Fall 2020 Admissions Information |
Director of Admissions
|
Dr. Elizabeth Brooks |
Application fee
|
$80
|
AMCAS application accepted
|
Yes
|
Early application deadline
|
06/01 |
Application deadline
|
11/15 |
Secondary application required
|
Yes
|
Personal interview required
|
Yes
|
Regular application acceptance
notification begins
|
10/15 |
Regular application acceptance
notification ends
|
08/02 |
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
2020-2021
|
August |
Fall 2018 Admissions Statistics |
Total admissions data
|
9323 applied, 802 interviewed, 491
were accepted, 255 enrolled |
In-state admissions data
|
1102 applied, 231 interviewed, 165
were accepted, 100 enrolled |
Out-of-state admissions data
|
8221 applied, 571 interviewed, 326
were accepted, 155 enrolled |
Women's admissions data
|
4403 applied, 348 interviewed, 249
were accepted, 123 enrolled |
Minority admissions data
|
3050 applied, 265 interviewed, 124
were accepted, 78 enrolled |
International admissions data
|
519 applied, 18 were accepted, 11
enrolled |
Fall 2018 GPA and
MCAT Scores |
Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.63 |
Oldest MCAT considered
|
2006 |
Average MCAT score
|
10.5 |
Average biological MCAT score
|
10.8 |
Average physical sciences MCAT
score
|
10.4 |
Average verbal reasoning MCAT
score
|
10.2 |
Average writing MCAT score
|
Q |
Undergraduate Majors |
Required undergraduate coursework
|
biology, organic chemistry,
inorganic (general) chemistry, physics |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in biological science
|
38.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in physical science
|
14.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in social sciences/humanities
|
18.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in other health professions
|
0.0% |
Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in mixed disciplines, double
majors, and other areas of study
|
30.0% |
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., M.D./M.H.A. |
Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program
|
6 |
Combined college/M.D. program URL
|
http://www.science.psu.edu/premedmed/ |
Research Ranking |
|
Research score
|
41 |
Research peer assessment score
(5.0 highest)
|
2.8 |
Research assessment score by
residency directors (5.0 highest)
|
3.2 |
Total amount of NIH funds granted
to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in
millions of dollars)
|
$67.7 |
2018 NIH research grants per
faculty member (in thousands)
|
$25.4 |
Primary Care Rankings |
|
Primary care score
|
N/A |
Primary-care peer assessment score
|
2.8 |
Primary-care assessment score by
residency directors
|
3.2 |
Average 2016, 2017, and 2018
graduates entering primary-care specialties
|
37.8% |
Ranking Admission Statistics |
|
Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.63 |
Average MCAT score
|
10.5 |
Acceptance rate
|
5.3% |
Full-time faculty / student ratio
|
2.6 |
Total medical school enrollment
|
1,040 |