Rochester

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, NY · Private · MD

Average MCAT: 517
Average GPA: 3.80
Class size: 104 (6,000 applicants)
Tuition: $74,050 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Oct. 15, 2026
Secondary deadline: Nov. 15, 2026

Essays

Community (200 words)

Community involvement is a pillar of medical education at the University of Rochester. Describe a community you identify with, how you are involved in it, and how you will be involved in communities we serve at the University of Rochester School of Medicine.

Reapplicant (200 words)

If you previously applied to medical school, briefly describe any experiences you have been part of since your previous application.

Post-invite activities

Fill out your 2 most significant activities and gap year experience (if applicable)

Editor's notes

Rochester's interviews are application-blind. Your interviewers read only what you send after the invitation: two significant activities and your gap year. Don't treat that form as paperwork. It's the whole file for those two conversations, so pick the activities you can talk about best, not the ones that sound grandest.
About 80% of the class took a year or more off, and the school says so on its profile page. If you're applying straight through, you're in the minority but not alone. If you're taking time off, the gap-year item is where you prove the year had a plan.
The deadlines stack late: AMCAS Oct. 15, secondary Nov. 15, letters Nov. 22. Don't read that as permission to wait. The apply page tells you to apply as early as possible, and interview dates fill first come, first served.
The class profile and the FAQ give different ranges (MCAT 511 to 527 vs. 503 to 528). Read that as a sign the range is wide, not as a cutoff. The average of 517 is the more useful number.