Every Active BS/MD Program, Organized by Who Can Apply

I've already written about the variables that should actually shape a BS/MD list, program structure, selectivity, MCAT policy, curricular flexibility, and I'd rather not repeat that ground here. This piece is the companion to that one: an actual directory of active programs, broken into finer categories than a simple state-by-state list, since bunching 60-plus programs into one or two giant buckets isn't much more useful than the raw spreadsheet most families start with.

A note on accuracy before you use any of this: seat counts, GPA and MCAT thresholds, and acceptance rates below reflect the most recently published or reported figures as of this writing. Several programs don't publish an official acceptance rate at all, in which case I've noted that directly and, where a credible independent estimate exists, included it with appropriate caveats. Programs change these numbers often, sometimes mid-cycle, so treat everything here as a starting point for your own research and confirm current figures directly with each program before building a final list.

Open to Applicants From Any State, or No Stated Residency Restriction

These programs either explicitly welcome out-of-state applicants or simply don't publish a residency restriction at all. That doesn't mean every seat is evenly distributed nationally, some of these still have a practical home-state tilt, but none of them will screen you out on residency alone. Within this group, MCAT policy ends up being the more useful way to compare programs against each other, so that's how I've split it below.

No MCAT Required at All

These programs remove the MCAT from the equation entirely, which changes the shape of the undergraduate years more than almost any other single variable. No looming exam also means no safety net if your file has a weaker spot elsewhere, since there's no later checkpoint to make up for it.

Brown University PLME (Providence, Rhode Island). 8 years. Roughly 84 admitted in 2026 out of an applicant pool in the thousands, which works out to an acceptance rate right around 2%, among the lowest of any undergraduate program in the country, combined or otherwise. No minimum GPA published, no MCAT required.

George Washington University BA/MD (Washington, D.C.). 7 years, 10 to 15 seats, maintain a 3.6 cGPA. Applicants cannot take the MCAT at all as part of the program's guarantee. Independent estimates place the acceptance rate somewhere between 1% and 4% depending on the year, since GW doesn't publish an official figure.

Rensselaer / Albany Medical College BS/MD (Troy / Albany, New York). 7 years, 15 seats, maintain a 3.6 GPA, no MCAT.

Siena College / Albany Medical College BA/MD (Loudonville / Albany, New York). 8 years, 15 seats, maintain a 3.5 GPA, no MCAT.

Union College LIM / Albany Medical College BS/MD (Schenectady / Albany, New York). 8 years, 15 seats, maintain a 3.5 GPA, no MCAT.

University of Rochester REMS BS/MD (Rochester, New York). 8 years, 15 seats in 2025, maintain a 3.6 GPA, no MCAT.

University of Arizona Tucson APME (Tucson, Arizona). 7 years, 5 in-state and 5 out-of-state seats, no MCAT required.

University of South Carolina BS/MD (Columbia, South Carolina). 7 years, 10 seats, no MCAT required.

NJIT / NJMS BS/MD (Newark, New Jersey). 7 years, 19 seats in 2026, maintain a 3.4 GPA, no MCAT minimum.

Saint Peter's University / NJMS BS/MD (Jersey City / Newark, New Jersey). 7 years, seat count not published, maintain a 3.4 GPA, no MCAT minimum.

TCNJ / NJMS BS/MD (Ewing / Newark, New Jersey). 7 years, approximately 40 students accepted across the NJMS partner schools, maintain a 3.4 GPA, no MCAT minimum.

CCNY / Sophie Davis BS/MD (New York, New York). 7 years, 50 admitted in 2025, maintain a 3.0 GPA, no MCAT required. As a CUNY program, in-state tuition economics make it most attractive to New York residents even though eligibility isn't formally restricted.

MCAT Required, But No Published Numeric Threshold

These programs require the MCAT but don't publish a specific cutoff, which makes them harder to plan around. Treat "MCAT required" with no published number as a signal to contact the program directly and ask what a genuinely competitive score looks like in recent cycles, rather than assuming a national average will be sufficient.

