applicant is required to attend an Interview Orientation. Orientation takes place the Friday prior to the applicant's scheduled interview day. The virtual orientation includes a welcome, curriculum presentation, campus tour, and student panel discussion followed by multiple mini-interviews. The school also hosts in- person campus preview days (Dec-Jan) and a second look program called Spring Peek in March/April.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- Video interviews are the only option.
University of Texas Medical Branch waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 200-300
- Acceptance offers made
- 35
This number varies greatly depending on the number of withdrawals we receive each year. If and when a position becomes available, the entire pool is reviewed for acceptance.
University of Texas Medical Branch mission
John Sealy School of Medicine at UTMB will strive to create tomorrow's medicine today by discovery and application of new knowledge, and by inspiring lifelong learning and clinical excellence. We will accomplish this mission through innovative leadership and a steadfast commitment to scholarship and service excellence by: 1) Educating and inspiring skilled physicians and scientists who are dedicated to lifelong learning and reflect the diversity of the people whom we serve. 2) Enhancing the well-being of our global community by expanding the frontiers of our basic and applied scientific knowledge and its translation from the bench to the bedside. 3) Improving the health of all individuals by providing outstanding evidence-based, compassionate, culturally fluent patient care, which recognizes the utmost importance of human interest, values, and dignity. 4) Sharing our talents to form partnerships with others — individuals, communities, governments, foundations, schools/universities and industries — in the service of our community, our state and the world
University of Texas Medical Branch rankings
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University of Texas Medical Branch admissions contact
Office of Student Affairs and Admissions301 University BoulevardGalveston, TX 77555-1317 USA(409) 772-6958 · [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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