UNE COM

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Portland, ME · Private · DO

Average MCAT: 503
Average GPA: 3.58
Class size: 200
Tuition: $71,850 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: Feb. 1, 2027
Secondary deadline: Feb. 1, 2027

Essays

Team-based education (2,000 characters)

UNE COM’s curriculum is built on a foundation of collaborative team-based education. Give an example of when you worked in an effective academic or professional group. Explain why a team-based approach is the right model for your medical education.

Prior UNE applications (2,000 characters)

Have you previously applied to the University of New England (undergraduate, graduate, or professional)?

Alumni relatives (2,000 characters)

Are you related to any alumni of UNE COM?

Reapplicant or MD-to-DO (2,000 characters)

a) If you previously only applied to Allopathic medical schools, why are you now applying to Osteopathic Medical schools? Please be concise and specific. b) If this is more than your first round of application to medical schools, what have you done to enhance your preparedness? Please be concise and specific.

Editor's notes

Don't read the Feb. 1 deadline as a target. It's the date your file must be verified in AACOMAS, and interviews start in September with decisions released after each session. A file that verifies in summer competes for more seats than one that verifies in January.
Look hard at the prerequisite table. UNE now asks for one semester of organic chemistry plus three credits of biochemistry, and its English/humanities credits must come from the school's approved subject list. Check your courses against that list before you apply.
Your letters matter more than usual here. UNE says it reads them for teamwork in academic settings, and its first school question asks about working in a group. Choose a writer who has watched you work with others, not just one who gave you an A.
The class is growing. UNE moved to 200 students per class with the summer 2025 entering class, and it puts no quotas on Maine or New England. If you're from outside the region, say why you'd train in the Northeast; the third year happens across seven states there.