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Students at Covista Medical Schools Match or Exceed U.S. MD Peers on USMLE Step 1 First-Time Pass Rates Across MCAT Ranges

$CVSAPress releaseOct 13, 2026, 6:00 AM ETRead the release

Covista released an analysis showing students at its RUSM and AUC medical schools pass USMLE Step 1 on the first attempt at rates comparable to or higher than U.S. MD students with matching MCAT scores, with the widest advantage in lower and middle MCAT bands. The company frames the data as evidence its support-heavy curricula drive outcomes, supporting its enrollment model of admitting students across a wider MCAT range. Supporting datapoints include 96% first-time residency attainment at RUSM and over 98% at AUC for 2025-26 graduates.

Key figures

Alumni
400000
Students served
100000
Unemployed clinicians
306000
Healthcare jobs posted monthly
702000
Auc first time residency rate 2025 26
over 98%
Rusm first time residency rate 2025 26
96%

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