Rutgers University Newark / NJMS BS/MD (Newark, New Jersey). 7 years, seat count not published, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT required with no published cutoff.

Stevens Institute of Technology / NJMS BS/MD (Hoboken / Newark, New Jersey). 7 years, seat count not published, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT required with no published cutoff.

Tulane Pathway to Medicine (New Orleans, Louisiana). 8 years, fewer than 10 seats, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT required with no published cutoff.

Stony Brook BS/MD (Stony Brook, New York). 8 years, 8 seats, maintain a 3.4 cGPA, MCAT required with no published cutoff.

DePaul University / Rosalind Franklin University BS/MD (Chicago / North Chicago, Illinois). 8 years, seat count not published, MCAT highly recommended though not strictly required.

Modest Published MCAT Threshold (500 to 509)

This band represents the more sustainable end of MCAT policy among programs that do require a number. A threshold in this range still demands real preparation, but it's a meaningfully lighter lift during college than the programs in the next group.

Baylor University BS/MD (Waco / Houston, Texas). 8 years, 6 seats, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 508.

Howard University BS/MD (Washington, D.C.). 6 years, 12 seats, maintain a 3.5 cGPA and 3.25 sGPA, MCAT 504 or higher. The real restriction here isn't state residency, it's that you have to already be enrolled at Howard.

Penn State / Sidney Kimmel PMM BS/MD (University Park, Pennsylvania / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 7 years, 25 to 30 seats, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 508. Interview-round SAT scores have reportedly ranged from 1510 to 1600.

St. Louis University BS/MD (St. Louis, Missouri). 8 years, roughly 105 to 120 seats, maintain a 3.65 GPA, MCAT 508.

University of Cincinnati BS/MD (Cincinnati, Ohio). 8 years, 3 to 15 seats depending on the cycle, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 507.

University of Houston / Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine HonorsMed (Houston, Texas). 8 years, 6 seats, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 500.

University of Oklahoma BA/MD MHSP (Norman / Oklahoma City, Oklahoma). 8 years, 5 to 8 seats, maintain a 3.72 GPA, MCAT 509.

University of Toledo BACC2MD (Toledo, Ohio). 8 years, no published seat limit, maintain a 3.7 GPA, MCAT 65th percentile.

Virginia Commonwealth University BS/MD (Richmond, Virginia). 8 years, approximately 32 seats, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 508.

Washington & Jefferson / LKSOM BS/MD (Washington, Pennsylvania / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 8 years, 5 seats, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT 509.

Nova Southeastern BS/MD (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). 8 years, offered across three tracks spanning 6, 7, and 8 year lengths, maintain a 3.7 GPA, MCAT requirement varies by track.

Higher Published MCAT Threshold (510 and Above)

These programs keep real pressure on through the undergraduate years even with a guaranteed seat waiting at the end. A 510-plus floor, or an 80th percentile requirement, is a competitive score in the traditional admissions process too, so "guarantee" is doing less work here than it is in the no-MCAT group above.

California Northstate University BS/MD Honors Track (Elk Grove, California). 8 years, requires a 3.6 GPA every semester and an MCAT of 511 within three attempts.

Case Western Reserve PPSP BS/MD (Cleveland, Ohio). 8 years, 6 seats, maintain a 3.7 cGPA, MCAT 511. Case Western does not publish an official acceptance rate. Third-party estimates based on reported seat counts against applicant pools in the thousands put the real rate well under 1%, likely the most selective program on this entire list.

Drexel University BS/MD (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 8 years, 66 admitted in 2026, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT 511 to 513. Past cycles have run around 2 to 3% (roughly 60 admits out of about 2,700 applicants in fall 2022).

Florida Atlantic University BS/MD (Boca Raton, Florida). 7 to 8 years, 12 seats, maintain a 3.7 GPA, MCAT 510. Independently estimated acceptance rate of under 2%.

Hofstra BS/MD (Hempstead, New York). 8 years, 10 to 15 seats, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT 80th percentile.

