WesternU COMP (Pomona)

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Pomona) Pomona, CA · Private · DO

Average MCAT: 509
Average GPA: 3.82
Class size: 227 (5,433 applicants)
Tuition: $72,040 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: March 1, 2027
Secondary deadline: March 15, 2027

Essays

Purpose and why COMP Pomona (1,000 words)

What is your purpose of pursuing medical education, and why COMP Pomona?

Extenuating circumstances

Briefly discuss any extenuating circumstances which you feel are pertinent to your application (poor grades, course withdrawals, lapse in your education, etc.).

Gap in coursework

If you have not taken any coursework for over 3 years, please explain why and what you have been doing during that period of time.

Editor's notes

Pomona drew 5,433 applications for 227 seats in 2025 and interviews on a rolling basis from September. Send the secondary within 10 business days. The school doesn't reject late secondaries, but it says plainly they get processed later, and in a rolling cycle later costs you.
Decide early whether to apply to Lebanon too. It's a separate secondary and a second fee, but one set of letters covers both. The Oregon class posted a lower average MCAT (507 vs. 509) and GPA (3.58 vs. 3.82) in 2025, so if your numbers sit below Pomona's averages, it's worth a real look rather than a reflex.
Online or on campus, you'll do the MMI: two five-minute standardized-patient encounters that don't test medical knowledge. Practice talking with a stranger who's upset. Only four on-campus days exist, and the school says it has no preference, so pick the format where you'll perform best.
The first-year budget is $140,209, and 2025 graduates with WesternU loans averaged $331,925 in debt. Tuition is the same whether you're from California or not. Recruitment scholarships come with the admission offer, so there's nothing extra to apply for.