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US Osteopathic Medicine · 2027 Entry

DO osteopathic medical schools in Colorado

2 DO programs2027 entry

Colorado has 2 osteopathic DO programs in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: RVU Colorado and UNCO COM. Compare each one's MCAT and GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.

Overview

Studying medicine in Colorado

About Colorado: Pop. ~5.9M; Denver metro (~2.9M) anchors the state's medical ecosystem. University of Colorado School of Medicine and Rocky Vista University COM (DO) serve the region.

In-state preference: University of Colorado School of Medicine has a strong in-state preference; roughly 75–80% of the MD class are Colorado residents. Rocky Vista University (DO) accepts a national pool with some preference for Colorado and Rocky Mountain region applicants.

MD vs DO in Colorado. DO graduates are fully licensed physicians in the US and have competed in the same NRMP residency match as MD graduates since the 2020 merger. DO programs use AACOMAS for the primary application (not AMCAS). Many applicants apply to both MD and DO programs in the same cycle. Learn more about MD vs DO

Major health systems in Colorado

  • UCHealth
  • SCL Health (CommonSpirit Health)
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Denver Health
  • Banner Health (CO)
Schools

DO programs in Colorado

2 DO programs in Colorado for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.

MCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.

Residency

Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Colorado

Of the 2 DO programs in Colorado in our catalog, 1 is rated as giving strong preference to Colorado residents. None of these programs has admissions figures we have confirmed on the school's own pages yet, so the table shows the in-state rating and verification status only. Each program's profile has more detail.

DO programs in Colorado: our in-state preference rating, figures confirmed on each school's own pages, and when each record was last checked.
ProgramIn-state preferenceData check
RVU ColoradoNone recordedNot yet checked against the school's own page
UNCO COMStrongChecked against the school's own page, August 15, 2026

The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.

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NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists 2 DO programs in Colorado: RVU Colorado and UNCO COM.

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