MD · Syracuse, NY · public · applies through AMCAS
State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
Known as SUNY Upstate
Prerequisite coursework
Verify with the school| Course | Status | Hours | Lab | Pass/fail | AP credit | Online | Community college | Notes from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy BIOL | Recommended | — | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Biochemistry CHEM | Required | 3 | No | Case-by-case We will consider online science pre-reqs, including those completed P/F, taken during the 2020-2021 academic years. Outside of these years, courses need to be completed in person for a letter grade. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Biology BIOL | Required | 6 | Yes | Case-by-case We will consider online science pre-reqs, including those completed P/F, taken during the 2020-2021 academic years. Outside of these years, courses need to be completed in person for a letter grade. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Composition & Rhetoric ENGL | Required | 3 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Inorganic Chemistry CHEM | Required | 6 | Yes | Case-by-case | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Literature ENGL | Required | 3 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Organic Chemistry CHEM | Required | 3 | Yes | Case-by-case We will consider online science pre-reqs, including those completed P/F, taken during the 2020-2021 academic years. Outside of these years, courses need to be completed in person for a letter grade. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Physics PHYS | Required | 6 | Yes | Case-by-case | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Physiology BIOL | Recommended | — | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Statistics MATH | Required | 3 | No | Case-by-case We will consider online science pre-reqs, including those completed P/F, taken during the 2020-2021 academic years. Outside of these years, courses need to be completed in person for a letter grade. | Yes | No | Yes |
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Admission policies, in the school's words
**Response to COVID-19 - Information for 2026 Admissions Cycle** Pass/Fail Coursework - If your undergraduate institution required students to move to Pass/Fail coursework during the pandemic, we will accept this. We also suggest that if you took a Pass/Fail in a prerequisite course that you take an additional upper-level science course to demonstrate additional competency in the subject area. Because of the impact of COVID on the availability of in-person courses, SUNY Upstate Medical University will consider on-line science prerequisite courses, including courses in which students received a grade of Pass/Fail, taken during the 2020 and 2021 academic years. Outside of these years, courses need to be completed in person for a letter grade.
Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Admission Policies and Information 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Who can apply
- Out-of-state applicants
- Yes http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/faqs.php
- Canadian applicants
- Yes http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/faqs.php
- International applicants
- Yes http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/international.php
- DACA applicants
- Yes http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/index.php
- DACA details
- http://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/index.php
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Interview
- Format
- Interviews are conducted virtually using an MMI interview format. Applicants will interview with students, faculty, administrators, or community physicians.
- Invitations sent
- August
- Typical interview day
- Interviews are conducted on select Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays beginning in September and continue until early March. In addition to the interview sessions, applicants will participate in a Meet & Greet with admissions staff and current medical students. On-campus applicant events will be held in the Spring and applicants will have the opportunity to get a feel for the medical school, tour the facilities, learn more about the medical school offerings, and interact with faculty, students, and staff.
- Regional interviews
- Not available
- Video interviews
- not available
- School's admissions page says
- Two traditional interviews, roughly 20-25 minutes each, with a faculty member or admissions committee member and a student.
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Source: MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Interview Procedures 2027 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Situational-judgment tests and MCAT dates
- Casper
- Not on official list source
- AAMC PREview
- Not used "We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process" source
- Latest MCAT considered
- September 01, 2026
- Oldest MCAT considered
- December 2023
Casper status comes from the school's own admissions page where it states one, otherwise from published requirement lists; PREview from the school's page or the AAMC PREview policies report. Both change between cycles. Verify with the school.
Secondary application
- Required
- Yes
- Fee
- $110
- Fee waiver available
- Yes
- Deadline
- Dec 1, 2026 December 1st
- Who receives it
- All verified AMCAS applicants
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Letters of evaluation
- Committee letter
- Preferred
- Letter packet
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Source: (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13). Verify with the school.
Waitlist and deposit
- Typical waitlist positions
- This number varies from year to year.
- Offers made from the waitlist
- —
- Procedure
- https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/how_2_apply.php
- Deposit required
- Yes in state $100 · out of state $100
- Refundable / applied to tuition
- Yes Yes
Cost of attendance and debt
| In state | Out of state | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $48,071 | $72,791 |
| Health insurance | $7,333 | $7,333 |
| Total cost of attendance, year 1 | $89,621 | $114,341 |
79% of students receive aid. Average indebtedness of indebted graduates: $242,050.
Official AAMC counts, 2025-2026
- Applications
- 6,198 (36.1% in-state)
- Matriculants
- 182 (75.8% in-state, 24.2% out-of-state; 58.8% women)
- Applications per seat
- 34
Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 (AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13).
Entering class 2026
- Applicants
- 6,637
- Matriculated
- 181
- MCAT (mean)
- 512
- GPA (mean)
- 3.89
- In-state
- 86%
- Women
- 55%
Source: the school's published class profile (page), retrieved 2026-10-13. Statistics describe one entering class and are not cutoffs.
Transfer applications
No Contact Name: Jennifer C Welch Phone Number: 3154644570 Email Address: WELCHJ@UPSTATE.EDU Website: https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/transfer.php
Mission statement
The primary mission of SUNY Upstate is the education of health professionals and biomedical research. Upstate's clinical faculty and healthcare professionals commit themselves to education and patient care, demonstrating excellence and compassion. In pursuing its mission, Upstate provides its faculty, staff, students, and volunteers an environment of mutual trust and respect, with opportunities to grow personally and professionally and to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Notes
Entering Class of 2026 Profile: 6,637 applicants, 181 entering students, 86% New York State residents, 14% out-of-state, 5% international, 55% women / 38% men / 7% another gender or not disclosed, average age at entry 23, average undergraduate GPA 3.89, average MCAT 512; accepted into special tracks: 3YP 4, MD/MBA 1, MD/MPH 2, MD/PhD 2, Rural Medical Scholars 24; about 69 undergraduate colleges represented. Secondary application fee $110.00 due December 1 (AMCAS FAP waiver accepted; fee waived for U.S. veterans and active-duty military). No explicit residency-preference statement on the fetched pages. upstate.edu blocks automated fetches (Cloudflare challenge); the pages were read through the browser pane.
Sources for this page
- MSAR Report for Applicants and Advisors: Premed Course Requirements 2027 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
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- School website (class profile and admissions pages)
- LCME Directory - Accredited Programs
- AAMC FACTS Table A-1: Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, 2025-2026 · AAMC, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/class-stats.php · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
- https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/how-2-apply.php · school website, retrieved 2026-10-13
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