Application Process

The first step in the application process is the completion of the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) common application. You will designate the University of Minnesota Medical School as a recipient of your application. 

The final AMCAS application submission deadline to the University of Minnesota Medical School MD program is October 1. 

As an applicant to an Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) institution, you assume certain responsibilities of familiarizing yourself with requirements, including necessary notifications, when it comes to the progression of the application cycle. 

All letters of evaluation must be available in your American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application. The Admissions Committee does not accept letters from individuals writing in their capacity as friends or family acquaintances. 

The University of Minnesota MD program will only accept a total of three letters. 

If you have already submitted your AMCAS application and did not identify the three letters you want us to receive, our reviewers will select three letters to read at their discretion. We can not direct them on which letters to read.

In order to receive a supplemental application, your American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application will be reviewed for the following criteria:

1. A minimum MCAT score of 495

   If an applicant indicates on their AMCAS application that they are retaking the MCAT at a future date, we will wait to screen this application until the scores are verified and released to our office.

2. Residency status - applicants must be U.S. citizens, hold a permanent resident visa (green card), or be a Minnesota resident with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status

3. Status of baccalaureate degree

4. All prerequisite courses must be completed at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution by July 1 of the year they matriculate

​​​Upon receipt and verification of the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application, the University of Minnesota Medical School will email eligible applicants our supplemental application. All applicants will complete the same supplemental application which includes four required questions and two optional questions. 

The final supplemental application submission deadline for the University of Minnesota Medical School MD program is October 30. 

Campus Mission

When you begin your supplemental application, you will select which University of Minnesota Medical School mission you would like to be considered: General Admission, Rural Health, or Indigenous Health & Community. 

If you select the Rural Health or Indigenous Health & Community missions, your supplemental application will include an additional question and be reviewed for admission within the context of these missions specifically.

If you are accepted within the context of the Rural Health or Indigenous Health & Community missions, your campus placement will most likely be on the Duluth or St. Cloud campus. The primary mission of the Duluth and St. Cloud campuses is to educate physicians dedicated to serving rural Minnesota and Native American communities. Only select the Rural Health or Indigenous Health & Community missions if your application presents a strong commitment to and interest in serving these communities.

Campus Rank

Following your completion of the supplemental questions, you will select your campus placement rankings on a scale of 1 to 3 for Twin Cities, Duluth, and St. Cloud. Campus placement will be communicated to applicants with their acceptance offer.

Application Fee

All applicants are required to submit a non-refundable $100 processing fee. The processing fee will be waived for AAMC Fee Assistance Program (FAP) approved applicants. Please forward your FAP email confirmation from AMCAS to our office at medadmis@umn.edu.

During this phase of the review process, each application is evaluated for evidence of University of Minnesota Medical School Admissions Competencies for Entering Medical Students.

Interview invitations will be sent via email on a rolling basis beginning in September. The interview will consist of asynchronous questions as well as a mission specific interview for either the General Admission, Rural Health, or Indigenous Health & Community missions conducted via Zoom. You will receive additional information in your interview invitation.

Please reach out to us if you have questions about interviewing in the virtual environment. We would be glad to support you and discuss alternative options or reasonable accommodations should you identify any barriers to your participation. You can contact us at medadmis@umn.edu if you have questions and/or to request accommodations. If you prefer to work directly with the Disability Resource Center at the University of Minnesota, please contact Barbara Blacklock at black005@umn.edu.

Following the interview, each application is evaluated for evidence of University of Minnesota Medical School Admissions Competencies for Entering Medical Students. 

Applications will go to the corresponding General Admission, Rural Health, or Indigenous Health & Community Admissions Committee for their review.

The Medical Student Admissions Committee (MSAC) is the final approval body for recommendations made by the General Admission, Rural Health, and Indigenous Health & Community Admissions Committees.

There are three final decisions post interview: 

Accept - Offers of admission will be made on a rolling basis beginning in October. You’ll need to accept your offer within two weeks. 

By April 30, applicants with multiple acceptances must confirm their intent to matriculate to one school in the AMCAS Choose Your Medical School (CYMS) tool and give up all other acceptance offers.

Please communicate your intent to withdraw your acceptance via the applicant dashboard. Once you have decided to withdraw your acceptance offer, it cannot be reinstated.

Waitlist - If an applicant is placed on the waitlist, beginning in May, one of three things will happen:

1. You will be accepted off of the waitlist.

2. You will be placed on the ranked alternate list for possible admission later. You will receive notification via email of your position on the ranked list in June.

3. You will be released from the waitlist and will not receive further consideration.

Deny - Candidates who are denied after interview will not receive further consideration.

Delayed Matriculation

You may request delayed matriculation. The deferral period is limited to one year, and you are restricted from applying to other medical schools. Accepted applicants must submit a letter to medadmis@umn.edu requesting a deferment by April 15. Any applicant accepted after April 30 who requests a deferment will be considered if spots are available.

If you choose to reapply to our program, we recommend utilizing our Applicant Self-Assessment Guide. Evaluate the components of your application as objectively as you can. You will likely be able to identify areas of your application that need to be strengthened for future applications to be successful. Any suggestions provided cannot assure you of acceptance, as it is impossible to predict the eventual outcome of any application. Please note that the Admissions Committee will not have access to your previous applications.

Please visit the accepted student websites:

• Twin Cities accepted students 
• Duluth accepted students