UMKC

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Kansas City, MO · Public · MD

Tuition: $91,184 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Limited

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: July 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Aug. 8, 2026

Essays

Essay 1: Learning environment (1,000 words)

We educate physicians/healthcare providers to provide care for individuals with various identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Describe any interests, abilities and/or experiences that prepare you to participate in and contribute to that learning environment.

Rural interest (No limit)

If you are interested in rural healthcare or in practicing a specialty that meets the needs of underserved rural communities, please describe your interest in this aspect of healthcare.

St. Joseph campus rating (if rated 8 or higher) (No limit given)

You have highly rated your placement at the Saint Joseph campus as a preferred site. Please help us understand why you assigned your rating.

COVID-19 (may no longer be asked) (2,500 words)

Please describe how COVID-19 has impacted your pathway to becoming a Physician. The questions below will help you get started but do not limit your responses to these considerations:

Editor's notes

Mark your calendar a year out. UMKC's AMCAS deadline is July 1 and its own applications close Aug. 8, when most schools are still sending secondaries. If you're planning for 2027, your personal statement, letters and MCAT need to be ready by early summer.
The July MCAT is the last one used for initial review. If you're retaking, schedule it early enough that the score arrives before the file is screened, or you'll be judged on the old one.
Check the three prerequisites now: upper-level biochemistry, genetics and cell biology, each with a B or better at a U.S. school. They're unusual, and only one can be finished in the fall after you're admitted.
If you live outside Missouri and its five neighboring states named by UMKC, the GPA floor jumps to 3.5, cumulative and BCPM. Regional applicants get priority and a lower tuition rate, so say so clearly in your file if that's you.