VCOM-Auburn

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn Campus Auburn, AL · Private · DO

Average MCAT: 502.2
Average GPA: 3.73
Class size: 161
Tuition: $52,500 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: April 15, 2027
Early Decision Program: June 15, 2026
Secondary deadline: April 15, 2027

Essays

Challenge (500 words)

Describe a significant challenge you have experienced in your life. Please share the strategies you employed to overcome the challenge, and what you learned from the experience.

Osteopathic medicine and VCOM (500 words)

How do your professional ambitions align with osteopathic medicine? What influenced your decision to apply to VCOM?

Editor's notes

VCOM's secondary is its screen. Invitations go only to applicants VCOM considers competitive, and the fee is $25 for all four campuses. VCOM also weighs your last 90 hours and science GPA most, with a 3.4 minimum. If your early grades were weak but your recent work is strong, those rules work in your favor.
Name Auburn as your preferred campus only if you mean it. The campus you prefer reviews you first, and the interview is in person there. If you'd also go to Carolinas, Louisiana or Virginia, add them on the secondary so another campus can pick you up.
The mission is rural and medically underserved care, and 87% of recent matriculants came from VCOM's target states. More than 90% of Auburn's 2026 graduates matched in the target region. Your essays should show you want to practice in places like that, with specifics from your own record.
At $52,500 a year with health insurance included, VCOM is one of the cheaper private options, and year 1 totals $92,178. It's a good reason to apply, not a reason to skip the fit question.