Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Location: Philadelphia, PA (Urban)
School Type: Private Institution
Program Website: DO
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Historical applications
MDApplicants archive · DO
Philadelphia College - Philadelphia
1,366 historical application reports
2000-2020 reported application submission years
See application reports by year
| Year | Application reports |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 56 |
| 2004 | 89 |
| 2005 | 115 |
| 2006 | 136 |
| 2007 | 161 |
| 2008 | 184 |
| 2009 | 147 |
| 2010 | 88 |
| 2011 | 82 |
| 2012 | 80 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 37 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
Some reports have missing or unclear dates, or too few applicants to display by year.
Reported outcomes
Recorded application steps and outcomes.
- Primary submitted
- 1,309
- Secondary completed
- 937
- Interview invitation
- 268
- Interview attended
- 244
- Waitlisted
- 25
- Accepted
- 140
- Withdrawn
- 284
- Rejected
- 227
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
- 3.451,266 applicants
- Science GPA
- 3.351,272 applicants
Each applicant counts once per score.
Stored MCAT totals
- Old MCAT (3-45)
- 28median · 1,257 applicants
- Modern MCAT (472-528)
- 505median · 1,279 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 · 515 applicants. This is not age at application.
Gender
- Male
- 792
- Female
- 523
Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- 849
- East Asian
- 134
- South Asian
- 100
- Hispanic
- 60
- African
- 51
- Arabic
- 13
- Native American
- 6
Home state
- New York
- 166
- California
- 150
- Pennsylvania
- 140
- New Jersey
- 84
- Florida
- 83
- Michigan
- 81
- Illinois
- 62
- Ohio
- 51
Undergraduate colleges
- Michigan State University
- 25
- University of Pittsburgh
- 14
- Boston University
- 13
- University of Pennsylvania
- 13
- University of Florida
- 12
- Temple University
- 11
- Penn State University
- 10
- State School
- 10
Undergraduate areas of study
- Biological/Life Sciences
- 743
- Psychology/Social Sciences
- 125
- Engineering/Technology
- 63
- Physical Sciences
- 63
- Premedical Studies
- 58
- Computing and Information Science
- 55
- History/Humanities
- 48
- English/Literature
- 18
Graduate institutions
- Chemistry
- 5
- University of South Florida
- 5
- Boston University
- 4
- Boston University School of Medicine
- 4
- Georgetown University
- 4
- University of Pennsylvania
- 4
- Wayne State University
- 4
- Carnegie Mellon University
- 3
Graduate areas of study
- Biological/Life Sciences
- 163
- Computing and Information Science
- 86
- Premedical Studies
- 77
- Other
- 69
- Psychology/Social Sciences
- 28
- Nursing/Pharmacy/Medical Technology
- 22
- Physical Sciences
- 18
- Engineering/Technology
- 15
Graduate degrees
- MS
- 60
- BS
- 33
- MPH
- 33
- M.S.
- 23
- BA
- 16
- B.S.
- 15
- N/A
- 11
- none
- 11
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.