University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Admission statistics

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Admission process notes:
Strongest preference is given to applicants with a permanent address in the state of North Dakota who graduated from a North Dakota high school. A stronger preference is given to Minnesota residents who graduated from a high school and/or Undergraduate Institution in the Red River Valley. Starting in July, secondary applications are sent via e-mail to all applicants who submit an AMCAS application to UND SMHS.

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Requirements notes:
Choose one of the following options to satisfy the letters of recommendation requirement: Option 1: Submit three Individual Letters of recommendation. If you submit more than three letters, only the first three will be forwarded to the Medical School Admissions Committee. OR Option 2: A Committee Letter (which we count as equivalent to two letters of evaluation) AND one Individual Letter of recommendation, which is not part of your Committee Letter. A Committee Letter, regardless of how many additional letters it contains, counts as only two letters of recommendation. In order to meet the requirement of three letters of recommendation, you must submit one more individual letter. For many applicants, this final letter is from a supervisor. Option 3: A Letter Packet, which will account for all three letters of recommendation required. This cannot include an evaluative letter from your pre-health committee or advisor per AMCAS Letter Packet definition (see below).

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GPA, MCAT notes:
The UNDSMHS requires completion of the MCAT with a minimum score of 495 on the most recent exam. MCAT scores may not be older than three years from January 1 of the application deadline.

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Deadlines notes:
Submission of AMCAS Application: October 15 (by 11:59 p.m., EST). Submission of transcripts to AMCAS: October 31. Receipt of Secondary Application, MCAT scores and all Letters of Recommendation: November 1 (by 11:59 p.m., EST).

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Tuition fees notes:
North Dacota resident: MS1 $61,270; MS2 $62,030; MS3 $61,329; MS4 $59,296. Minnesota resident: MS1 $64,705; MS2 $65,465; MS3 $64,764; MS4 $62,731. Non resident: MS1 $90,508; MS2 $91,268; MS3 $90,567; MS4 $88,534.

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