MCAT Exam Policy

Medical College Admission Test
Medical school policies for accepting scores from the current and the
new MCAT exams
School Name
2016-2017
Application Cycle
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Albany Medical College, Albany
Did not enter policy
Albert Einstein College of

Medicine of Yeshiva University,
Bronx
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Baylor College of Medicine,

Houston
Boston University School of

Medicine, Boston
Accepts both
Prefer 2015, but will take

either

either
Case Western Reserve

University School of Medicine,
Cleveland
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Central Michigan University

College of Medicine, Mount
Pleasant
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Chicago Medical School at

Rosalind Franklin University
of Medicine & Science, North
Chicago
Columbia University College of

Physicians and Surgeons, New
York
Cooper Medical School of

Rowan University, Camden
Accepts both
Accepts both
Only MCAT 2015 Scores
Creighton University School of

Medicine, Omaha
Accepts both
Accepts both
Drexel University College of

Medicine, Philadelphia
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts Both
Prefer 2015, but takes either
Only 2015
Other
Copyright 2014 Association of American Medical Colleges

Policies subject to change. Contact individual medical schools for most current information.
URL for Institutions

policy
Additional details
http://www.einstein.
yu.edu/education/
md-program/admissions/
application-procedure/
mcats.aspx
http://medschool.
creighton.edu/medicine/
oma/app/req/index.php
MCAT Scores are good for a
period of three years prior to
the year of matriculation
No Policy or Unanswered
MCAT is a program of the
Association of American Medical Colleges
Medical school policies for accepting scores from the current and the new MCAT exams
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Additional details
Duke University School of

Medicine, Durham
Accepts both
Accepts both
No policy yet
East Tennessee State University

James H. Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City
Accepts both
Other
MCAT scores may not be more

than 2 years old for EC2019
oldest MCAT accepted Jan
2016
Eastern Virginia Medical School,

Norfolk
Accepts both
Other
MCAT scores accepted 2 years

prior to application date. For
2019EC Oldest MCAT accepted
2016
Emory University School of

Medicine, Atlanta
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Florida Atlantic University

Charles E. Schmidt College of
Medicine, Boca Raton
Florida International University

Herbert Wertheim College of
Medicine, Miami
Accepts both
Accepts both
Florida State University College

of Medicine, Tallahassee

either
No policy yet
No policy yet
Frank H. Netter MD School

of Medicine at Quinnipiac
University, Hamden
Accepts both
Accepts both
No policy yet
Geisel School of Medicine at

Dartmouth, Hanover
George Washington University

School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Washington
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Georgetown University School

of Medicine, Washington
No policy yet
No policy yet
No policy yet
Harvard Medical School, Boston
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School

of Medicine, Hempstead
Howard University College of

Medicine, Washington
No policy yet
No policy yet
No policy yet
Icahn School of Medicine at

Mount Sinai, New York
Accepts both
Accepts Both
2
Only 2015
Other


policy
Association of
American Medical Colleges
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Additional details
Indiana University School of

Medicine, Indianapolis
Sidney Kimmel Medical College

at Thomas Jefferson University
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
We accept MCAT scores that

are three years old or less.
After 2018-19 we would only
accept the new MCAT
Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine, Baltimore
Accepts both
Accepts both
We have not specifically posted

our policy regarding the 2016
MCAT, but in general, we will
accept MCAT scores that were
taken up to three years ago.
Keck School of Medicine of

the University of Southern
California, Los Angeles
Accepts both
Accepts both
Loma Linda University School

of Medicine, Loma Linda
Accepts both
Accepts both
Louisiana State University

School of Medicine in New
Orleans, New Orleans
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Louisiana State University

School of Medicine in
Shreveport, Shreveport
Loyola University Chicago

Stritch School of Medicine,
Maywood
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Marshall University Joan C.

