NEOMED

Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine Rootstown, OH · Public · MD

Average MCAT: 511
Average GPA: 3.75
Class size: 197 (4,809 applicants)
Tuition: $95,476 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Dec. 1, 2026

Essays

General prompt (5,000 characters)

What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student?

Early Decision applicants (5,000 characters)

What motivates you to apply to NEOMED using the (binding) early decision plan? In other words, what motivates you to select NEOMED as the only allopathic medical school you may attend if you are offered admission under the early decision program?

Editor's notes

Take the no-letters rule seriously. With no letters to vouch for you, your AMCAS activities and the secondary essays carry the whole case. Write the most meaningful experiences descriptions with that in mind.
Early Decision here is real strategy, not a formality. NEOMED says it encourages applicants who see it as their first choice, the AMCAS deadline is Aug. 1 and you hear by Oct. 1. If it isn't your clear first choice, don't use it. The commitment is binding.
Know the Ohio math before you apply from out of state. About 80% of each class is from Ohio and non-residents pay a $47,738 surcharge on top of tuition, so the first-year budget is $144,832. The school does interview hundreds of non-Ohio applicants, so apply if the program fits, but go in with clear eyes.
Regular Decision is rolling from January through July and NEOMED leans hard on its alternate list. Alternates who end the cycle unplaced may be offered the Graduate Studies Special Program, which filled about 40% of recent classes. Treat that as a real route, not a consolation prize.