DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Colorado
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Colorado. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
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 context: 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.
Major health systems
- UCHealth
- SCL Health (CommonSpirit Health)
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- Denver Health
- Banner Health (CO)
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 →
2 DO Programs in Colorado
- RVU Colorado (DO)
Parker, CO
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Colorado (RVU-COM Colorado) is the flagship campus of Rocky Vista University, a private osteopathic university. It sits in Parker, Colorado, a suburb southeast of Denver. RVU was founded in 2006 and has grown quickly, adding campuses in Utah and Montana. The Colorado campus benefits from the state's strong healthcare sector and from being close to Denver's major academic medical centers. The Rocky Mountain outdoor and sports medicine culture also shapes student interests and clinical opportunities.
MCAT 505GPA 3.555.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - UNCO COM (DO)
Greeley, CO
The University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNCO COM) is Colorado's developing public osteopathic medical school, currently in COCA pre-accreditation. Its first class begins in Fall 2027 — applications for that inaugural cohort are open now. It sits in Greeley on the northeastern Colorado Front Range, inside a public research university known for health sciences and education. UNCO COM trains DO physicians with a rural medicine focus, and a commitment to serving Colorado's underserved agricultural and mountain communities. It is the most affordable osteopathic option in Colorado.
MCAT 504GPA 3.5215.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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