Edwards School of Medicine,
Huntington
Accepts both
Accepts both
Mayo Medical School,

Rochester
Accepts both
Accepts both
Medical College of Georgia at

Georgia Regents University,
Augusta
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts Both
3
Only 2015
Other


policy
We accept MCAT scores 3

years back from the beginning
of the application year.
http://www.
lsuhscshreveport.edu/
Admissions/Requirements.
aspx#mcat
Only MCAT scores reported

within three years of the
matriculation year are
considereed in admission
decisions.
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Medical College of Wisconsin,

Milwaukee
Accepts both
Accepts both
Medical University of South

Carolina College of Medicine,
Charleston
No policy yet
No policy yet
Meharry Medical College,

Nashville
Mercer University School of

Medicine, Macon
Accepts both
Michigan State University

College of Human Medicine,
East Lansing
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Morehouse School of Medicine,

Atlanta
Accepts both
Accepts both
New York Medical College,

Valhalla
Accepts both
Accepts both
New York University School of

Medicine, New York
Accepts both
Northeast Ohio Medical

University, Rootstown
Accepts both
Northwestern University The

Feinberg School of Medicine,
Chicago

either

either

either
Oakland University William

Beaumont School of Medicine,
Rochester
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Ohio State University College

of Medicine, Columbus
Accepts both
Accepts both
Oregon Health & Science

Portland
Accepts both

either
Pennsylvania State University

College of Medicine, Hershey
Accepts both
Accepts Both
4
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
https://www2.med.
psu.edu/mdadmissions/
admissions/applicationprocess/admissionsrequirements/
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Ponce School of Medicine and

Health Sciences, Ponce
Accepts both
No policy yet
Raymond and Ruth Perelman

School of Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Rush Medical College of Rush

University Medical Center,
Chicago
Accepts both
Rutgers New Jersey Medical

School, Newark
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School, Piscataway

either

either

either
Saint Louis University School of

Medicine, St. Louis
Accepts both
Accepts both
San Juan Bautista School of

Medicine, Caguas
Southern Illinois University

School of Medicine, Springfield

either
Stanford University School of

Medicine
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
State University of New York

Downstate Medical Center
College of Medicine, Brooklyn
State University of New York

Upstate Medical University,
Syracuse
Accepts both
Accepts both
Stony Brook University School

of Medicine, Stony Brook

either

either
Temple University School of

Medicine, Philadelphia
Accepts both
Texas A&M Health Science

Center College of Medicine,
Bryan
Accepts both
Accepts both

either
Accepts Both
5
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
MCAT scores are accepted

for 4 years from proposed
matriculation date. For example
MCATS from 2011 would
be accepted for an AMCAS
application filed in 2015.
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Texas Tech University Health

Sciences Center Paul L. Foster
School of Medicine, El Paso
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Texas Tech University Health

Sciences Center School of
Medicine, Lubbock
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
The Brody School of Medicine

at East Carolina University,
Greenville
Accepts both
Accepts both
The Commonwealth Medical

College, Scranton
Accepts both
No policy yet
No policy yet
The University of Texas School

of Medicine at San Antonio,
San Antonio
Accepts both
Accepts both
The University of Toledo

College of Medicine, Toledo
The Warren Alpert Medical

School of Brown University,
Providence
Accepts both
Accepts both
Tufts University School of

Medicine, Boston
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Tulane University School of

Medicine, New Orleans
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Uniformed Services University

of the Health Sciences F.
Edward Hebert School of
Medicine, Bethesda
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of South Florida

Health Morsani College of
Medicine, Tampa
Accepts both
Universidad Central del Caribe

School of Medicine, Bayamon

either
University at Buffalo State

University of New York School
of Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences, Buffalo

either

either

either
Accepts Both
6
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Additional details
University of Alabama School

of Medicine, Birmingham
Accepts both
University of Arizona College of

Medicine, Tucson
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Arizona College of

Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix
University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences College of
Medicine, Little Rock
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
MCAT scores are valid for

three years. Therefore, during
this time of transition, we will
accept the current MCAT or
MCAT 2015 until the MCAT is
no longer valid because of the
three-year rule.
University of California, Davis,

School of Medicine, Sacramento
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
We will accept both as long

as exams are within our 3 year
limit.
University of California, Irvine,

School of Medicine, Irvine
Accepts both
Accepts both
Our policy is that we accepted

MCAT scores that are within
three years of June of the
application year.
University of California, Los

Angeles David Geffen School of
Medicine, Los Angeles

either

either
University of California,
Riverside, School of Medicine,
Riverside
Accepts both
No policy yet
No policy yet
University of California, San

Diego School of Medicine, La
Jolla
Accepts both
University of California, San

Francisco, School of Medicine,
San Francisco

either
No policy yet
University of Central Florida

College of Medicine, Orlando
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts Both
7
Only 2015
Other


policy
For 2017-18 we tentatively plan

to accept only MCAT 2015
exams but are reconsidering
this decision.
www.medicine.uams.edu
Our policy is that the test

should be taken within the
3 calendar years prior to the
planned matriculation date.
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
University of Chicago Division

of the Biological Sciences The
Pritzker School of Medicine,
Chicago
Accepts both
Accepts both

either
University of Cincinnati College

of Medicine, Cincinnati
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Colorado School

of Medicine, Aurora
Accepts both

either

either
University of Connecticut
School of Medicine, Farmington
Accepts both
Accepts both

either
University of Florida College of

Medicine, Gainesville
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Hawaii, John

A. Burns School of Medicine,
Honolulu
Accepts both
No policy yet
No policy yet
University of Illinois College of

Medicine, Chicago
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Iowa Roy J. and

Lucille A. Carver College of
Medicine, Iowa City
Accepts both

either

either
University of Kansas School of

Medicine, Kansas City
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Kentucky College

of Medicine, Lexington
Accepts both

either
University of Louisville School

of Medicine, Louisville
Accepts both
University of Maryland School

of Medicine, Baltimore
Accepts both
Accepts both
No policy yet
University of Massachusetts
Medical School, Worcester
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Miami Leonard

M. Miller School of Medicine,
Miami
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts Both
8
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
http://admissions.med.
ufl.edu/admissionrequirements/regularadmission-requirements/
We will accept exam scores

until they are 36 months old.
By January 2018, we will only
accept MCAT 2015.
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
University of Michigan Medical

School, Ann Arbor
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Minnesota
Medical School, Minneapolis
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Mississippi School

of Medicine, Jackson
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Medicine, Columbia
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Missouri-Kansas
City School of Medicine, Kansas
City
Accepts both
No policy yet
No policy yet
University of Nebraska College

of Medicine, Omaha
Accepts both
University of Nevada School of

Medicine, Reno
University of New Mexico

School of Medicine,
Albuquerque
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill School of Medicine,
Chapel Hill
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of North Dakota

School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Grand Forks
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Oklahoma College

of Medicine, Oklahoma City

either
University of Pittsburgh School

of Medicine, Pittsburgh
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Puerto Rico School

of Medicine, San Juan
University of Rochester School

of Medicine and Dentistry,
Rochester
Accepts both
Accepts both

either
Accepts Both
9
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
http://www.umc.edu/
Education/Schools/
Medicine/SOM_
Admissions/Admissions_
Criteria.aspx
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
University of South Alabama

College of Medicine, Mobile
University of South Carolina

School of Medicine - Greenville,
Greenville

either

either
University of South Carolina

School of Medicine, Columbia

either
No policy yet
No policy yet
University of South Dakota
Accepts both
University of Tennessee Health

Science Center College of
Medicine, Memphis
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Texas Medical

School at Houston, Houston
Accepts both
No policy yet
No policy yet
University of Texas Medical

Branch School of Medicine,
Galveston

either

either

either
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas Southwestern Medical
School, Dallas
Accepts both
Accepts both
No policy yet
University of Utah School of

