Indiana (IUSM)

Average MCAT: 512.4
Average GPA: 3.84
Class size: 365 (7,822 applicants)
Tuition: $71,008 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN · Public · MD

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Nov. 16, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 3, 2026
Secondary deadline: No essay secondary; supplemental materials + IU Graduate application requested only from applicants invited to interview

IU sends no essay secondary, and the interview invitation comes from your AMCAS file alone. That makes your personal statement and Work and Activities entries the whole written case. There's no second chance to explain why IU, so the primary has to show the service and patient contact the school says it looks for.
Do the residency math. Of 365 students who enrolled in 2025, 321 were Indiana residents. Nonresidents do get offers every year, but Early Decision is closed to them, and you'll want a clear reason to train in Indiana that your application makes obvious without a why-us essay.
Early Decision is a real option if you're an Indiana resident with a 3.8 GPA and a 512 MCAT (no section under 125). Submit in June, as IU asks, not at the Aug. 3 cutoff. The trade-off is campus: ED students are tied to their assigned campus for three years, so learn the nine campuses before you commit.
Acceptances go out on the 15th of each month from October to April, and interviews run on Wednesdays through March. An earlier complete application gets into that monthly cycle sooner. Get your AMCAS in well before the Nov. 16 deadline.