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MCAT

United States · Canada

The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is the standardised admission test required by virtually every U.S. and Canadian medical school. It tests scientific knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills.

Exam fee: $345 USDOfficial website
Duration:~7.5 hours
Sections:4 sections
Score range:472–528 (overall)
Test window:January–September
Language:English
Markets:United States, Canada

Scoring

Correct answer
+1
Wrong answer
0
Blank
0

Test structure

Chemical & physical foundations59 Q95 min
Critical analysis & reasoning (CARS)53 Q90 min
Biological & biochemical foundations59 Q95 min
Psychological, social & biological foundations59 Q95 min
Total230 Q375 min

Key dates

  1. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jan. 9, 2026 exam)

    26-09-2025

  2. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jan. 10, 2026 exam)

    27-09-2025

  3. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jan. 15, 2026 exam)

    02-10-2025

  4. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jan. 23, 2026 exam)

    10-10-2025

  5. Registration opening (Group A test centers)

    21-10-2025

  6. Registration opening (Group B test centers)

    22-10-2025

  7. Registration opening (Group C test centers)

    23-10-2025

  8. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Feb. 13, 2026 exam)

    31-10-2025

  9. 60 Day Deadline (Jan. 9, 2026 exam)

    10-11-2025

  10. 60 Day Deadline (Jan. 10, 2026 exam)

    11-11-2025

  11. 60 Day Deadline (Jan. 15, 2026 exam)

    16-11-2025

  12. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Mar. 7, 2026 exam)

    22-11-2025

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  1. 60 Day Deadline (Jan. 23, 2026 exam)

    24-11-2025

  2. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jan. 9, 2026 exam)

    25-11-2025

  3. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jan. 10, 2026 exam)

    26-11-2025

  4. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jan. 15, 2026 exam)

    01-12-2025

  5. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jan. 23, 2026 exam)

    09-12-2025

  6. 30 Day Deadline (Jan. 9, 2026 exam)

    10-12-2025

  7. 30 Day Deadline (Jan. 10, 2026 exam)

    11-12-2025

  8. 60 Day Deadline (Feb. 13, 2026 exam)

    15-12-2025

  9. 30 Day Deadline (Jan. 15, 2026 exam)

    16-12-2025

  10. 30 Day Deadline (Jan. 23, 2026 exam)

    24-12-2025

  11. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Apr. 10, 2026 exam)

    26-12-2025

  12. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Apr. 11, 2026 exam)

    27-12-2025

  13. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Feb. 13, 2026 exam)

    30-12-2025

  14. 10 Day Deadline (Jan. 9, 2026 exam)

    30-12-2025

  15. 10 Day Deadline (Jan. 10, 2026 exam)

    31-12-2025

  16. 10 Day Deadline (Jan. 15, 2026 exam)

    05-01-2026

  17. 60 Day Deadline (Mar. 7, 2026 exam)

    06-01-2026

  18. Exam Date

    09-01-2026

  19. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Apr. 24, 2026 exam)

    09-01-2026

  20. Exam Date

    10-01-2026

  21. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Apr. 25, 2026 exam)

    10-01-2026

  22. 10 Day Deadline (Jan. 23, 2026 exam)

    13-01-2026

  23. 30 Day Deadline (Feb. 13, 2026 exam)

    14-01-2026

  24. Exam Date

    15-01-2026

  25. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for May 2, 2026 exam)

    17-01-2026

  26. 60 Day Deadline (Mar. 20, 2026 exam)

    19-01-2026

  27. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Mar. 7, 2026 exam)

    21-01-2026

  28. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for May 8, 2026 exam)

    23-01-2026

  29. Exam Date

    23-01-2026

  30. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for May 9, 2026 exam)

    24-01-2026

  31. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for May 14, 2026 exam)

    29-01-2026

  32. 10 Day Deadline (Feb. 13, 2026 exam)

    03-02-2026

  33. 30 Day Deadline (Mar. 7, 2026 exam)

    05-02-2026

  34. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for May 22, 2026 exam)

    06-02-2026

  35. 60 Day Deadline (Apr. 10, 2026 exam)

    09-02-2026

  36. 60 Day Deadline (Apr. 11, 2026 exam)

    10-02-2026

  37. Score Release Date

    10-02-2026

  38. Exam Date

    13-02-2026

  39. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for May 30, 2026 exam)

    14-02-2026

  40. Score Release Date

    17-02-2026

  41. 30 Day Deadline (Mar. 20, 2026 exam)

    18-02-2026

  42. 60 Day Deadline (Apr. 24, 2026 exam)

    23-02-2026

  43. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Apr. 10, 2026 exam)

