Albany Medical College
MD program · private · New York
Median GPA
3.60
entering class
Median MCAT
512
entering class
Acceptance rate
~1.8%
approximate
Class size
141
33% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
33% of the last entering class were New York residents, which leaves about 94 seats for everyone else.
New York resident
~5%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.60) and MCAT (512), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Academics26%
- Clinical experience25%
- Service24%
- Research16%
- Leadership9%
Albany runs its holistic review against a named framework, the Albany Medical College Pre Med Competencies for Entering Medical Students, and says it considers academic achievement in relation to an applicant's life experiences and circumstances. That context clause matters: a strong record built under difficulty is read as such rather than compared flat. Clinical experience, service and volunteering, leadership and research are all treated as demonstrations of those competencies. Institutional values are excellence, integrity, compassion, diversity, collaboration, responsiveness and fiscal accountability.
Watch out: Reported screening thresholds sit near a 3.30 GPA and 506 MCAT with entering averages closer to 3.74 and 511, so the floor and the competitive level are far apart. Activities that do not map to a stated competency add little under a competency-framed review.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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