MCAT cost (2026-2027): registration fees and the Fee Assistance Program (FAP)

Registration fees for 2027 test dates

	Fee
Standard registration	$360
Fee Assistance Program registration	$145
International fee (outside the US, Canada and US territories)	+$130, not refundable

Sales tax or similar taxes may be added, depending on where you test.

Rescheduling and cancelling

When you make the change	Reschedule fee	Refund if you cancel	With Fee Assistance: reschedule / refund
60 or more days before	$55	$180	$25 / $75
30 to 59 days before	$110	$180	$45 / $75
10 to 29 days before	$210	$0	$85 / $0

No changes are allowed in the last 10 days. Deadlines are at 11:59 p.m. local time at your test center.

If you don’t cancel and don’t show up, you lose the whole fee and the attempt counts toward your limits.

The Fee Assistance Program (FAP)

The AAMC Fee Assistance Program, often shortened to FAP, is for people with a US home address whose household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level for their family size. If you’re under 26 when you apply, your parents’ income counts too, whatever your marital or tax status.

Approval gets you the $145 MCAT fee, lower change fees, the full online AAMC MCAT Official Prep bundle for free, a two-year subscription to the MSAR database, and one AMCAS submission with fees waived for up to 20 medical schools. You can be approved up to five times in your life.

Get approved before you register. Benefits aren’t applied to fees you’ve already paid.

Canadians without a US address can apply to a separate program run by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) with the AAMC. It gives reduced registration and change fees and the AAMC online prep bundle, but awards are limited and go to those in greatest need.

AAMC: Fee Assistance Program ↗AFMC: aspirants and applicants ↗

FAP income limits

People in the family	2025 income limit (48 states, DC and US territories)
1	$62,600
2	$84,600
3	$106,600
4	$128,600
5	$150,600
6	$172,600
7	$194,600
8	$216,600

As of October 2026, the AAMC checks your 2025 total family income against these limits. Add $5,500 for each person over eight. Limits are higher in Alaska ($78,200 for one person) and Hawaii ($71,960 for one person).

Benefits last from the day you’re approved until December 31 of the next year. If you’re approved any time in 2026, they run until December 31, 2027.

AAMC: Who is eligible for fee assistance ↗AAMC: Fee assistance benefits ↗

What studying costs

You can start for free with the AAMC sample test, Practice Exam 1 and the content outline. The full AAMC Online-Only Bundle is $336.15 for a year. Courses from prep companies range from a few hundred dollars for a question bank to several thousand for live classes. Our where to learn page compares them.

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Sources: AAMC and 5 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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