    24-02-2026

  44. Score Release Date

    24-02-2026

  45. 60 Day Deadline (Apr. 25, 2026 exam)

    24-02-2026

  46. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Apr. 11, 2026 exam)

    25-02-2026

  47. 10 Day Deadline (Mar. 7, 2026 exam)

    25-02-2026

  48. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jun. 12, 2026 exam)

    27-02-2026

  49. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jun. 13, 2026 exam)

    28-02-2026

  50. 60 Day Deadline (May 2, 2026 exam)

    03-03-2026

  51. Exam Date

    07-03-2026

  52. 60 Day Deadline (May 8, 2026 exam)

    09-03-2026

  53. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Apr. 24, 2026 exam)

    10-03-2026

  54. 10 Day Deadline (Mar. 20, 2026 exam)

    10-03-2026

  55. 60 Day Deadline (May 9, 2026 exam)

    10-03-2026

  56. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Apr. 25, 2026 exam)

    11-03-2026

  57. 30 Day Deadline (Apr. 10, 2026 exam)

    11-03-2026

  58. 30 Day Deadline (Apr. 11, 2026 exam)

    12-03-2026

  59. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jun. 26, 2026 exam)

    13-03-2026

  60. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jun. 27, 2026 exam)

    14-03-2026

  61. 60 Day Deadline (May 14, 2026 exam)

    15-03-2026

  62. Score Release Date

    17-03-2026

  63. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for May 2, 2026 exam)

    18-03-2026

  64. Exam Date

    20-03-2026

  65. 60 Day Deadline (May 22, 2026 exam)

    23-03-2026

  66. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for May 8, 2026 exam)

    24-03-2026

  67. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for May 9, 2026 exam)

    25-03-2026

  68. 30 Day Deadline (Apr. 24, 2026 exam)

    25-03-2026

  69. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Apr. 10, 2026 exam)

    26-03-2026

  70. 30 Day Deadline (Apr. 25, 2026 exam)

    26-03-2026

  71. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Apr. 11, 2026 exam)

    27-03-2026

  72. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jul. 11, 2026 exam)

    28-03-2026

  73. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for May 14, 2026 exam)

    30-03-2026

  74. 60 Day Deadline (May 30, 2026 exam)

    31-03-2026

  75. 10 Day Deadline (Apr. 10, 2026 exam)

    31-03-2026

  76. 10 Day Deadline (Apr. 11, 2026 exam)

    01-04-2026

  77. 30 Day Deadline (May 2, 2026 exam)

    02-04-2026

  78. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for May 22, 2026 exam)

    07-04-2026

  79. Score Release Date

    07-04-2026

  80. 30 Day Deadline (May 8, 2026 exam)

    08-04-2026

  81. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Apr. 24, 2026 exam)

    09-04-2026

  82. 30 Day Deadline (May 9, 2026 exam)

    09-04-2026

  83. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Jul. 24, 2026 exam)

    10-04-2026

  84. Exam Date

    10-04-2026

  85. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Apr. 25, 2026 exam)

    10-04-2026

  86. Exam Date

    11-04-2026

  87. 60 Day Deadline (Jun. 12, 2026 exam)

    13-04-2026

  88. 60 Day Deadline (Jun. 13, 2026 exam)

    14-04-2026

  89. 10 Day Deadline (Apr. 24, 2026 exam)

    14-04-2026

  90. 30 Day Deadline (May 14, 2026 exam)

    14-04-2026

  91. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for May 30, 2026 exam)

    15-04-2026

  92. 10 Day Deadline (Apr. 25, 2026 exam)

    15-04-2026

  93. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for May 2, 2026 exam)

    17-04-2026

  94. Score Release Date

    21-04-2026

  95. 30 Day Deadline (May 22, 2026 exam)

    22-04-2026

  96. 10 Day Deadline (May 2, 2026 exam)

    22-04-2026

  97. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for May 8, 2026 exam)

    23-04-2026

  98. Exam Date

    24-04-2026

  99. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for May 9, 2026 exam)

    24-04-2026

  100. Exam Date

    25-04-2026

  101. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jun. 12, 2026 exam)

    28-04-2026

  102. 10 Day Deadline (May 8, 2026 exam)

    28-04-2026

  103. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jun. 13, 2026 exam)

    29-04-2026

  104. 10 Day Deadline (May 9, 2026 exam)

    29-04-2026

  105. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for May 14, 2026 exam)

    29-04-2026

  106. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Aug. 15, 2026 exam)

    01-05-2026

  107. Exam Date

    02-05-2026

  108. 10 Day Deadline (May 14, 2026 exam)

    04-05-2026

  109. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for May 22, 2026 exam)

    07-05-2026

  110. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Aug. 21, 2026 exam)

