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MD · New Orleans, LA · public · applies through AMCAS

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Known as LSU New Orleans

LCME: FullWebsiteAdmissions pageClass profile[email protected](504) 568-6262
509MCAT mean · 2025
3.76GPA mean
195Class size
88%In-state matriculants (AAMC 2025)
$89Secondary fee
Dec 1, 2026Secondary deadline
$32,937Tuition + fees, in state
$61,115Tuition + fees, out of state

Prerequisite coursework

Verify with the school
AP credit: YesCommunity college: YesOnline courses: YesPass/fail: Varies by course
CourseStatusHoursLabPass/failAP creditOnlineCommunity collegeNotes from the school
Biochemistry
CHEM
Required3NoCase-by-case
Please Contact the Admissions Office regarding your Pass/ Fail grade
YesYesYesGeneral Biochemistry
Biology
BIOL
Required8YesCase-by-case
General Biology is a required prerequisite. Please contact our office regarding your Pass/ Fail status.
YesYesYesGeneral Biology 1 and 2 with labs.
Chemistry
CHEM
Required16YesCase-by-case
General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry are a required prerequisites. Please contact our office for a review of your Pass / Fail status
YesYesYesGeneral Chemistry 1 and 2 with corresponding labs Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 with corresponding labs
Composition & Rhetoric
ENGL
Required6NoYesYesYesYesGeneral English 6 hours
Physics
PHYS
Required8YesCase-by-case
Please contact the Admissions Office for a review of your Pass/ Fail Status
YesYesYesGeneral Physics 1 and 2 with corresponding labs
Statistics
MATH
Required3NoYesYesYesYesGeneral Statistics or Calculus. This has to be a in Math. Statistics courses in Psychology will not qualify.

Community-college pathways

Upward transfer: YesAccelerated: YesSupplemental: No

While credits from a 4 year institution is preferably. Applicants may still apply with credits from community colleges.

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.

Admission policies, in the school's words

https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/som_policies.aspx

Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Admission Policies and Information 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.

Who can apply

Out-of-state applicants
Yes All out of state applicants will be pre-screened. Those applicants chosen to move to the next step will receive a secondary application. .
Canadian applicants
Yes Canadian applicants are considered in the same group as out of state applicants. Canadian applicant are pre-screened. Those chosen to move to the next step will receive a secondary application.
International applicants
No Students have to have attended a North American College or University and have Permanent Resident Status in the United States.
DACA applicants
No
Residency preference (school's page)
All Louisiana residents are sent the secondary application; the secondary is sent only to pre-screened non-resident applicants.

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.

Interview

Traditional / one-on-oneVirtual
Format
Three one-on-one interviews. Interviews will be through a virtual platform.
Invitations sent
September 2026
Typical interview day
Information is given to those who are invited to interview two weeks prior to appointment.
Regional interviews
Regional interviews are not available.
Video interviews
All interviews will be conducted via a virtual platform.

Tags are derived from the text above by keyword; read the text before relying on a tag.

Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.

Situational-judgment tests and MCAT dates

Casper
Required source · secondary lists: MSI required, IMA —
AAMC PREview
Recommended "We are recommending applicants submit PREview scores" source
Latest MCAT considered
September 30, 2026
Oldest MCAT considered
January 2024

Casper status comes from the school's own admissions page where it states one, otherwise from published requirement lists; PREview from the school's page or the AAMC PREview policies report. Both change between cycles. Verify with the school.

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Secondary application

Required
Yes
Fee
$89
Fee waiver available
Yes
Deadline
Dec 1, 2026 December 1st
Who receives it
All residents of the State of Louisiana, out-of-state applicants are prescreened.

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.

Letters of evaluation

Committee letter
Accepted
Letter packet
Accepted
Individual letters
Accepted

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.

Waitlist and deposit

Typical waitlist positions
The waitlist varies every year.
Offers made from the waitlist
—
Procedure
Applicants are notified that they are placed on the waitlist. Being accepted off of the waitlist varies every year.
Deposit required
No

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Cost of attendance and debt

In stateOut of state
Tuition and fees$32,937$61,115
Health insurance$7,438$7,438
Total cost of attendance, year 1$84,235$112,413

79% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $233,571.

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026

Applications
3,865 (16.6% in-state)
Matriculants
195 (87.7% in-state, 12.3% out-of-state; 59% women)
Applications per seat
20

Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Entering class 2025

Applicants
3,865
Matriculated
195
MCAT (mean)
509
GPA (mean)
3.76
In-state
88%
Women
59%

Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.

Transfer applications

case-by-case Contact Name: Dr. Taniya De Silva Phone Number: 5045685722 Email Address: [email protected] Website: http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/student_affairs/

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Mission statement

The LSU School of Medicine is dedicated to providing the opportunity for an excellent medical education to all applicants who are prepared to benefit from its curriculum and instruction. To this end, the Admissions Committee will strive to recruit and admit residents from Louisiana from every geographic, economic, social, and cultural dimension of the state of Louisiana and also other states within the country.

Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).

Notes

The Statistics page publishes its numbers only as an image ('SOM stats 2025.jpg', 'Fall 2025 Entering Class Stats'); values transcribed from the image: 171 Louisiana residents + 24 out-of-state students (195 total; 88% in-state, computed), 80 male / 115 female (59% women, computed), average GPA 3.76, average MCAT 509, 3,865 applicants in 2024–2025, youngest matriculant 19 / oldest 34, 52 scholarships totaling $466,913, resident tuition $32,936.95 (2024–25). No minimum GPA/MCAT stated; only the most recent MCAT score is considered; the deadlines page lists an estimated 200 new entrants.

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