KYCOM (UPIKE)

University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Pikeville, KY · Private · DO

Average MCAT: 498.6
Average GPA: 3.51
Class size: 145
Tuition: $59,750 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

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

Essays

Previous application

Have you previously applied to KYCOM?

Statement of purpose (500 words)

Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school.

Editor's notes

Read KYCOM's mission before you write anything. The school says it gives qualified Kentucky applicants preference and wants graduates who'll serve rural Kentucky and Appalachia. If you're from elsewhere, you need a concrete reason to train in Pikeville, and ideally a rural thread in your own history.
Your letters have rules that trip people up. You need a physician letter (a DO who's an AOA member is preferred) and an academic set, and every letter must be written within two years of when AACOMAS opened. Check dates on old letters before you reuse them.
March 1 is the last date for a complete file, not a good date. KYCOM admits on a rolling basis and interviews start in August, so a file finished in summer competes for an open class.
Price it honestly. The 2026-27 budget is $94,168 a year for the first three years, but KYCOM covers books, an iPad and first-attempt board fees, and its graduates' mean debt ($163,164 for 2024) is well under the private-COM average it cites.