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Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is a private medical school in Dothan, Alabama. It is the first osteopathic medical school in the state and is believed to be the first osteopathic medical school in the nation established by a regional not-for-profit hospital.
ACOM’s mission is to “educate and prepare osteopathic physicians who will provide compassionate, patient-centered care to the people of Alabama and beyond.”
The school’s vision is to be “the premier osteopathic medical school in the Southeast.”
Acceptance rate
ACOM’s acceptance rate is competitive. In 2022, ACOM received 4,896 applications and accepted 208 students, for an acceptance rate of 4.25%. This is slightly higher than the national average acceptance rate for medical schools, which was 4.08% in 2022.
ACOM Acceptance vs Alabama Medical Schools Average
ACOM’s acceptance rate is also higher than the acceptance rates for other medical schools in Alabama. In 2022, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine had an acceptance rate of 4.0%, and the University of South Alabama College of Medicine had an acceptance rate of 4.5%.
ACOM Acceptance Rate vs Medical Schools in the South
ACOM’s acceptance rate is lower than the acceptance rates for some medical schools in the US South. In 2022, the University of Virginia School of Medicine had an acceptance rate of 2.5%, and the Duke University School of Medicine had an acceptance rate of 3.7%.
ACOM Acceptance Rate vs. All Medical Schools in US
In 2022, Harvard Medical School had an acceptance rate of 3.4%, and the Stanford University School of Medicine had an acceptance rate of 3.9%.
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