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US Osteopathic Medicine · 2027 Entry

DO osteopathic medical schools in Texas

3 DO programs2027 entry

Texas has 3 osteopathic DO programs in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine, SHSU COM, and UNTHSC TCOM. 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 Texas

About Texas: Pop. ~30.5M; Houston (Texas Medical Center — the world's largest medical complex), Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin each have major medical ecosystems.

In-state preference: Texas public schools (UT Southwestern, UTHSC Houston, UTMB, UT Austin Dell, Texas Tech, TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M, UT Rio Grande Valley) very strongly favor Texas residents; public MD programs allocate 90–95%+ seats to in-state applicants. Baylor College of Medicine (private) admits nationally but still skews toward Texas applicants in practice.

MD vs DO in Texas. 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 Texas

  • Texas Medical Center (collectively)
  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
  • HCA Houston Healthcare
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • University Health (San Antonio)
  • Dell Seton Medical Center
Schools

DO programs in Texas

3 DO programs in Texas 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 Texas

Of the 3 DO programs in Texas in our catalog, 2 are rated as giving strong preference to Texas 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 Texas: our in-state preference rating, figures confirmed on each school's own pages, and when each record was last checked.
ProgramIn-state preferenceData check
UIW School of Osteopathic MedicineNone recordedNot yet checked against the school's own page
SHSU COMStrongNot yet checked against the school's own page
UNTHSC TCOMStrongNot yet checked against the school's own page

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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States in the same US Census region (South), with the number of DO programs in each.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists 3 DO programs in Texas: UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine, SHSU COM, and UNTHSC TCOM.

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