"Typical" Competitive Applicant Profile

• Baccalaureate degree with greater than 50 semester hours in science courses
• A science and overall grade point average greater than 3.25 on a 4 point scale
• "Hands-on" patient care experience
• Leadership evidence
• Service evidence
• Superior people skills
• Superior references
• Mature and insightful essays
• Competitive applicants may also possess one or more of the following diversity factors:
  • bi/multilingual
  • rural community or medically underserved area of origin
  • first generation college
  • disadvantaged background factors
  • unique/rare talents or accomplishments
    
     
     

Class of 2009 Profile

• 585 applicants 
• 98 interviewed
• 36 enrolled/chosen
• 29 women and 7 men
• Average age 27 (range of 22-46)
• Overall class average GPA of 3.56
• Science class average GPA of 3.44

Class of 2008 Profile

• 567 applicants 
• 97 interviewed
• 36 enrolled/chosen
• 29 women and 7 men
• Average age 26 (range of 21-47)
• Overall class average GPA of 3.65
• Science class average GPA of 3.61

Class of 2007 Profile

• 567 applicants 
• 114 interviewed
• 36 enrolled/chosen
• 27 women and 9 men
• Average age 30 (range of 22-66)
• Overall class average GPA of 3.50
• Science class average GPA of 3.48