Utah

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public · MD

Average MCAT: 514
Average GPA: 3.87
Class size: 125
Tuition: $95,000 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Limited

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Sept. 15, 2026
Secondary deadline: 14 days from secondary invitation; priority review deadline August 1

Essays

Mission alignment (500 characters)

The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine’s mission guides our work and community. What aspect of our mission stands out most to you, and how have you demonstrated alignment with this mission through your experiences and preparation for medical school?

Healthcare challenge (500 characters)

The University of Utah’s “Impact 2030” vision emphasizes collaboration to address society’s most pressing challenges. What healthcare-related “big problem” in your community or in communities you have served concerns you most? How do you see yourself contributing to a solution to this issue in your role as a future physician?

Reapplicant essay

Reapplicants will be asked to share how they have reshaped and reaffirmed their goals to become a physician and what motivates them to reapply to the SFESOM.

Editor's notes

Utah's clock is shorter than most. You get 14 days from the secondary invite to submit everything, your letters have to be in AMCAS before the invite even comes, and nothing can be changed afterward. Draft both essays before you submit AMCAS, and treat Aug. 1 as your deadline, not Sept. 15.
Don't skip PREview. It's required, there's no minimum score, and a missing score holds your file out of interview review. The last test dates are Aug. 12 to 13, 2026, and scores received by July get priority for interviews.
Know which pool you're in. Of 132 seats a year, 22 go to non-residents with no Utah tie and 10 go to certified Idaho residents, who owe four years of practice in Idaho. If you're out of state, a real link to the Mountain West or to rural care is what makes your mission essay credible.
Choosing Rural Medicine Scholars on the secondary is a real commitment. If you're not invited to interview for RMS, you aren't considered for the regular M.D. Pick it only if rural primary care is genuinely where you're headed.