Medicine, Salt Lake City

either

either
University of Vermont College

of Medicine, Burlington
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Virginia School of

Medicine, Charlottesville
University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle
Accepts both
Accepts both
University of Wisconsin School

of Medicine and Public Health,
Madison
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Vanderbilt University School of

Medicine
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts Both
10
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
We only accept MCAT scores

from the 3 years prior to
matriculation
http://medicine.utah.edu/
admissions/criteria/index.
php#gpa
http://www.med.wisc.edu/
education/md/admissions/
apply-for-2015/103
Association of
2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
Accepts both
Accepts both
Virginia Tech Carilion School of

Medicine, Roanoke

either

either
Wake Forest School of Medicine

of Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center, Winston-Salem
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Washington University in St.

Louis School of Medicine, St.
Louis
Wayne State University School

of Medicine, Detroit
Accepts both

either
Weill Cornell Medical College,

New York
Accepts both
Accepts both
West Virginia University School

of Medicine, Morgantown
Accepts both
No policy yet
No policy yet
Western Michigan University

School of Medicine, Kalamazoo
Accepts both
Accepts both
Wright State University

Boonshoft School of Medicine,
Dayton
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Yale School of Medicine, New

Haven

either

either
Accepts Both
11
Only 2015
Other

Additional details

policy
We will accept either until the

2018 application cycle when
the 2015 MCAT score will be
to old.
Association of
MCAT 2015 Policies for Canadian Medical Schools

2016-2017
Application Cycle
School Name
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
University of British Columbia

Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver
University of Manitoba Faculty

of Medicine, Winnipeg
Memorial University of
Newfoundland Faculty of
Medicine, St. John's
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Dalhousie University Faculty of

Medicine, Halifax
McMaster University Michael G.

DeGroote School of Medicine,
Hamilton
Northern Ontario School of

Medicine, Sudbury
University of Ottawa Faculty of

Medicine, Ottawa
Queen's University Faculty of

Health Sciences, Kingston
University of Toronto Faculty of

Medicine, Toronto
Accepts both
Other
Other
The University of Western

Ontario - Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry, London
Faculty of Medicine Universit

Laval, Quebec
McGill University Faculty of

Medicine, Montreal
Accepts both
Accepts both
Accepts both
Universite de Montreal Faculty

of Medicine, Montreal
Accepts Both
12
Only 2015
Other

Additional details
After the 1st cycle of accepting

MCAT2015 scores, we will
review our admission policy.

policy
http://www.md.utoronto.
ca/admissions/information/requirements/
Academic/MCAT.htm
Association of
School Name
2016-2017
Application Cycle
2017-2018
Application Cycle
2018-2019
Application Cycle
Universite de Montreal
Universite de Sherbrooke
Faculty of Medicine,
Sherbrooke
University of Saskatchewan
Accepts Both
13
Only 2015
Other

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Medical College Admission Test

Albany Medical College, Albany

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Albert Einstein College of

Baylor College of Medicine,

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Boston University School of

Prefer 2015, but will take

Prefer 2015, but will take

Case Western Reserve

Central Michigan University

Chicago Medical School at

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Columbia University College of

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Cooper Medical School of

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

Creighton University School of

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

Drexel University College of

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

Prefer 2015, but takes either

Copyright 2014 Association of American Medical Colleges

URL for Institutions

Duke University School of

East Tennessee State University

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

MCAT scores may not be more

Eastern Virginia Medical School,

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

MCAT scores accepted 2 years

Emory University School of

Florida Atlantic University

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Florida International University

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

Florida State University College

Prefer 2015, but will take

Frank H. Netter MD School

Geisel School of Medicine at

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

George Washington University

Georgetown University School

Harvard Medical School, Boston

Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Did not enter policy

Howard University College of

Icahn School of Medicine at

Only MCAT 2015 Scores

Only MCAT 2015 Scores