Indiana University Pathway to Medicine (Bloomington / Indianapolis, Indiana). 7 to 8 years, 20 seats, MCAT 512.

Rowan University BS/MD (Glassboro / Camden, New Jersey). 8 years, fewer than 10 seats, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT 80th percentile.

Seton Hall / Hackensack BS/MD (South Orange / Nutley, New Jersey). 8 years, no formal undergraduate cap though roughly 40 seats are reserved at the medical school, maintain a 3.7 GPA, MCAT 80th percentile.

Texas A&M E2ENMED (College Station / Houston, Texas). 8 years, 15 seats, maintain a 3.75 GPA, MCAT 80th percentile. Restricted to engineering majors specifically rather than by state.

UConn Special Program in Medicine (Storrs / Farmington, Connecticut). 8 years, no formal residency requirement though Connecticut residents receive special consideration, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT 80th percentile.

University of Pittsburgh GAP BS/MD (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). 8 years, 4 seats pending verification, maintain a 3.70 GPA, MCAT 517, one of the higher MCAT floors on this entire list.

University of South Florida BS/MD (Tampa, Florida). 7 years, no formal cap though only about 15 matriculate most cycles, maintain a 3.8 GPA, MCAT 518 as of 2025, also among the highest thresholds here.

University of Tulsa ECM BS/MD (Tulsa, Oklahoma). 8 years, 5 seats, maintain a 3.75 GPA, MCAT 510.

Yeshiva / Albert Einstein Medical Scholars BS/MD (New York, New York / Bronx, New York). 8 years, 10 seats split evenly by gender, maintain a 3.75 cGPA, MCAT 515.

Regional Preference: In-State Favored, a Defined Set of Other States Considered

This tier prioritizes in-state applicants but explicitly opens a limited number of seats to residents of specific neighboring states. If you live in one of the named states for one of these programs, your odds are meaningfully better than they'd be applying to a program with no connection to your state at all.

University of Alabama EMSAP (Tuscaloosa / Birmingham, Alabama). 8 years, 17 seats (10 in-state, 7 out-of-state in 2023). Prefers Alabama residents but will consider Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Maintain a 3.6 cGPA and 3.5 sGPA, MCAT 506.

University of South Alabama COMEAP (Mobile, Alabama). 8 years, 17 seats. Prefers Alabama residents but will consider Mississippi and Florida. Maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 504.

University of Arkansas / UAMS (Fayetteville / Little Rock, Arkansas). 6 years, 20 seats. Open to residents of Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. GPA and MCAT requirements are set on a rolling basis.

Augusta University BS/MD (Augusta, Georgia). 7 to 8 years, 25 seats. Preference given to Georgia residents, though it isn't a hard restriction. Maintain a 3.6 cGPA, MCAT required.

University of Missouri Kansas City BA/MD (Kansas City, Missouri). 6 years, 105 to 110 total seats, broken into roughly 60 to 65 in-state, 30 to 35 regional (Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma), and 10 to 15 fully out-of-state. No MCAT required. Admitted students average a 3.9 unweighted high school GPA. The regional and out-of-state carve-outs make this one of the more geographically flexible programs on this list despite the heavy in-state weighting.

Wayne State Med Direct BS/MD (Detroit, Michigan). 8 years, 10 seats. No hard residency restriction, but the program favors applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds with a genuine interest in studying health disparities. Maintain a 3.5 cGPA, MCAT 70th percentile.

In-State Only, or Narrower Than That

This is the strictest tier, and it isn't only about state lines. A few of these programs narrow eligibility down to a specific region within a state, a specific county, or a specific demographic group, which is easy to miss if you're only filtering by state on a spreadsheet.

Ball State University BS/MD (Muncie, Indiana). 8 years, Indiana residents only, maintain a 3.5 cGPA, MCAT required.

CU Denver BS/MD (Denver / Aurora, Colorado). 8 years, 10 seats, in-state only, maintain a 3.5 cGPA, MCAT required.

