UCSF School of Medicine Admissions

Successful Applicant Profile: Class of 2013

Average first-year students entering in 2009

  • Overall grade-point average of 3.74
  • Science grade-point average of 3.72
  • MCAT scores of 10 on Verbal Reasoning, 11 on Physical Sciences, and 12 on Biological Sciences

Profile of entering class of 2009

  • Average age: 25 (ranging from 20 to 33)
  • 56 percent women
  • 32 percent underrepresented in medicine
  • 80 percent California residents

Admission statistics for 2009

  • 5991 AMCAS applications received
  • 502 applicants interviewed
  • 149 students enrolled