    08-05-2026

  111. Exam Date

    08-05-2026

  112. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Aug. 22, 2026 exam)

    09-05-2026

  113. Exam Date

    09-05-2026

  114. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jun. 26, 2026 exam)

    12-05-2026

  115. Score Release Date

    12-05-2026

  116. 10 Day Deadline (May 22, 2026 exam)

    12-05-2026

  117. 60 Day Deadline (Jul. 11, 2026 exam)

    12-05-2026

  118. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jun. 27, 2026 exam)

    13-05-2026

  119. 30 Day Deadline (Jun. 12, 2026 exam)

    13-05-2026

  120. Exam Date

    14-05-2026

  121. 30 Day Deadline (Jun. 13, 2026 exam)

    14-05-2026

  122. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for May 30, 2026 exam)

    15-05-2026

  123. 10 Day Deadline (May 30, 2026 exam)

    20-05-2026

  124. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Sept. 3, 2026 exam)

    22-05-2026

  125. Exam Date

    22-05-2026

  126. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Sept. 4, 2026 exam)

    23-05-2026

  127. 60 Day Deadline (Jul. 24, 2026 exam)

    25-05-2026

  128. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jul. 11, 2026 exam)

    27-05-2026

  129. Score Release Date

    27-05-2026

  130. 30 Day Deadline (Jun. 26, 2026 exam)

    27-05-2026

  131. 30 Day Deadline (Jun. 27, 2026 exam)

    28-05-2026

  132. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jun. 12, 2026 exam)

    28-05-2026

  133. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jun. 13, 2026 exam)

    29-05-2026

  134. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Sept. 11, 2026 exam)

    30-05-2026

  135. Final date for Initial Applications submitted after this date are not guaranteed accommodations in the 2026 testing year

    30-05-2026

  136. Exam Date

    30-05-2026

  137. Recommended submission date for Initial Applications for accommodations (for Sept. 12, 2026 exam)

    31-05-2026

  138. 60 Day Deadline (Jul. 31, 2026 exam)

    01-06-2026

  139. Score Release Date

    02-06-2026

  140. 10 Day Deadline (Jun. 12, 2026 exam)

    02-06-2026

  141. 10 Day Deadline (Jun. 13, 2026 exam)

    03-06-2026

  142. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Jul. 24, 2026 exam)

    09-06-2026

  143. Score Release Date

    09-06-2026

  144. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jun. 26, 2026 exam)

    11-06-2026

  145. 30 Day Deadline (Jul. 11, 2026 exam)

    11-06-2026

  146. Exam Date

    12-06-2026

  147. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jun. 27, 2026 exam)

    12-06-2026

  148. Exam Date

    13-06-2026

  149. Score Release Date

    16-06-2026

  150. 10 Day Deadline (Jun. 26, 2026 exam)

    16-06-2026

  151. 60 Day Deadline (Aug. 15, 2026 exam)

    16-06-2026

  152. 10 Day Deadline (Jun. 27, 2026 exam)

    17-06-2026

  153. 60 Day Deadline (Aug. 21, 2026 exam)

    22-06-2026

  154. Score Release Date

    23-06-2026

  155. 60 Day Deadline (Aug. 22, 2026 exam)

    23-06-2026

  156. 30 Day Deadline (Jul. 24, 2026 exam)

    24-06-2026

  157. Exam Date

    26-06-2026

  158. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jul. 11, 2026 exam)

    26-06-2026

  159. Exam Date

    27-06-2026

  160. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Aug. 15, 2026 exam)

    30-06-2026

  161. Score Release Date

    30-06-2026

  162. 30 Day Deadline (Jul. 31, 2026 exam)

    01-07-2026

  163. 10 Day Deadline (Jul. 11, 2026 exam)

    01-07-2026

  164. 60 Day Deadline (Sept. 3, 2026 exam)

    05-07-2026

  165. 60 Day Deadline (Sept. 4, 2026 exam)

    06-07-2026

  166. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Aug. 21, 2026 exam)

    07-07-2026

  167. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Aug. 22, 2026 exam)

    08-07-2026

  168. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jul. 24, 2026 exam)

    09-07-2026

  169. Exam Date

    11-07-2026

  170. 60 Day Deadline (Sept. 11, 2026 exam)

    13-07-2026

  171. Score Release Date

    14-07-2026

  172. 10 Day Deadline (Jul. 24, 2026 exam)

    14-07-2026

  173. 60 Day Deadline (Sept. 12, 2026 exam)

    14-07-2026

  174. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Jul. 31, 2026 exam)

    16-07-2026

  175. 30 Day Deadline (Aug. 15, 2026 exam)

