Belmont University Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine

MD program · private · Tennessee · Preliminary, on probation

Median GPA

3.81

entering class

Median MCAT

510

entering class

Acceptance rate

~3.5%

approximate

Class size

54

22% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

22% of the last entering class were Tennessee residents, which leaves about 42 seats for everyone else.

Tennessee resident

~7%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~4%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.81) and MCAT (510), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.

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What they look for

  • Service30%
  • Clinical experience25%
  • Academics24%
  • Research12%
  • Leadership9%

Belmont Frist is explicitly Christian-inspired, cultivating physician leaders who take a whole-person approach to healing. Its holistic review weighs experiences, attributes and academic metrics against mission alignment, and the school describes experiences unusually broadly, inviting applicants to talk about jobs, volunteering, athletics, music and everything in between, not just clinical work. Attributes are stated to matter as much as activities. Letters should come from people who can speak to work ethic, passion, drive and service.

Watch out: A 500 MCAT minimum gates the supplemental invitation and three letters are required. An applicant uncomfortable in a faith-founded institution is a poor fit against a mission stated in explicitly Christian terms.

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