MCAT Tutor in Phoenix

Phoenix has two MD schools at opposite ends of their histories. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix has held full LCME accreditation since 2012, with its next full survey due in 2029-30; Arizona State University's John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering received preliminary accreditation in 2025 and has just seated its first class, the class of 2030 (LCME, ASU class profile).

In AAMC's 2025-26 count, the UArizona Phoenix school drew 5,831 applications for 130 first-year places, about 45 per place, and Arizona residents sent 13.1% of those applications but filled 66.9% of the seats (AAMC FACTS, Table A-1). ASU's school is too new for that table. Two osteopathic colleges, Midwestern University's in Glendale and A.T. Still University's in Mesa, also take the MCAT, through AACOMAS.

Facts about Phoenix

Accreditation: LCME directory.

• The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix reports 6,695 applicants, 488 interviewed, 261 acceptances and 145 matriculants for its class of 2030: 120 in the four-year MD, 18 in a three-year MD and 7 MD/PhD students. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• UArizona Phoenix's class of 2030 had a median MCAT of 515, which the school places at the 91st percentile, with an overall GPA of 3.84 and a BCPM GPA of 3.78. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• Arizona residents are 75% of UArizona Phoenix's class of 2030; 31% of the class did its undergraduate work at Arizona State University, 16% at the University of Arizona and 7% at UCLA. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• In that class, 83% took one or more gap years, 33% had earned a graduate degree and 22% are alumni of the school's own pre-med program; the school also lists an inaugural three-year primary care accelerated MD program in Yuma. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• Averaged over 2021-2024, UArizona Phoenix received 6,126 applications a year, offered 536 interviews and made 242 admission offers; applicants averaged 507 on the MCAT and a 3.60 GPA, while those interviewed and those offered admission both averaged 516 and 3.80. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• Over those four years UCLA sent UArizona Phoenix the most applicants (385), ahead of Arizona State (324) and the University of Arizona (250), but Arizona State graduates received the most admission offers (42). (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• UArizona Phoenix asks for a cumulative science and overall GPA of 3.0 or better in undergraduate, post-baccalaureate or graduate study. (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix)
• Arizona State University's John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering enrolled its first class, the class of 2030, with 36 students chosen from 832 applications and 213 completed interviews. (ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering)
• ASU's first class averaged 511 on the MCAT, with scores from 504 to 518, and averaged 3.79 in undergraduate GPA and 3.77 in science GPA. (ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering)
• ASU's medical school needs an MCAT of at least 504 before it sends a secondary application or invites an interview, makes no exceptions to that minimum and sets no minimum section scores. (ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering)
• ASU reads the highest total MCAT in its window; for the entering class of 2027 the MCAT must have been taken between January 2024 and September 2026. (ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering)
• ASU says a connection to Arizona, Phoenix or Arizona State University is not required for admission. (ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering)
• Applicants with only undergraduate work and GPAs of at least 2.8, under ASU's 3.0 minimum, can move forward if they have an eligible MCAT of 506 or higher. (ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering)

Sources: LCME, directory of accredited U.S. programs (checked October 29, 2026); AAMC FACTS, Table A-1, 2025-2026 (checked October 29, 2026); University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Class of 2030 admissions summary (checked November 1, 2026); University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, applicant snapshot 2021-2024 (checked November 1, 2026); ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, Meet the Class of 2030 (checked November 1, 2026); ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, Admissions FAQs (checked November 1, 2026); ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, Admissions requirements (checked November 1, 2026).

What UArizona Phoenix's own numbers say about its MCAT bar

The college publishes a profile of each entering class. For the class of 2030 it reports 6,695 applicants, 488 interviews, 261 acceptances and 145 students enrolled: 120 in the four-year MD, 18 in a three-year MD and 7 MD/PhD students (UArizona Phoenix class of 2030). The class's median MCAT was 515, which the school puts at the 91st percentile, with a 3.84 overall GPA and 3.78 in BCPM courses. The school also lists an inaugural three-year primary care accelerated MD program in Yuma.

Its four-year snapshot, averaged over 2021 to 2024, shows where the cut falls. The average applicant scored 507 with a 3.60 GPA; the applicants offered interviews and those offered admission both averaged 516 with a 3.80 (UArizona Phoenix applicant snapshot). Nine MCAT points separate applying from being interviewed, and none separate being interviewed from being admitted, so at this school the score mostly decides who gets into the room. The snapshot also restates the floor: a cumulative science and overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

The class is more local than the AAMC table suggests. The school reports that 75% of the class of 2030 are Arizona residents, that 31% studied at Arizona State, 16% at the University of Arizona and 7% at UCLA, and that 22% came through its own pre-med program (UArizona Phoenix class of 2030). Over 2021-2024, UCLA sent more applicants than any college, 385 against 324 from Arizona State and 250 from the University of Arizona, but Arizona State graduates received the most admission offers, 42 (UArizona Phoenix applicant snapshot).

