For Medical School Applicants

Please note the following admissions application policy changes effective beginning with the 2025 admissions cycle. 

The range of MCAT scores for applicants accepted for admission to the 2024 entering freshman class was 495 – 523.  The Admissions Committee believes an MCAT score below the 30th percentile, 494 or less, strongly indicates the applicant needs additional preparation before taking on the rigors of the medical school curriculum.  Because the expense of applying to medical school is a shared concern, the College of Medicine is implementing the following MCAT policy for the 2025 application cycle.

New Policy:  For applicants to be invited to complete the UAMS secondary application and be invited for an interview, the applicant must have a total MCAT score of at least 495 or better.

Although the Admissions Committee considers multiple factors in its holistic review of applications other than just the MCAT, the committee encourages applicants scoring less than a 495 to continue their preparation to address any deficiencies indicated by scores in the four sections of the MCAT. The new admissions policy is being implemented to assist applicants to gauge their readiness to begin medical school and successfully pursue the M.D. degree.

Therefore, Arkansas residents with a total MCAT score of 495 or greater will be invited to complete the UAMS secondary application and will be eligible to call and schedule an interview.  For any applicant who does not have an MCAT score of 495 or greater reflected on the AMCAS application, BUT has an MCAT score that is pending, the Admissions Office must wait to see if the pending MCAT score meets the new MCAT threshold before sending an invitation to complete the secondary application and for you to call to schedule an interview.

Please note:  AMCAS must complete the verification process of your AMCAS application before they will provide us with your MCAT test results. Consequently, this may delay our email inviting you to complete the UAMS secondary application.

Applicants with an MCAT score of 495 or greater invited to complete the secondary application must also call the COM Admissions Office (501-686-5354) and schedule an interview beginning no earlier than August 15 and no later than November 1.

All interviews for the 2025 admissions cycle will be in-person.

We may have been around a long time, but our curriculum is always evolving to reflect the rapid advances in biomedical knowledge and new, more effective approaches to medical education. We will teach you to think critically and to understand and apply basic science knowledge to clinical practice. We have been a leader in simulation education for many years, helping our students transition to clinical training settings with confidence. Our dedicated faculty members, comprehensive advising program and Academic Houses help students grow professionally and personally.

We are excited to announce the expansion of UAMS College of Medicine medical training on the Northwest Arkansas Campus where select medical students wishing to complete their entire medical degree in Fayetteville, Arkansas may have the opportunity to do so.

For incoming medical students who know they wish to enter primary care fields (pediatrics, family medicine or internal medicine), an innovative three year Primary Care Scholars M.D. training track is exclusively offered on the Northwest UAMS Campus. This program is highly competitive and requires a secondary application once admitted to the College of Medicine. The focus of the program is to prepare extremely strong primary care clinicians to serve our state. By completing the M.D. degree in three years, students save 25% of the cost of training and are able to enter practice more rapidly.

Applicants accepted for admission to the UAMS College of Medicine will have the opportunity to complete the standard four-year M.D. track at UAMS Little Rock or to apply for one of the two tracks offered at UAMS Northwest.

• The three-year Primary Care Scholars M.D. track
• The traditional four-year M.D. track