Fall 2010 Admissions Information |
Director of Admissions
|
Dr. Robert A. Witzburg |
Application fee
|
$100
|
AMCAS application accepted
|
Yes
|
Early application deadline
|
06/01 |
Application deadline
|
11/01 |
Secondary application required
|
Yes
|
Personal interview required
|
Yes
|
Regular application acceptance
notification begins
|
01/09 |
Regular application acceptance
notification ends
|
08/11 |
Number of weeks within which
students must respond to offers of admission
|
2 |
Deferred entrance available
|
No
|
Deposit to hold place in class is
due
|
by 05/15 |
Early decision plan for admission
offered
|
Yes
|
Early decision plan application
period begins
|
06/01 |
Early decision plan application
period ends
|
08/01 |
Early decision plan notification
date
|
10/01 |
Starting month for the class of
2010-2011
|
August |
Fall 2008 Admissions Statistics |
Total admissions data
|
10870 applied, 1034 interviewed,
531 were accepted, 178 enrolled |
In-state admissions data
|
716 applied, 124 interviewed, 73
were accepted, 25 enrolled |
Out-of-state admissions data
|
10154 applied, 910 interviewed,
458 were accepted, 153 enrolled |
Women's admissions data
|
5304 applied, 514 interviewed, 279
were accepted, 91 enrolled |
Minority admissions data
|
4280 applied, 403 interviewed, 194
were accepted, 88 enrolled |
International admissions data
|
639 applied, 49 interviewed, 25
were accepted, 10 enrolled |
Fall 2008 GPA and
MCAT Scores |
Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.72 |
Oldest MCAT considered
|
2005 |
Average MCAT score
|
10.3 |
Average biological MCAT score
|
10.8 |
Average physical sciences MCAT
score
|
10.4 |
Average verbal reasoning MCAT
score
|
9.7 |
Average writing MCAT score
|
Q |
Undergraduate Majors |
Required undergraduate coursework
|
biology, English, organic
chemistry, inorganic (general) chemistry, physics,
humanities, demonstration of writing skills |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in biological science
|
37.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in physical science
|
26.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in social sciences/humanities
|
17.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in other health professions
|
7.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in mixed disciplines, double
majors, and other areas of study
|
13.0% |
Combined Degree Programs |
Combined college/M.D. program
offered
|
Yes
|
Combined degree programs offered
|
M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.B.A.,
M.D./M.P.H. |
Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program
|
7 |
Combined college/M.D. program URL
|
http://bu.edu/admissions/discover/medical.html |
Research Ranking |
|
Research score
|
52 |
Research peer assessment score
(5.0 highest)
|
3.3 |
Research assessment score by
residency directors (5.0 highest)
|
3.5 |
Total amount of NIH funds granted
to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in
millions of dollars)
|
$199.4 |
2008 NIH research grants per
faculty member (in thousands)
|
$148.3 |
Primary Care Rankings |
|
Primary care score
|
N/A |
Primary-care peer assessment score
|
3.1 |
Primary-care assessment score by
residency directors
|
3.2 |
Average 2006, 2007, and 2008
graduates entering primary-care specialties
|
31.4% |
Ranking Admission Statistics |
|
Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.72 |
Average MCAT score
|
10.3 |
Acceptance rate
|
4.9% |
Full-time faculty / student ratio
|
1.9 |
Total medical school enrollment
|
695 |
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