MD · Bethesda, MD · public · applies through AMCAS
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Known as USUHS
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry CHEM | Recommended | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lab is recommended but not required. |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 8 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Chemistry CHEM | Required | 16 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 year-General or Inorganic Chemistry with lab (8 credit hours) and 1 year-Organic Chemistry with lab (8 credit hours) AP credit not accepted for Organic Chemistry. Biochemistry can be substituted for one semester of Chemistry. |
| Composition & Rhetoric ENGL | Required | 6 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Students could also complete one year of a writing intensive Humanities, Social Science, Language or Psychology course. |
| Mathematics MATH | Required | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | One semester of calculus or statistics will fulfill our requirement. |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 8 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Psychology BESS | Recommended | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Community-college pathways
Community college courses are accepted as long as the applicant possess a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. accredited university or college.
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
Information about our Admissions policies and procedures can be found at: https://medschool.usuhs.edu/admissions/application-requirements
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 We accept out-of-state applicants.
- Canadian applicants
- No Applicants must be U.S. citizens as they will serve as commissioned officers.
- International applicants
- No Applicants must be U.S. citizens as they will serve as commissioned officers.
- DACA applicants
- No
- Residency preference (school's page)
- Federal military medical school with no state residency preference; U.S. citizenship is required by 15 October of the year before matriculation and applicants must meet commissioning requirements (age 18–36 at matriculation, waivers case by case).
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Each candidate for admission has two individual thirty-minute interviews. These interviews are conducted by our current medical students and active or retired military medical officers.
- Invitations sent
- Applications are reviewed as they are received, and the first interview invitations are sent in mid-late July. Interview invitations will continue to be offered through early December.
- Typical interview day
- Applicants who are selected for an interview will be notified by email.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interviews
- All interviews for the MD and MD/PhD programs will be held virtually for the 2026-2027 cycle.
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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
- Not used "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.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- —
- Fee waiver available
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Applicants must submit the secondary application within three weeks of being notified of its availability. Deadline extensions will not be granted without prior approval.
- Who receives it
- applicants will be emailed a link to the secondary and will complete the application in WebAdMIT.
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
- 200
- Offers made from the waitlist
- 100
- Procedure
- USU uses rolling admissions. Offers can be tendered to those wait list applicants if a position becomes available.
- Deposit required
- No
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $0 | $0 |
| Health insurance | $0 | $0 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $0 | $0 |
0% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $0.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 2,238 (8.5% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 177 (10.7% in-state, 89.3% out-of-state; 42.9% women)
- Applications per seat
- 13
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
- 2,338
- Accepted
- 292
- Matriculated
- 177
- MCAT (mean)
- 510
- GPA (mean)
- 3.70 · science 3.60
- Women
- 46%
Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.
Transfer applications
No
Mission statement
The Uniformed Services University School of Medicine trains Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and PHS physicians, public health practitioners, psychologists, and biomedical scientists to support our nation’s military and public health systems, the National Security and Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services. As the Leadership Academy of Military Medicine, we prepare our students to become outstanding clinical practitioners, researchers, and leaders.
Notes
Class of 2030 (entered 2026, school news release): 177 students from 2,338 applicants, 292 offers (12% acceptance rate, 61% yield), average undergraduate GPA 3.7, science GPA 3.6, mean MCAT 510 (applicant pool 505), 46% women (82), 42% prior military service, average age at application 25.4. Requirements page: average incoming GPA 3.7, average MCAT 510; minimum MCAT 496 for review (500 or higher beginning with the 2028 cycle); lowest cumulative GPA accepted 3.0; application fee $0; PREview not mandated but considered if submitted. Students are commissioned officers (tuition-free with salary; service obligation not detailed on pages retrieved).
Sources for this page
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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://medschool.usuhs.edu/admissions/application-requirements · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://news.usuhs.edu/2026/08/usu-welcomes-177-future-military.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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