WVU

Average MCAT: 510
Class size: 120 (6,104 applicants)
Tuition: $77,112 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, WV · Public · MD

Deadlines

If WVU is your first choice and you clear the bar, Early Decision is a real offer here. You interview in September, hear by Oct. 1, get $7,500 a year and your first choice of campus. The bar is specific: MCAT 506, a 3.6 BCPM GPA, U.S. citizenship and at least 12 mission-based experiences on your AMCAS. Count yours before you commit.
Take the AI rule literally. WVU bans AI platforms for the entire AMCAS and secondary, and allows spell-check and grammar tools only after you've written your own draft. That's stricter than most schools, so write every word yourself and keep your drafts.
No prerequisites doesn't mean no proof. WVU admits by competency, and the secondary is where you show how you've met the AAMC competencies. Treat it as evidence, not reflection: name the course, job or project that proves each one.
West Virginia residents come first, but 54% of the 2026 class came from out of state. If you're not a resident, make your ties to the state or to rural and underserved care concrete, since the FAQ says ties alone don't guarantee an interview.