Des Moines University

Location: Des Moines, IA (Urban)
School Type: Private Institution
Program Website: DO
SDN SchoolsDB Profile: DMU-COM
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Historical applications

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Des Moines University

942 historical application reports

2000-2020 reported application submission years

See application reports by year
Reported AMCAS submission year, not entering class year. Each displayed year has at least 3 reporting applicants.
YearApplication reports
20003
20017
200233
200342
200464
200572
200683
200799
2008118
200991
201070
201160
201268
201349
201426
201524
20169
20179
20183
20193
20203

Some reports have missing or unclear dates, or too few applicants to display by year.

Reported outcomes

Recorded application steps and outcomes.

Primary submitted
914
Secondary completed
718
Interview invitation
461
Interview attended
397
Waitlisted
98
Accepted
216
Withdrawn
237
Rejected
160

One report may include several outcomes. Earlier steps may be inferred from later outcomes. Missing outcomes do not mean an applicant was rejected. These counts are not school acceptance rates.

Reported GPA

Median scores on a 4.0 scale.

Overall GPA
3.50891 applicants
Science GPA
3.44893 applicants

Each applicant counts once per score.

Stored MCAT totals

Old MCAT (3-45)
28median · 874 applicants
Modern MCAT (472-528)
505median · 891 applicants

Old and modern scales stay separate. Totals are used as stored and may include legacy MDApplicants conversions.

Who shared their experience?

Original public profile information, counted once per applicant in each category. Groups with fewer than 3 applicants are not shown. Lists show up to 8 reported categories.

38 median age at the profile snapshot · 389 applicants. This is not age at application.

Gender

Male
604
Female
310

Ethnicity

Caucasian
640
East Asian
90
South Asian
54
Hispanic
31
African
20
Arabic
8
Native American
5

Home state

California
122
Illinois
83
Michigan
62
Iowa
42
New York
41
Texas
40
Florida
39
Ohio
30

Undergraduate colleges

Michigan State University
21
University of Iowa
16
UCLA
15
Brigham Young University
11
Iowa State University
11
Arizona State University
8
Oregon State University
8
UCSD
8

Undergraduate areas of study

Biological/Life Sciences
525
Psychology/Social Sciences
81
Premedical Studies
50
Engineering/Technology
42
Physical Sciences
42
Computing and Information Science
38
History/Humanities
19
Nursing/Pharmacy/Medical Technology
18

Graduate institutions

University of Michigan
4
Midwestern University
3
University of Maryland
3

Graduate areas of study

Biological/Life Sciences
83
Computing and Information Science
49
Other
42
Premedical Studies
41
Nursing/Pharmacy/Medical Technology
24
Psychology/Social Sciences
20
Physical Sciences
12
Engineering/Technology
8

Graduate degrees

BS
25
MS
23
MPH
16
M.S.
13
BA
9
N/A
9
B.S.
7
MA
6

An applicant may report more than one area of study or graduate school. Profile snapshot: 2026-10-26.

Figures need at least 3 reporting applicants. Missing or conflicting values are left out.

Self-reported historical data from MDApplicants. It may not reflect admissions today.

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