Most of the class also took time off first: 83% had one or more gap years and 33% held a graduate degree. A Phoenix pre-med who plans a gap year is in the majority here, and that year is time to move an MCAT from the 507 applicant average toward the 515 median.

ASU's new medical school and its fixed 504 floor

ASU's John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering is the newer route. Its first class, the class of 2030, has 36 students chosen from 832 applications and 213 completed interviews; they averaged 511 on the MCAT, with scores from 504 to 518, and 3.79 in undergraduate GPA and 3.77 in science GPA (ASU class profile).

ASU writes its MCAT rules down plainly. It will not send a secondary application or an interview invitation without an MCAT of at least 504, it makes no exceptions to that minimum, and it sets no minimum section scores (ASU admissions FAQs). It reads the highest total in its window, which for the entering class of 2027 runs from January 2024 to September 2026. An applicant with only undergraduate work and a GPA between 2.8 and ASU's 3.0 minimum can still move forward with an eligible MCAT of 506 or higher (ASU admissions requirements).

ASU also says applicants need no connection to Arizona, Phoenix or the university itself. A Phoenix pre-med therefore competes with applicants from everywhere for a class of 36, and the 504 floor is a gate, not a target: the first class averaged 511.

How we plan an MCAT for the two Phoenix schools

The two schools reward different things. UArizona Phoenix's interviewed and admitted applicants averaged 516; ASU stops reading below 504 and keeps your best total. For a student aiming at UArizona Phoenix we build the plan around the interviewed-applicant average, and plan a retake only when a run of practice tests says it will clear that number. For ASU, a first score just under 504 is the one case where a retake is almost always worth it, because nothing else in the file is read until the floor is met, and the higher total is the one ASU uses.

Both schools draw heavily on Arizona State and University of Arizona graduates, so Phoenix pre-meds often sit the MCAT between semesters. We schedule backwards from the September end of each school's MCAT window and from the student's course load, starting from their latest full-length practice test.

Medical schools in and around Phoenix

Total for the one Phoenix-area MD school: 5,831 applications, 130 first-year seats, 45 per seat (AAMC 2025 FACTS, Table A-1, AAMC short names; DO schools apply through AACOMAS, outside AAMC's data).

Phoenix's DO options: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale (founded 1995, private); A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona in Mesa (founded 2006, private). DO schools also accept the MCAT, so the same Phoenix prep covers both routes.

Other Arizona MD schools Phoenix applicants weigh

Across all 2 of Arizona's MD schools, 248 students started in 2025-26; the Phoenix schools above account for 52% of those seats (AAMC Table A-1).

Of 957 Arizona applicants in 2025-26 (Phoenix included), 171 (17.9%) started at an MD school in Arizona, 173 (18.1%) started out of state and 613 (64.1%) did not start at any US MD school that year (AAMC Table A-5).

Arizona pre-meds by the numbers (the pool Phoenix applicants are in)

In 2025-26, 957 Arizona residents applied to MD schools. The 344 who started one came in at 512 on the MCAT with a 3.83 GPA, while the full Arizona pool sat at 505.5 and 3.71 (AAMC FACTS, Tables A-19 and A-20). That 6.5-point difference is spread out: Chemical and Physical accounts for 1.8 points, Biological and Biochemical 1.7, Psychological and Social 1.6 and CARS 1.4.

Half of those 344 left the state, 171 enrolling at an Arizona MD school and 173 somewhere else (AAMC FACTS, Table A-5). The state figures describe Arizona residents wherever they enrolled; the bars of the two Phoenix schools are in the school-by-school sections above, taken from what each school publishes.

MCAT section averages for Arizona applicants vs. new students

Ten years of Arizona medical school applicants, as seen from Phoenix

Source: AAMC 2025 FACTS, Tables A-3 and A-4.

What MCAT score Phoenix applicants need

Phoenix's own school data makes the national grid easier to use. Over 2021-2024, the average UArizona Phoenix applicant scored 507, and the applicants it interviewed and admitted averaged 516 (UArizona Phoenix applicant snapshot). On AAMC's pooled table for 2023-24 to 2025-26, a 3.60-3.79 GPA applicant in the 502-505 band was accepted 34.7% of the time and one at 510-513 60% of the time (AAMC FACTS, Table A-23).

The typical Arizona applicant, 505.5 with a 3.71, sits on the line between the 502-505 and 506-509 cells, at 34.7% and 45.4%. The typical Arizona starter, 512 with a 3.83, falls in the 510-513 cell of the top GPA row, at 70.5%. AAMC keeps per-school medians in its paid MSAR database, so on this page we quote only what the Phoenix schools publish themselves.

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

How many people in Phoenix search for MCAT tutoring

Phoenix's metro area is 62nd of the 209 US metros Google Trends ranks for MCAT search interest over five years, with a score of 16 out of 100 (retrieved October 2026). Semrush counts about 30 US searches a month for “mcat tutor phoenix” and 1,600 for “mcat tutor” (Semrush, October 2026), which is one reason we teach Phoenix students online rather than from a local office.