MD · Chicago, IL · private · applies through AMCAS
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Known as Northwestern (Feinberg)
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry CHEM | Recommended | 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case Pass/fail coursework will be reviewed holistically. We recommend required premed courses be taken for a letter grade. | Case-by-case AP credit accepted. However, advanced level undergraduate courses in the science disciplines for which AP credit was awarded is expected. | Case-by-case Taking an online course from an accredited U.S. or Canadian university or college is acceptable, but we recommend that the required courses be standard classroom courses. | Yes | |
| Chemistry CHEM | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case Pass/fail coursework will be reviewed holistically. We recommend required premed courses be taken for a letter grade. | Case-by-case AP credit accepted. However, advanced level undergraduate courses in the science disciplines for which AP credit was awarded is expected. | Case-by-case Taking an online course from an accredited U.S. or Canadian university or college is acceptable, but we recommend that the required courses be standard classroom courses. | Yes | |
| Composition & Rhetoric ENGL | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Genetics BIOL | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mathematics MATH | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case Pass/fail coursework will be reviewed holistically. We recommend required premed courses be taken for a letter grade. | Case-by-case AP credit accepted. However, advanced level undergraduate courses in the science disciplines for which AP credit was awarded is expected. | Case-by-case Taking an online course from an accredited U.S. or Canadian university or college is acceptable, but we recommend that the required courses be standard classroom courses. | Yes | |
| Psychology BESS | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sociology BESS | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Statistics MATH | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Community-college pathways
Coursework completed at a junior or community college will be included in our holistic review. We recommend that the required pre-med courses be completed at a four-year college or university.
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
Up-to-date Feinberg Admissions Policies and Procedures can be found on our site: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/admissions/ An AMCAS Application is required for all individuals applying to the MD or MD/PhD program at Feinberg. Once Feinberg receives the AMCAS Application, applicants with an MCAT score of 500 or higher will be asked to complete and submit a Feinberg-specific Secondary Application. After all application materials have been received, each file is comprehensively reviewed by the Executive Committee on Admissions, and interview offers are extended to applicants on an ongoing, rolling basis from August through January each cycle. Interviews are required. Feinberg operates on a modified rolling admissions process that utilizes a batched approach to sending acceptances, with a small subset of early acceptances released during the interview season and the majority of the final decisions released after the interview season.
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 applicants
- Canadian applicants
- Yes All applicants
- International applicants
- Yes International students are ineligible for most federal assistance programs, and thus must secure private funding through a participating lender with a US-based co-signer.
- DACA applicants
- Case-by-case Students with DACA status are ineligible for most federal assistance programs, and thus must secure private funding through a participating lender with a US-based co-signer.
- DACA details
- Students with DACA status are ineligible for most federal assistance programs, and thus must secure private funding through a participating lender with a US-based co-signer.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Combination of interviews with full-time faculty and a senior medical student.
- Invitations sent
- August 2026
- Typical interview day
- The virtual interview day consists of an orientation, interviews with faculty members and senior medical students, along with conversations with our 1st and 2nd-year medical students. The details for the interview day will be provided when interview invitations are sent.
- Regional interviews
- Not available
- Video interviews
- Cycle 2027 interviews will be conducted virtually.
- School's admissions page says
- Virtual; three one-on-one interviews (two with full-time faculty and one with a senior medical student).
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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 on official list source
- AAMC PREview
- Exploring (not used in decisions) "Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions" 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.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- $95
- Fee waiver available
- Yes
- Deadline
- Nov 15, 2026 November 15, 2026
- Who receives it
- All applicants with an MCAT score of 500 or higher.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Letters of evaluation
- Committee letter
- Preferred
- Letter packet
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Waitlist and deposit
- Typical waitlist positions
- varies
- Offers made from the waitlist
- 10
- Procedure
- Waitlist offers are made after the uniform acceptance date and continue until the class is filled based on recommendations from the executive committee on admissions.
- Deposit required
- No
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $75,817 | $75,817 |
| Health insurance | $6,487 | $6,487 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $115,930 | $115,930 |
81% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $212,636.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 8,610 (11.4% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 140 (25.7% in-state, 74.3% out-of-state; 54.3% women)
- Applications per seat
- 62
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 2026
- Applicants
- 8,936
- Interviewed
- 681
- Matriculated
- 141
- MCAT (median)
- 520
- GPA (median)
- 3.95
- Women
- 55%
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: Office of MD Admissions Phone Number: 3125038206 Email Address: [email protected] Website: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/admissions/faq/prospective -students-faq.html
Mission statement
Our mission is to impact the practice of medicine through discovery and education to improve human health. Our vision is to achieve this mission through continuous quality improvement. The pursuit of excellence requires a learning organization grounded in leadership, innovation, and compassionate care that can translate new knowledge into better human health. These attributes are interwoven by professionalism dedicated to teamwork, collegiality, and social and intellectual curiosity. Such values promote the best interests of medicine and further strengthen our social contract with the community we serve.
Notes
'Interviewed' is the number of interview invitations (681) stated on the Entering Class of 2026 profile; students came from 26 states plus D.C. No GPA minimum; all AMCAS-verified applicants with an MCAT of 500 or higher receive a secondary invitation. The requirements page separately states the 2025 entering class had a median GPA of 3.93 and median MCAT of 521.
Sources for this page
- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- School website (class profile and admissions pages)
- LCME Directory - Accredited Programs
- AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/admissions/about/entering-class-profile.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/requirements.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/interview.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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