Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Athens, OH Public

Founded in 1975, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (Ohio University) is a public school located in Athens, Ohio. The Osteopathic Medicine program at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).

The 2024 tuition & fee at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is $40,362 for Ohio residents and $56,472 for out-of-state students. Compared to public Osteopathic Medicine schools in U.S., its tuition is similar to the average tuition of $58,162.

At Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, the average GPA submitted by enrolled students is 3.68. The GPA of science or prerequisite courses is 3.62. The average MCAT score of enrolled students is 505 and the range is 490 - 520.

2024 Osteopathic Medicine Tuition & Fees

The 2024 Osteopathic Medicine tuition & fees at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is $40,362 for Ohio residents and $56,472 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has increased by 6.46% over the past 5 years from $53,044 to $56,472.

Ohio University-Main Campus has undergraduate programs and its undergraduate tuition & fees $13,746 for Ohio students and $24,114 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees other than Osteopathic Medicine is $9,720 for Ohio students and $17,712 for out-of-state students.

The following table shows the Osteopathic Medicine tuition & fees over last 5 years at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Osteopathic Medicine Tuition & Fees Changes at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Year	In-State	Out-of-State
2020	$37,936	$53,044
2021	$38,850	$54,336
2022	$39,600	$55,396
2023	$39,600	$55,396
2024	$40,362	$56,472

Prerequisites for applying to Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

The courses in the table below lists prerequisite courses as examples shown in Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine admission page. For the detailed explanation, see its admission page.

Prerequisite Examples for Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Admission
Subject	Hours
Behavioral Science with lab	2 Semester Hours General Study Credit
Biology/Zoology with Lab	2 Semester Hours Science Credit
General Chemistry with lab	2 Semester Hours Science Credit
Organic Chemistry with lab	2 Semester Hours Science Credit
Physics with lab	2 Semester Hours Science Credit

Required Application Components

To apply to Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) program at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, you will need to use AACOMAS. The deadline for the AACOMAS is 2024-02-01. Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine also requires the secondary (supplemental) application and the non-refundable application fee is $60. (Deadline: 2023-03-15)

In addition to the prerequisite courses, there are other components that you need to submit to apply to Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

See the following list for the required application component and find out how to prepare it before applying to the school.

AACOMAS application
Secondary Application
MCAT Scores
Minimum of a 3.25 GPA
Minimum of a 498 MCAT score
Letters of recommendation
A letter from an osteopathicphysician is highly desirable but not required.