Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific: what it looks for, GPA and MCAT

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific is a private osteopathic medical school in California (Pomona; COMP-Northwest Lebanon).

What Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific says it looks for

Mission and background

Current site refers to COMP and Heatherington College (formerly COMP-Northwest); grouped here under directory family.

The school publishes little detail about what it looks for, so this is broad. Its own pages are the best guide. Summarized from the school's admissions page, checked October 2026. Not a ranking, a rubric or a prediction of admission.

Admissions statistics

Sources: GPA, MCAT and interview rate: School's published class profile, with some figures user-reported (dataset updated 2026-08-04). Not a ranking or a prediction of admission. AesculaMD is not affiliated with Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, the AAMC or AACOM.

Common questions

What is Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific's mission focus?

Current site refers to COMP and Heatherington College (formerly COMP-Northwest); grouped here under directory family. Summarized from the school's published guidance, checked October 2026.

What GPA and MCAT do students admitted to Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific have?

The median GPA is 3.82 and the median MCAT is 509 (School's published class profile, with some figures user-reported). A median is the middle of the admitted class, not a minimum: half were admitted below it.

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