Admissions Statistics
Admissions statistics at specific schools:
- University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- University of Minnesota – Duluth
- Mayo Medical School
- University of Iowa
- University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Medical College of Wisconsin (PDF)
- Creighton University
Historical information on St. Olaf premedical students, compiled by Wes Pearson, Chemistry Department:
Year |
Total admitted |
Men |
Women |
1991 |
33 |
22 |
11 |
1992 |
38 |
17 |
21 |
1993 |
38 |
19 |
19 |
1994 |
38 |
18 |
20 |
1995 |
31 |
18 |
13 |
1996 |
25 |
13 |
12 |
1997 |
31 |
17 |
14 |
1998 |
32 |
20 |
12 |
During this time, 266 St. Olaf students (33 per year) matriculated at 55 different medical schools: Albany, Albert Einstein, Arizona, Case-Western Reserve, Chicago Medical, Chicago U., Colorado, Creighton, Dartmouth, Emory, Georgetown, Hahnemann, Harvard, Howard, Illinois, Iowa, Johns Hopkins, Kansas, Loyola, Marshall, Maryland, Mayo, Medical College of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota-Twin Cities, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York Medical, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwestern, Ohio, Ohio State, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Rush, San Francisco, St. Louis, Stanford, South Dakota, South Florida, SUNY-Buffalo, Tennessee, Tulane, Vermont, Washington-Seattle, Washington U.-St. Louis, Wayne State, and Wisconsin.
Six St. Olaf students enrolled in schools of osteopathic medicine and two enrolled in schools of podiatric medicine.
Summary of 2004 statistics for St. Olaf applicants to U.S. medical schools:
Acceptance rates:
- All applicants: 30/55 (55%)
- 2004 graduates only: 19/24 (79%)
- All other applicants: 11/31 (36%)
- National rate: 17,662/35,735 (49%)
Selection criteria for accepted and rejected students:
|
Average GPA |
GPA Range |
Average MCAT |
MCAT Range |
Accepted students |
Science: 3.66 Total: 3.69 |
Science: 3.1-4.0 Total: 3.14-3.97 |
VR: 10.1 PS: 10.4 BS: 10.5 Total: 31.0 |
VR: 6-13 PS: 8-14 BS: 8-14 Total: 26-40 |
Rejected students |
Science: 3.31 Total: 3.39 |
Science: 2.41-3.76 Total: 2.72-3.77 |
VR: 9.4 PS: 8.9 BS: 8.9 Total: 27.2 |
VR: 6-12 PS: 5-12 BS: 6-12 Total: 18-33 |
Demographics breakdown:
Total GPA |
Acceptance Rate |
Average MCAT |
|
Accepted |
Denied |
||
3.90-4.0 |
4/4 (100%) |
34.0 |
|
3.80-3.89 |
9/9 (100%) |
30.0 |
|
3.60-3.79 |
7/14 (50%) |
31.8 |
26.8 |
3.40-3.59 |
8/13 (62%) |
29.4 |
27.0 |
3.20-3.39 |
3/10 (30%) |
28.0 |
29.6 |
3.00-3.19 |
1/3 (33%) |
30.0 |
26.5 |
<3.00 |
0/2 (0%) |
|
21.0 |
Total MCAT |
Acceptance Rate |
35-40 |
4/4 (100%) |
33-34 |
4/5 (80%) |
30-32 |
12/16 (75%) |
27-29 |
9/21 (47%) |
<27 |
1/9 (11%) |
Retaking the MCAT
- 7 of 17 (41%) of rejected first-time applicants retook the MCAT
- 5 of 7 (71%) of these students improved their scores
- 2 of 7 (29%) of these students were admitted upon reapplication
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