MCAT Tutor in Long Island

Long Island's three MD schools have been LCME-accredited since 1971 (Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University), 2010 (Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead) and 2019 (NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine in Mineola) (LCME).

Applications per seat climb as the schools get newer. In 2025-26 Stony Brook drew 5,689 applications for 141 first-year places, about 40 per seat; Hofstra/Northwell drew 5,368 for 104, about 52; and NYU Long Island drew 4,738 for just 24, about 197 (AAMC FACTS). New York residents made up 86.5% of Stony Brook's entering class, 62.5% of NYU Long Island's and 57.7% of Hofstra/Northwell's (AAMC FACTS).

Facts about Long Island

Accreditation: LCME directory.

• For the 2027 entering class, the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook accepts MCAT scores from January 12, 2024 through the September 12, 2026 exam, and averages the scores of applicants who tested more than once. (Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University)
• Stony Brook says about 25% of its entering classes over the last 4 years were out-of-state residents; Early Decision applicants must take the MCAT by July 11, 2026. (Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University)
• The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell lists a median MCAT of 518 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.85 for its 2026 entering class, after 518 and 3.92 in 2025 and 516 and 3.82 in 2024. (Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell)
• Zucker asks for an MCAT within the last 3 years, with the last September test date the final one accepted in a cycle; its AMCAS deadline is November 1 and its secondary deadline December 1. (Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell)
• NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine runs a three-year accelerated MD focused on primary care, gives full-tuition scholarships to all students regardless of need or merit, and accepts only MCAT scores from the three years before matriculation. (NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine)

Sources: LCME, directory of accredited U.S. programs (checked October 29, 2026); AAMC FACTS, Table A-1, 2025-2026 (checked October 29, 2026); Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Admissions FAQ (checked November 1, 2026); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, MD Admissions (checked November 1, 2026); NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Medicine (MD), NYU Bulletins (checked November 1, 2026).

What Long Island's three MD schools say about the MCAT

Stony Brook's Renaissance School of Medicine averages repeat scores: if an applicant has taken the MCAT more than once, the scores are averaged (Stony Brook admissions FAQ). For the 2027 entering class it accepts tests from January 12, 2024 through the September 12, 2026 exam. Stony Brook admits on a rolling basis, with first acceptances in mid-October, interviews until mid-March and waitlist offers after May 1, and it says about 25% of its entering classes over the last 4 years were out-of-state residents.

Stony Brook's Early Decision program asks applicants to apply only to Stony Brook at first, with an AMCAS deadline of August 3, the MCAT taken by July 11, 2026 and CASPer by July 19, 2026 (Stony Brook admissions FAQ).

The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell publishes four years of medians: 518 on the MCAT with a 3.85 GPA for its 2026 entering class, 518 and 3.92 for 2025, 516 and 3.82 for 2024 and 518 and 3.86 for 2023 (Zucker MD admissions). It asks for an MCAT within the last 3 years, and the last September test date is the final one accepted in a cycle. Its AMCAS deadline is November 1 and its secondary deadline December 1; Early Decision files must be complete by August 1, with decisions by September 1.

NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine runs a three-year accelerated MD built around primary care, with a directed pathway to residency in primary care at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island offered on admission (NYU Long Island MD program). Every student receives a full-tuition scholarship regardless of need or merit. It accepts only MCAT scores from the three years before matriculation and says there are no exceptions.

One retake, read three ways

On Long Island the same second MCAT can count very differently. At Stony Brook it is averaged with the first, so a retake that comes in lower pulls the number Stony Brook sees down, and even a higher one counts only in part. Zucker's admissions page does not say how it reads repeat scores, so ask the school before you plan around it. NYU Long Island sets a strict three-year window and no more.

That makes the first sitting more important for a Stony Brook applicant than for most. We would rather a student delay the first exam until practice tests are steady than test early and plan on a retake. Zucker's medians, 516 to 518 over four years, sit above the 513.3 that New York residents who started medical school averaged in 2025-26 (AAMC FACTS, Tables A-19 and A-20), so a Hofstra/Northwell applicant should plan for a score in the high 510s.

Windows also expire. A test from 2023 is outside Stony Brook's window for 2027 entry, which starts on January 12, 2024, and too old for NYU Long Island, which takes only scores from the three years before matriculation. Gap-year applicants who tested early in college should check the date on their score before they build a list.

Choosing between the three-year track and the four-year schools

NYU Long Island's class is small: AAMC counts 24 first-year places against 4,738 applications in 2025-26, about 197 per seat (AAMC FACTS, Table A-1). The three-year curriculum and the primary-care pathway suit an applicant who already knows they want internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics and gynecology. Stony Brook and Zucker are four-year programs with larger classes, 141 and 104 places in AAMC's count, and New York residents filled 86.5% of Stony Brook's entering class.

For tutoring, the difference is mainly timing. A three-year program leaves less room before the boards, so students who aim for it often want their MCAT content review to double as a base for Step 1. We plan the MCAT schedule the same way for all three: start from the latest full-length test, find the weakest section and set a test date that leaves time for one retake only where the school's rule makes a retake worth it.

Medical schools in and around Long Island

Total for the three Long Island-area MD schools: 15,795 applications, 269 first-year seats, 59 per seat (AAMC 2025 FACTS, Table A-1, AAMC short names; DO schools apply through AACOMAS, outside AAMC's data).

Long Island's DO option: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury (founded 1977, private). DO schools also accept the MCAT, so the same Long Island prep covers both routes.

Most applications: Renaissance Stony Brook (5,689). Largest New York-resident share of a new class: Renaissance Stony Brook (86.5%).

New York-wide AAMC figures (every New York MD school, where New York applicants started, their MCAT averages and ten years of applicants) are on our New York City MCAT page.

What MCAT score Long Island applicants need

AAMC's grid pools every applicant nationally from 2023-24 to 2025-26, so it is not a Long Island table (AAMC FACTS, Table A-23). New York's average applicant, 507.1 with a 3.64, sits in the 3.60-3.79 row, where acceptance runs 34.7% at 502-505, 45.4% at 506-509 and 60% at 510-513. The average New York resident who started medical school, 513.3 with a 3.78, sits at the top of that last column.

The grid counts MD applicants only. DO colleges such as the one in Old Westbury apply through AACOMAS, which AAMC does not report, so the grid says nothing about DO acceptance on Long Island.

National AAMC grids (acceptance by MCAT and GPA, six years of averages): MCAT tutoring by city.

How many people in Long Island search for MCAT tutoring

The Google Trends figure here is for the New York NY metro area, the stand-in for Long Island: 27th of 209 US metro areas for the share of searches about the MCAT, with a score of 23 out of 100 (retrieved October 2026). Semrush estimates 20 US searches a month for Long Island MCAT tutoring phrases such as 'mcat tutor long island', against 1,600 for 'mcat tutor' nationally (October 2026).