Podiatry Schools

    Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)

    In United States, there are 9 podiatry schools offering Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree accredited by American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM).
    To apply to podiatry schools to earn Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), the applicants are required to use the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS). During the process on AACPMAS, the applicants will submit the required components including transcripts, letters of recommendation, and GPA. Because some schools also require to submit the components to the school directly, you need to check school's admission page carefully.
    Some schools accepts applicants with GPA 3.0 or lower, but the average GPA (Overall) of enrolled students was 3.38 and the science GPA was 3.23. The average MCAT score was about 495 over all entering students at podiatry schools.
    The common requirements to apply to podiatry schools are as following:
    • AACPMAS Application
    • Secondary application not required in most schools.
    • Qualifying GPA and MCAT score as each each requires.
    • Letters of Recommendation: one from a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) required in most schools.
    • Complete prerequisite courses required by each school.

    Common Prerequisites

    The prerequisite courses vary by school, but the following courses are generally required to apply to Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM).
    • Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
    • General and Inorganic with lab (2 semesters)
    • Organic chemistry with lab (2 semesters)
    • Physics with lab (2 semesters)
    • English composition (2 semesters)

    2024 Average Tuition of Podiatry Program

    The 2024 average tuition & fees of Podiatry program is $39,786 in-state students and $41,290 for out-of-state students. The following table shows the Podiatry tuition & fees over last 5 years.
    Podiatry Average Tuition & Fees Changes
    YearIn-StateOut-of-State
    2019$40,068$40,269
    2020$41,172$41,379
    2021$39,720$39,927
    2022$40,669$40,879
    2023$39,786$41,290

    Average GPA and MCAT Score

    For entering students at Podiatry schools last year, the average GPA was 3.38 and the average science GPA was 3.23. The average MCAT was 496
    The following table summarizes the average GPA and MCAT score at Podiatry schools.
    Podiatry Average GPA and MCAT scores
    GPA3.38
    GPA Science3.23
    MCAT496

    List of Podiatry Schools

    The following table lists the podiatry schools with tuition & admission information. 2 out of 9 schools have MD programs. You can view the detailed admission information at each school's page.
    Podiatry Schools 2024 Tuition & Fees Comparison Table
    SchoolStatePodiatry TuitionMD TuitionFoundedApplication FeeGPAMCAT
    Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric MedicinePrivatePomona, CACA$41,423 N/A 2009 -3.35 497
    The California School of Podiatric MedicinePrivateOakland, CACA$51,106 N/A 1914 -3.30 499
    Barry University School of Podiatric MedicinePrivateMiami, FLFL$39,160 N/A 1985 -3.43 495
    Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric MedicinePrivateNorth Chicago, ILIL$45,988 $66,481 1912 -3.38 495
    College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at Des Moines UniversityPrivateWest Des Moines, IAIA$42,070 N/A 1898 -3.44 496
    New York College of Podiatric MedicinePrivateNew York, NYNY$17,957 N/A 1911 -3.34 497
    Kent State University College of Podiatric MedicinePublicKent, OHOH$47,490 ($47,480) N/A 1916 -3.32 493
    Temple University School of Podiatric MedicinePublicPhiladelphia, PAPA$45,822 ($43,892) $58,542 ($55,264) 1914 -3.39 498
    Arizona College of Podiatric MedicinePrivateGlendale, AZAZ$49,390 N/A 2004 -3.43 497