    16-07-2026

  176. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Sept. 3, 2026 exam)

    21-07-2026

  177. 10 Day Deadline (Jul. 31, 2026 exam)

    21-07-2026

  178. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Sept. 4, 2026 exam)

    22-07-2026

  179. 30 Day Deadline (Aug. 21, 2026 exam)

    22-07-2026

  180. 30 Day Deadline (Aug. 22, 2026 exam)

    23-07-2026

  181. Exam Date

    24-07-2026

  182. Score Release Date

    28-07-2026

  183. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Sept. 11, 2026 exam)

    29-07-2026

  184. Recommended submission date for Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Extensions for accommodations (for Sept. 12, 2026 exam)

    30-07-2026

  185. Exam Date

    31-07-2026

  186. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Aug. 15, 2026 exam)

    31-07-2026

  187. 30 Day Deadline (Sept. 3, 2026 exam)

    04-08-2026

  188. 10 Day Deadline (Aug. 15, 2026 exam)

    05-08-2026

  189. 30 Day Deadline (Sept. 4, 2026 exam)

    05-08-2026

  190. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Aug. 21, 2026 exam)

    06-08-2026

  191. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Aug. 22, 2026 exam)

    07-08-2026

  192. Score Release Date

    11-08-2026

  193. 10 Day Deadline (Aug. 21, 2026 exam)

    11-08-2026

  194. 10 Day Deadline (Aug. 22, 2026 exam)

    12-08-2026

  195. 30 Day Deadline (Sept. 11, 2026 exam)

    12-08-2026

  196. 30 Day Deadline (Sept. 12, 2026 exam)

    13-08-2026

  197. Exam Date

    15-08-2026

  198. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Sept. 3, 2026 exam)

    19-08-2026

  199. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Sept. 4, 2026 exam)

    20-08-2026

  200. Exam Date

    21-08-2026

  201. Exam Date

    22-08-2026

  202. 10 Day Deadline (Sept. 3, 2026 exam)

    24-08-2026

  203. Score Release Date

    25-08-2026

  204. 10 Day Deadline (Sept. 4, 2026 exam)

    25-08-2026

  205. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Sept. 11, 2026 exam)

    27-08-2026

  206. 15 days prior deadline for approved accommodations scheduling request (for Sept. 12, 2026 exam)

    28-08-2026

  207. 10 Day Deadline (Sept. 11, 2026 exam)

    01-09-2026

  208. Score Release Date

    02-09-2026

  209. 10 Day Deadline (Sept. 12, 2026 exam)

    02-09-2026

  210. Exam Date

    03-09-2026

  211. Exam Date

    04-09-2026

  212. Score Release Date

    08-09-2026

  213. Exam Date

    11-09-2026

  214. Exam Date

    12-09-2026

  215. Score Release Date

    15-09-2026

  216. Score Release Date

    22-09-2026

  217. Emergency Refund Request deadline (within 10 days after scheduled exam date) for Sept. 12, 2026 exam

    22-09-2026

  218. Score Release Date

    29-09-2026

  219. Score Release Date

    06-10-2026

  220. Score Release Date

    13-10-2026

  221. Rescore Request deadline (within 30 days of score release) for Sept. 12, 2026 exam

    12-11-2026

Fonte ufficiale AAMC. Ho usato il calendario 2026. Per US e Canada non esistono iscrizioni con una singola finestra chiusura generale: il sistema usa aperture regionali (21-23 ottobre 2025 per l’anno di test 2026) e scadenze per ogni data d’esame (60/30/10 Day Deadline). Le date d’esame 2026 differiscono tra US e Canada: questo JSON include tutte le date ufficiali rilevanti emerse dalle fonti ufficiali, usando i titoli del test in inglese. Non risultano graduatorie o immatricolazioni ufficiali del MCAT, perché il MCAT è un esame standardizzato e non un concorso con ranking centralizzata. Non risultano sessioni suppletive/straordinarie dedicate; il calendario ufficiale prevede le normali date da gennaio a settembre 2026. La deadline ERR e la Rescore Request sono regole ufficiali relative: ho riportato l’ultima scadenza concreta 2026 derivabile ufficialmente per l’ultima sessione del 2026.

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About MCAT

Test structure

  • Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems — 59 questions, 95 minutes
  • Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) — 53 questions, 90 minutes
  • Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems — 59 questions, 95 minutes
  • Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior — 59 questions, 95 minutes
  • Seats available from January to September (approximately 30 test dates per year)
  • Registration opens approximately 2 months before each test date

Scoring & admission

  • Each section scored 118–132; overall score 472–528.
  • Most successful applicants score 510 or higher; competitive programs require 515+.
  • Scores released approximately 30–35 days after the test.