KCU (Kansas City)

Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine Kansas City, MO · Private · DO

Average MCAT: 504.5
Average GPA: 3.68
Class size: 268
Tuition: $59,030 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: Feb. 1, 2027
Early Decision Program: Aug. 1, 2026

Essays

Core Value Scholarship (admitted students) (1,500 words)

Choose one of the KCU Core Values (Excellence, Equity or Empathy) and describe how it has inspired you to pursue a career in Osteopathic Medicine. Explain how you plan to continue this value throughout your career in healthcare.

Editor's notes

There's no secondary this cycle, which puts all the weight on your AACOMAS. Your personal statement has to answer "why osteopathic medicine" on its own, and your experiences section has to show the healthcare exposure KCU lists as a requirement. Submit by Oct. 1 for best consideration.
The physician letter is required, not recommended, and it can be from a D.O. or an M.D. Letters must be dated May 2025 or later for July 2027 entry. If your best letters are older, you'll need new ones.
One application covers both campuses, and they're different places: Kansas City enrolled 268 in the Class of 2029, Joplin 160 in a rural hospital hub. Know which you'd prefer and why before your interview; the campus and the Core Site Match shape where you train.
First-year cost of attendance is $101,758 and the Explorer lists average graduate debt at $283,687. KCU's scholarships are only for students admitted before the March 1 application close and not from the waitlist, so an early file matters for money as well as a seat.

KCU (Kansas City)

Deadlines

Essays

Core Value Scholarship (admitted students) (1,500 words)

Editor's notes

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