Des Moines (DMU)
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine West Des Moines, IA · Private · DO
- Average MCAT: 507.1
- Average GPA: 3.71
- Class size: 229
- Tuition: $68,620 (per year)
- Out-of-state applicants: Welcome
Deadlines
- AACOMAS deadline: April 30, 2027
- Secondary deadline: No secondary application
Editor's notes
- With no secondary, your AACOMAS file is the whole written application. DMU reviews on a rolling basis and says early applicants are more likely to be interviewed, so submit in May or June with all three letters already lined up. The committee starts once the third letter lands.
- Take PREview if you can. DMU calls it optional but says the scores are part of how it evaluates the whole applicant, and the fee is waived for AAMC Fee Assistance recipients. At a school with no essays of its own, it's one more place to show teamwork and ethical judgment.
- The interview is one faculty member over video. Prepare to talk through your own file in detail, and ask the students in the Q&A about the 40 weeks of year-3 rotations across the country, because that's where DMU training looks most different from a single-hospital school.
- Budget for the whole four years, not year 1. DMU's figures run from $102,669 in year 1 to $113,132 in year 4 once the fourth-year summer term is added, and tuition is the same $68,620 each year. Plan loans around the total, not the first-year number.
Sources
- Des Moines University, Admissions process (DO)
- Des Moines University, Admission requirements (DO)
- Des Moines University, DO frequently asked questions
- Des Moines University, DO program outcomes (graduation, retention, GME placement, COMLEX)
- Des Moines University, Clinical rotations and residencies (2026 match list, OMM Scholar Program)
- Des Moines University, Cost of attendance budget information (DO, 2026-27)
- Des Moines University, Tuition and fees (DO, 2026-27)
- Des Moines University, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine scholarships
- Des Moines University, Dual degree opportunities
- Des Moines University News, Over 450 students enter health career journey at DMU's White Coat Ceremony
- Des Moines University, University partnerships
