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Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine (NEOMED)

Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine (NEOMED)

Rootstown, OH / School Detail
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APPLICATION FEE
$95
Tuition In State
$46,528
Tuition Out of State
$93,056
Average GPA
3.75
AVERAGE MCAT
513
OOS MATRICULANTS
18.8%

School Overview

Degrees
MD
Ownership
Public Non-Profit
Program Length
4 years
Total Enrollment
200
Founding Year
1973
Accreditation Year
1977
Alternative Length
3 years
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SDN Insights

Cost of Attendance: $354,830
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for NEOUCOM using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Below national average cost of living

Rootstown, OH is about 0.93x the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment lowers the living allowance from $3,000 to about $2,790 per month. Local rent and commuting choices can still move your actual budget meaningfully.

Environment: Suburban

The neighborhood around NEOUCOM is relatively quiet and spread out, with limited walking or biking options. Most errands and outings will require a car, making this setting better suited for students with access to personal transportation.

Interview Feedback

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 50% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview generally impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did okay.

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Secondary Essays for NEOUCOM

1. Other
What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student?
2. Motivation and Fit
What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student? (5000 characters)
3. Motivation and Fit
Please complete a brief personal statement of 5,000 characters or fewer addressing the following question: What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student?
4. Motivation and Fit
What do you hope to achieve through your experience as a NEOMED student?
5. Community, Diversity, and Equity
A social justice approach should be central to medicine and public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick. Paul Farmer, M.D. stated, "Of all the forms of inequality,...
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About the School

As northeast Ohio's public medical college, the mission of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine is to graduate qualified physicians who are passionate about serving their communities. All of our graduates, regardless of specialty, have a solid background in community and public health. With an emphasis on primary care, family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology, NEOUCOM strives to improve the quality of health care throughout northeast Ohio by instilling in each graduate the desire to serve the public and the highest ideals of the medical profession.

Curriculum

NEOUCOM's Integrated Steps Curriculum is designed to develop the characteristics that people say they want to see in their doctors: competence, communication, caring, character and community. NEOUCOM offers several routes to admission for those seeking a doctor of medicine degree: B.S./M.D., direct entry or transfer admission.

Offers a Family Medicine residency at a NEOMED affiliated hospital following graduation from medical school with potential for further tuition support for M2 and M3 year in exchange for service commitment. Interested students should possess strong academic performance during first semester+ of M1 and a strong interest in pursuing family medicine in Ohio.

Facilities

NEOUCOM's clinical teaching facilities include 17 community hospitals, eight of which are major teaching facilities. Together these hospitals provide the resources of approximately 6,500 beds and nearly 1,800 clinical faculty members. NEOUCOM students are trained in community hospitals and ambulatory care settings, orienting them to the practice of medicine at the community level. Their experiences range from critical, acute medical situations to everyday patient care and offer constant interaction with clinical faculty and resident colleagues.

Last Updated: Aug 21, 2026