Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Oklahoma City, OK · Public · MD

Average MCAT: 511
Average GPA: 3.79
Class size: 202
Tuition: $70,907 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Oct. 15, 2026
Secondary deadline: Dec. 1, 2026

Essays

Essay 1: Why OU (450 words)

What aspects of the OU College of Medicine’s mission, values, curriculum, or community drew you to apply? Describe how your goals, experiences, or interests align with what our institution uniquely offers.

Essay 2: Service and community health (450 words)

Describe a meaningful experience where you engaged in service, advocacy, community partnership, or work with underserved or marginalized populations. What did you learn about the factors that influence community health, and how will this shape your approach to medicine?

Essay 3: Learning environment (250 words)

Medical education environments differ in structure, culture, and emphasis. Describe the kind of learning environment in which you believe you will thrive. What combination of experiences, such as community-engaged learning, longitudinal clinical experiences, team-based or interprofessional care, research and scholarly opportunities, population-health initiatives, or exposure to a broad range of clinical settings, will best support your growth as a future physician, and why?

Editor's notes

Decide early whether Tulsa interests you. Tulsa questions are built into the same supplemental, you get one interview that also judges SCM fit, and the 3+3 primary care pathway exists only there. Your essays should make your preference easy to see.
The supplemental deadline is Dec. 1, but the Admissions Board starts meeting in August and aims to select the class by March 1. A file finished in September sits in front of more board meetings than one finished in late November.
Out-of-state applicants face a hard price gap: a first-year Oklahoma City budget of $111,964 against $77,727 for residents. If you have real ties to Oklahoma, the catalog tells you to document them on the supplemental. Do it.
Don't lean on updates. OU only considers updates sent through AMCAS by Oct. 15, so what you submit is essentially what gets read.