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McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

Accreditation not recordedWebsite[email protected](905) 525-9140
—MCAT
—GPA
—Class size
—In-state matriculants
$50Secondary fee
See belowSecondary deadline
$25,130Tuition + fees, in state
$0Tuition + fees, out of state

Prerequisite coursework

Verify with the school

No specific courses listed in the AAMC report. See the admission policies below for competency expectations.

Community-college pathways

Upward transfer: NoAccelerated: NoSupplemental: No

There are no pre-requisite courses for applicants to McMaster. We do not include coursework completed at community college towards the MD application.

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

Source: not recorded. Verify with the school.

Admission policies, in the school's words

All applicants must write the Casper Test and the MCAT Applicants and students are not required to provide gender during the application process or after matriculation and therefore we are unable to report the gender for 9 students in our first year class.

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 Out of Province applicants considered, for 5% of the positions in the class
Canadian applicants
Not stated
International applicants
No Beginning 2025/26 the Ontario government has restricted medical school admissions in Ontario to Canadian students with 95% of seat allotted to Ontario residents
DACA applicants
Not stated

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

Interview

MMIVirtualAsynchronous / recorded
Format
Multiple Mini-Interviews
Invitations sent
mid-January
Typical interview day
An invitation to interview package is sent to applicants with their results email - this provides specific information on what to expect on interview day and instructions on how to get set up on the Kira Talent Platform in advance.
Regional interviews
Regional interviews are not available. All interviews are held virtually.
Video interviews
Interviews are synchronous/live, held virtually

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
Not stated
AAMC PREview
Not stated
Latest MCAT considered
October 01, 2026
Oldest MCAT considered
January 2021

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
$50
Fee waiver available
Not stated
Deadline
Final Casper date posted on acuityinsights.app/ annually
Who receives it
All applicants

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

Letters of evaluation

Committee letter
Not accepted
Letter packet
Not accepted
Individual letters
Accepted

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

Waitlist and deposit

Typical waitlist positions
Waitlist information is not published and varies greatly from year to year
Offers made from the waitlist
—
Procedure
Offers from the waitlist are made on a rolling based (as a position is declined, a new offer is made from the waitlist)
Deposit required
Yes in state $1,000 · out of state $1,000
Deposit due
June 30, 2026
Refundable / applied to tuition
No Yes

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

Cost of attendance and debt

In stateOut of state
Tuition and fees$25,130$0
Health insurance$0$0
Total cost of attendance, year 1$0$0

0% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $0.

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

Transfer applications

No

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

Mission statement

"Together, Advancing Health Through Learning and Discovery."

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

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