University of Toledo

Toledo, OH · public

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Admissions

Admit rate94.8%
Applicants
Middle-50% SAT1050–1300
Middle-50% ACT22–28
Avg GPA
Test policy
Avg net price / yr$17,460
Grad rate56%
Median earnings (10 yr)$50,632
Sourcescorecard_bulk · 2025

Application requirements

  • Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
  • Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
  • Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
  • Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
  • Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
  • Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
  • Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
  • School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).

Supplemental essays

  1. We invite you to briefly discuss any connections you may have to the region of Northwest Ohio. (Optional – Max 300 Words)· ~300 words
  2. Please briefly describe what activities you are/have been engaged in during the period between undergraduate school and medical school. (Max 300 Words)· ~300 words
  3. If you feel you have any aspects of your record that may potentially negatively influence your application to our medical school, we encourage you to use this space to discuss them in order to provide the admissions committee with further context about your application. (Examples of possible topics include MCAT scores lower than our class average, low grades, withdrawn course, institutional action/student conduct violation.) (Optional – Max 500 Words)· ~500 words
  4. Two of the AAMC Core Competencies for entering medical students involve cultural competence (Cultural Awareness and Cultural Humility). The competencies involve several distinct domains, including: a. Demonstrating knowledge of socio-cultural factors that affect interactions and behaviors; b. Showing an appreciation and respect for multiple dimensions of diversity; c. Recognizing and acting on the obligation to inform one’s own judgment; d. Engaging diverse and competing perspectives as a resource for learning, citizenship, and work; e. Recognizing and appropriately addressing bias in selves and others; f. Interacting effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. Discuss a specific experience from your life that you feel demonstrates your level of competence in one of the above domains. (Clearly indicate which of the six domains above that you are responding to.) As part of your discussion, explain how you feel this experience will impact your future contribution to the culture of diversity and inclusion at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and later in your career as a physician. (Required- Max 600 Words)· ~600 words
  5. One of the AAMC Core Competencies for entering medical students involves resilience and adaptability. This competency involves the ability to tolerate stressful or changing environments or situations and adapt effectively to them. Additional characteristics of this competency are persistence and the ability to recover from setbacks. Discuss a specific experience from your life that you feel demonstrates your level of competence in resilience and adaptability as described above. As part of your discussion, explain how you feel this experience will help you meet new challenges you may face in medical school. (Required- Max 600 Words)· ~600 words

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).