DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Illinois
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Illinois. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Illinois: Pop. ~12.5M; Chicago metro (~9.5M) dominates, with world-class academic medical centres including Northwestern and University of Chicago. UIC College of Medicine is one of the largest MD programs in the US.
In-state context: Private schools (Northwestern Feinberg, UChicago Pritzker) admit nationally. UIC College of Medicine and Loyola Stritch have strong preference for Illinois residents. Chicago COM (DO) also prioritises Illinois-region applicants.
Major health systems: Northwestern Medicine · University of Chicago Medicine · Rush University Medical Center · Advocate Aurora Health · NorthShore University HealthSystem · Cook County Health
MD vs DO in Illinois
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 Illinois
- Midwestern University CCOM (DO)
Downers Grove, IL
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM), established in 1900, is one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in the United States. Located in Downers Grove, Illinois (southwest Chicago suburb), CCOM is part of Midwestern University's comprehensive health sciences campus alongside dental, pharmacy, and allied health programmes. CCOM trains osteopathic physicians for the Chicago metro area and Midwest, with strong interprofessional education as a hallmark.
MCAT 509GPA 3.605.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School (DO)
Chicago, IL
The Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School (IllinoisCOM) is a new osteopathic medical school in Chicago, Illinois — a college of The Chicago School. It holds COCA Pre-Accreditation status and enrols its inaugural class in Fall 2026; no students have matriculated yet. Positioned as an urban DO programme in one of America's largest and most medically complex cities, it draws on Chicago's stark health disparities — particularly between its affluent North Side and underserved South and West Side communities — for a training context emphasising equity, community health, and whole-person care within a large urban health system.
MCAT 504GPA 3.527.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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