Fast Facts – College of Osteopathic Medicine

PNWU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (PNWU-COM) matriculated its first cohort of students in 2008. PNWU-COM is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and offers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. The PNWU-COM mission is to educate and train students to become osteopathic physicians that provide research-driven quality care to communities of the Northwest, particularly in rural and medically underserved populations.

COM Applicants for Entrance Fall of:     2021     2022     2023
Supplemental Applicants 3011 2736 2442
Applicants Invited to Interview 954 706 643
Offers Made 358 347 421
Class Size 144 144 133

 

     2021      2022      2023
COM Matriculants 144 144 133
Avg. Age 26 26 25
Age Range 21-50 21-48 21-38
% Female 53.5% 52.8% 53.4%
% Male 46.5% 46.5% 46.6%
% Undisclosed 0.7%
Average Cumulative GPA 3.5 3.6 3.6
Average Science GPA 3.4 3.5 3.5
MCAT Score Average (highest) 504 504 503
% from the NW 68.8% 76.4% 73.7%
             Alaska 2.1% 1.4% 3.0%
             Idaho 1.4% 6.3% 3.0%
             Montana 4.2% 3.5% 0.8%
             Oregon 13.9% 7.6% 11.3%
             Washington 47.2% 57.6% 55.6%
% from a Rural Area 32% 28% 24%
% from a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) 36% 39% 26%
White 59.0% 52.8% 54.1%
Asian 22.2% 25.0% 29.3%
Black or African American 3.5% 0.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Two or more races 8.3% 9.0% 6.8%
Hispanic 9.0% 8.3% 9.0%
Undeclared 1.4% 0.7%

COM Fall Enrollment as of August 28, 2023

Class Level/Year    2021    2022    2023
First Year 146 144 138
Second Year 145 141 139
Third Year 117 134 124
Fourth Year 147 136 154
Total 555 555 555

 

COM Spring Enrollment as of January 19, 2023

Class Level/Year    2021    2022    2023
First Year 146 145 141
Second Year 138 145 140
Third Year 142 127 145
Fourth Year 141 145 131
Total 567 562 557

 

COMLEX-USA Level 1 Board Pass Rate (1st Attempt)

Level 1 PNWU-COM National
5/1/2022 – 4/30/2023 86.5% 90.6%
5/1/2021 – 4/30/2022 86.8% 92.2%
5/1/2020 – 4/30/2021 87.9% 93.7%
5/1/2019 – 4/30/2020 92.8% 94.3%
5/1/2018 – 4/30/2019 91.6% 93.0%

 

COMLEX-USA Level 2 CE Board Pass Rate (1st Attempt)

Level 2CE PNWU-COM National
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2023 93.5% 94.5%
6/1/2021 – 5/31/2022 94.2% 95.1%
6/1/2020 – 5/31/2021 94.3% 96.5%
6/1/2019 – 5/31/2020 97.1% 96.8%
6/1/2018 – 5/31/2019 95.5% 95.6%

 

COMLEX-USA Level 3 Board Pass Rate (1st Attempt)

Level 3 PNWU-COM National
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 91.4% 96.2%
1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021 95.4% 97.1%
1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020 97.3% 97.0%
9/1/2018 – 12/31/2019 95.8% 97.5%
3/1/2017 – 5/31/2018 91.8% 95.4%

 

Cohort Matriculation Year* Graduation Years for Cohort Members Cohort Graduation Rate
2015 2019-20 97.1%
2016 2020-22 96.6%
2017 2021-22 95.8%
2018 2022-23 94.4%**
2019 2023 80.6%***

*Matriculation Year: calendar year a student first enters an academic program

**preliminary – 4 students from this cohort are still enrolled

***preliminary – 15 students from this cohort are still enrolled

Residency Placement Rate by Year:

(eligible 4th year students seeking a residency)

2021 2022 2023
97.1% 100% 98.4%

Residency Placement Rates by Specialty:
2021 2022 2023
Family Medicine 34.1% 38.0% 35.2%
Internal Medicine 15.9% 15.3% 21.6%
Pediatrics 5.3% 6.6% 8.0%
Emergency Medicine 15.2% 16.8% 10.4%
Obstetrics & Gynecology 3.0% 4.4% 7.2%
General Surgery 4.5% 4.4% 3.2%
Psychiatry 3.0% 2.2%
Anesthesiology 6.1% 3.6% 3.2%
Transitional Year 4.5% 2.9% 1.6%
Orthopedic Surgery 1.5% 1.5% 1.6%
Anatomic/Clinical Pathology 1.5% 0.7% 1.6%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 0.8% 2.4%
Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology 2.3% 2.2% 0.8%
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
Urology 0.8%
Neurology 0.8%
Ophthalmology 0.8%
Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry 0.8%
Dermatology 0.7%

					

College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM)

Graduation Year Number of Graduates
2012 68
2013 74
2014 71
2015 71
2016 71
2017 133
2018 139
2019 135
2020 140
2021 137
2022 137
2023 126
Total 1,302