| 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 |
