MD · Roanoke, VA · public · applies through AMCAS
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Known as Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC)
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry CHEM | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | No | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | Either 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry or 1 semester of Organic and 1 semester of Biochemistry |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | Yes | No | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | 2 semesters of Biology |
| Chemistry CHEM | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | No | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | 2 semesters of Inorganic Chemistry |
| Literature ENGL | Required | 6 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Case-by-case | English/Writing: 2 semesters or 1 semester each of English and Philosophy |
| Mathematics MATH | Required | 6 | No | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | Yes | Yes | Case-by-case Refer to this webpage for specific requirements at medicine.vtc. vt.edu/admiss ions/academi crequirements. Email vtcadmission [email protected] if your particular question is not addressed there. | Either 2 semesters of Calculus or 1 semester of Calculus and 1 semester of Statistics. |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 8 | Yes | Case-by-case | Yes | No | Case-by-case | 2 semesters of Physics |
Community-college pathways
Please refer to our website for more information. https://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/admissions/admissionsoverview.html
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
As the transitions past various public health restrictions continue, online alternatives to traditional coursework, labs, and pass/fail credits will be considered and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Courses and labs taken via traditional instructional delivery are, of course, accepted routinely.
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
- No
- International applicants
- No
- DACA applicants
- No
- Residency preference (school's page)
- The school admits Virginia residents and out-of-state residents; only U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents are considered.
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- In-Person/MMI
- Invitations sent
- Early August 2026
- Typical interview day
- http://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/a dmissions/interview_day/
- Regional interviews
- no
- School's admissions page says
- Interview day includes scenario interviews and a traditional interview (virtual vs in person not stated).
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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 not using PREview scores in the admissions" source
- Latest MCAT considered
- October 01, 2026
- Oldest MCAT considered
- January 2023
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
- $70
- Fee waiver available
- Yes
- Deadline
- Dec 15, 2026 December 15, 2026
- Who receives it
- Screened applicants
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
- varies
- Offers made from the waitlist
- —
- Procedure
- Interviewed applicants not initially accepted are re-evaluated in April. Qualified applicants are offered a seat or held on an active wait list until the incoming class matriculates.
- Deposit required
- No
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $63,779 | $63,779 |
| Health insurance | $3,818 | $3,818 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $93,201 | $93,201 |
100% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $244,481.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 6,370 (14.3% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 55 (21.8% in-state, 78.2% out-of-state; 70.9% women)
- Applications per seat
- 116
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
- 6,542
- Interviewed
- 332
- Matriculated
- 64
- MCAT (mean)
- 511
- GPA (mean)
- 3.66
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
VTC's mission is to develop physician thought leaders through inquiry, research and discovery, using an innovative curriculum based on adult learning methods in a patientcentered context. Our graduates will be physicians with outstanding clinical skills and significantly enhanced research capabilities who will remain life-long learners. The VTC physician will have an understanding of the importance of interprofessionalism to enable them to thrive in a modern healthcare team.
Notes
Class Statistics page, Class of 2030: 6,542 AMCAS applications, 332 interviews, 64 matriculants, average age 25, average undergraduate GPA 3.66, average MCAT 511. Class of 2029: 6,371 applications, 303 interviews, 56 matriculants, GPA 3.67, MCAT 512; Class of 2028: 5,737 / 283 / 51, GPA 3.69. Secondary invitation requires a current MCAT of 504 or above and a competitive GPA (501-503 with a 3.7 GPA and an extremely competitive portfolio may qualify); well over 5,000 applications per year. WebFetch failed with a TLS certificate error; pages retrieved with curl.
Sources for this page
- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 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://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/admissions/class-statistics.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/admissions/application-process.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/admissions/admissions-overview.html · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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