Fall 2010 Admissions Information |
Director of Admissions
|
Dr. Erin Quinn |
Application fee
|
$90
|
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
|
10/15 |
Regular application acceptance
notification ends
|
08/20 |
Number of weeks within which
students must respond to offers of admission
|
2 |
Deferred entrance available
|
Yes
|
Deposit to hold place in class is
due
|
at the time of offer |
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
|
6617 applied, 622 interviewed, 354
were accepted, 159 enrolled |
In-state admissions data
|
3540 applied, 236 were accepted,
121 enrolled |
Out-of-state admissions data
|
3077 applied, 118 were accepted,
38 enrolled |
Women's admissions data
|
3085 applied, 295 interviewed, 178
were accepted, 73 enrolled |
Minority admissions data
|
3059 applied, 275 interviewed, 159
were accepted, 80 enrolled |
International admissions data
|
314 applied, 10 were accepted, 6
enrolled |
Fall 2008 GPA and
MCAT Scores |
Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.58 |
Oldest MCAT considered
|
2007 |
Average MCAT score
|
10.9 |
Average biological MCAT score
|
11.4 |
Average physical sciences MCAT
score
|
11.1 |
Average verbal reasoning MCAT
score
|
10.1 |
Average writing MCAT score
|
Q |
Undergraduate Majors |
Required undergraduate coursework
|
biology, organic chemistry,
inorganic (general) chemistry, physics, molecular
and cell biology, biochemistry, humanities, social
sciences, general chemistry |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in biological science
|
45.9% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in physical science
|
10.1% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in social sciences/humanities
|
18.2% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in other health professions
|
8.2% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in mixed disciplines, double
majors, and other areas of study
|
17.6% |
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., M.D./M.S.W., M.D./M.S., M.D./M.H.A. |
Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program
|
8 |
Combined college/M.D. program URL
|
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/admission/ba... |
Research Ranking |
|
Research score
|
51 |
Research peer assessment score
(5.0 highest)
|
3.3 |
Research assessment score by
residency directors (5.0 highest)
|
3.6 |
Total amount of NIH funds granted
to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in
millions of dollars)
|
$144.2 |
2008 NIH research grants per
faculty member (in thousands)
|
$121.2 |
Primary Care Rankings |
|
Primary care score
|
N/A |
Primary-care peer assessment score
|
2.8 |
Primary-care assessment score by
residency directors
|
3.1 |
Average 2006, 2007, and 2008
graduates entering primary-care specialties
|
31.0% |
Ranking Admission Statistics |
|
Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.58 |
Average MCAT score
|
10.9 |
Acceptance rate
|
5.3% |
Full-time faculty / student ratio
|
1.8 |
Total medical school enrollment
|
679 |
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