Grambling State University / Meharry BS/MD (Grambling, Louisiana / Nashville, Tennessee). 8 years, open only to Black and African American students, maintain a 3.25 GPA, MCAT required. Demographic-based eligibility criteria have faced legal scrutiny in recent years, so it's worth confirming current language directly with the program before building a list around it.

Mercer University BS/MD (Macon, Georgia). 8 years, 30 seats, Georgia residents only, maintain a 3.5 cGPA, MCAT 55th percentile.

Meharry / MTSU MSEAP (Murfreesboro, Tennessee / Nashville, Tennessee). 7 years, 6 seats, Tennessee residents only, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 501. Comes with a 3 year primary care residency commitment in a rural or underserved Tennessee area, plus a 3 year post-residency service commitment, easily the most binding long-term obligation on this entire list.

Montclair State University / NJMS BS/MD (Montclair / Newark, New Jersey). 8 years, New Jersey residents only, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT required.

SUNY Purchase / Upstate Guaranteed Entrance Program (Purchase / Syracuse, New York). 8 years, 5 seats, New York residents, with particular consideration for the Central New York region. Maintain a 3.5 GPA. An assessment is required but the score doesn't count toward admission.

Syracuse / SUNY Upstate Accelerated Scholars (Syracuse, New York). 7 to 8 years, 5 seats, New York residents, with particular consideration for the Central and Upstate New York region or a rural or underserved area. Maintain a 3.5 cGPA, no MCAT, requires 40 hours of service.

Texas Tech UMSI BS/MD (Lubbock, Texas). 8 years, Texas residents only, maintain a 3.7 cGPA, no MCAT.

UC Merced / UCSF Fresno SJV PRIME+ (Merced / Fresno, California). 8 years, 12 seats, requires deep ties to the San Joaquin Valley specifically, tighter than a standard state residency requirement, no MCAT.

University of Illinois Chicago GPPA (Chicago, Illinois). 8 years, 45 seats, Illinois residents only, maintain a 3.6 GPA, MCAT 513.

University of Louisville GEMS BS/MD (Louisville, Kentucky). 8 years, Kentucky residents only, maintain a 3.4 GPA, MCAT at or above the national mean.

University of Minnesota BA/MD (Minneapolis, Minnesota). 7 years, 10 seats, Minnesota residents only, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 500.

University of New Mexico BA/MD (Albuquerque, New Mexico). 8 years, 28 seats, New Mexico residents only, maintain a 3.37 GPA, MCAT 494.

University of Evansville BS/MD (Evansville, Indiana). 8 years, 8 seats, Indiana residents only, maintain a 3.5 cGPA, MCAT required.

University of Southern Indiana BS/MD (Evansville, Indiana). 8 years, 6 seats, Indiana residents only, maintain a 3.5 cGPA, MCAT required.

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros MD (Edinburg, Texas). 8 years, restricted to South Texas students specifically, maintain a 3.2 cGPA, MCAT 60th percentile.

Wilkes University / Penn State BS/MD (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania / Hershey, Pennsylvania). 8 years, restricted to students from rural and/or medically underserved areas of Pennsylvania specifically, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT policy unclear.

Wilkes University / Geisinger BS/MD (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania / Scranton, Pennsylvania). 8 years, restricted to Lackawanna or Luzerne County only, maintain a 3.5 GPA, MCAT 509. This one guarantees an interview only, not admission.

A residency and MCAT-policy filter alone won't tell you whether a program is right for you, but it will tell you almost immediately whether it's worth your time to research further and can help you decide which BS/MDs you'd like to apply to. However, the outlook of these programs

A handful of patterns are worth sitting with: the programs with no MCAT requirement tend to cluster in New York and a few older, well-established partnerships, while the highest MCAT floors show up disproportionately in Florida and Pennsylvania. Acceptance rate data is genuinely scarce across this entire landscape, most programs simply don't publish it, which means seat count relative to your own read on program visibility and reputation is often the best proxy you'll get. Cross-reference all of this against the structural questions from the landscape piece, program type, curricular flexibility, match data, before you start writing a single secondary.

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