What MCAT prep actually costs in 2026
Every MCAT prep price below was read directly off the provider's own pricing page on the date shown — not copied from a roundup. 8 products across 3 providers. Published prices run from $1,199 to $2,999. 4 products publish no price at all and require a sales call.
The prices
| Provider | Product | Format | Price | Source (read date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueprint | Self-Paced MCAT Course Listed as "From $1,199"; no course hours published; 0% APR financing offered | self paced | $1,199 | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| Blueprint | Live Online MCAT Course Listed as "From $1,999"; no course hours published | live online | $1,999 | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| Blueprint | 515+ MCAT Course Listed as "From $2,999"; site advertised "Save $600 on the next 515+ class, starting Aug. 13" | live online | $2,999 | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| The Princeton Review | 515+ Course No price published on the course index page | live online | not published | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| The Princeton Review | 515+ Immersion No price published on the course index page | live online | not published | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| The Princeton Review | Ultimate Course No price published on the course index page | live online | not published | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| The Princeton Review | Self-Paced No price published on the course index page | self paced | not published | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
| Kaplan | UNREACHABLE HTTP 403 Forbidden (bot protection); no pricing viewable this session | NA | — | provider page read 2026-08-11 |
How to read this
- not published means the provider lists the product but shows no figure anywhere public — you have to phone a sales rep to find out. That is a pricing signal in itself, so we record it rather than guess.
- Where a provider advertises “From $X”, we record $X and say so in the note. Promotional prices are recorded with the list price in the note.
- A row marked UNREACHABLE means the provider's site returned HTTP 403 to us. We would rather show a hole than invent a number to fill it.
Spot-check any row: click its source link and compare. That is the whole point — every figure is falsifiable in about 30 seconds.
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