Ross University School of Medicine

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Admissions Office address: 485 US Hwy 1 South / Building B, 4th Floor / Iselin, New Jersey 08830

Overview

Savvy Rank
The Savvy Rank is a combination of admissions selectivity (MCAT, GPA, acceptance rate), research ranking, and primary care ranking.
999
School Type
Whether the school confers an MD or DO degree, is an international (Intl) school for Americans or is a Canadian (CA) school
Intl
Public/Private
For-Profit
Year Founded
1978
US News Rank - Research
Unranked
US News Rank - Primary Care
Unranked
Cost
Out-of-state tuition, from cheap ($) to obscenely expensive ($$$$$)
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Weather Rating
How nice is the weather, from crappy () to excellent ()
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City Size
< 100K

Getting In

Median GPA
3.22
Median MCAT
496
Research Rating
A combination of factors to show the school's research ranking and research opportunities, from very little research () to lots ()
Out-of-State Rating
Whether the school is very out-of-state friendly (), somewhat friendly (), not friendly (), or in-state only ()
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International Friendly
How friendly the school is toward international applicants
Yes
Med School Class Size
Class sizes range from 40 students to 400
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Application
Own
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Secondary Essays

Secondary Essay Difficulty
How many essays, how long, and how unusual the prompts, from easy () to brutal ()
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Screen Before Secondaries
Does the school read your primary before sending a secondary?
Typical Secondary Release Date
When does a school usually release its secondary relative to other med schools (though it may vary from year to year)?
Early
Secondary Fee
Other Tests

Interviews

Interview Type
Interview Invites Begin
Interview Format
MMI - Multiple Mini Interview; Traditional - two-way conversation
Traditional
Accepts Updates?
Does the school accept update letters?

Secondary Essay Prompts

Essay Topics (’23 – ’24)

No Secondary Available

Essay Topics (’22 – ’23)

No Secondary Available

Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)

No Secondary Available

Essay Topics (2018-2019)

A personal statement is required to be considered for admission.

RUSM will accept your AMCAS essay as your personal statement. If you do not have an AMCAS essay, in 300 words or less, state why you want to become a physician and what you can bring to the world of medical health in today's multicultural society. If you are applying as a transfer student, please also state why you wish to transfer from your present institution and more specifically, why you wish to transfer to Ross University School of Medicine.

Essay Topics ('17 - '18)

A personal statement is required to be considered for admission.

RUSM will accept your AMCAS essay as your personal statement. If you do not have an AMCAS essay, in 300 words or less, state why you want to become a physician and what you can bring to the world of medical health in today's multicultural society. If you are applying as a transfer student, please also state why you wish to transfer from your present institution and more specifically, why you wish to transfer to Ross University School of Medicine.

Essay Topics ('16 - '17)

A personal statement is required to be considered for admission.

RUSM will accept your AMCAS essay as your personal statement. If you do not have an AMCAS essay, in 300 words or less, state why you want to become a physician and what you can bring to the world of medical health in today's multicultural society. If you are applying as a transfer student, please also state why you wish to transfer from your present institution and more specifically, why you wish to transfer to Ross University School of Medicine.

Essay Topics ('13 - '14)

In 300 words or less, state why you want to become a physician and what you can bring to the world of medical health in today's multicultural society. If you are applying as a transfer student, please also state why you wish to transfer from your present institution and more specifically, why you wish to transfer to Ross University.

Please upload a full statement of relevant facts for all disciplinary incidents below.

Have you ever traveled, studied, or lived outside of the US/Canada?

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