Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
MD program · private · New Hampshire
Median GPA
3.82
entering class
Median MCAT
515
entering class
Acceptance rate
~1.7%
approximate
Class size
96
4% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
4% of the last entering class were New Hampshire residents, which leaves about 92 seats for everyone else.
New Hampshire resident
~12%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.82) and MCAT (515), 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
- Academics28%
- Clinical experience22%
- Research21%
- Service20%
- Leadership9%
Geisel commits to graduating what it calls the complete physician: strong in basic science, excellent in clinical care, discovering new knowledge and improving healthcare delivery systems, with a mission oriented to rural and underserved communities through education, research and advocacy. The committee reviews the entire application across personal, academic, scientific and community engagement considerations. Research connected to rural or underserved populations is doubly valued because it satisfies two parts of the mission at once, and the Rural Health Scholars programme gives that interest a formal home at a school set in rural New England.
Watch out: Advocacy and health systems interest are named in the mission but rarely evidenced in applications, which makes them a differentiator when present. Reported averages near a 516 MCAT and 3.77 GPA mean the academic bar is high at the fourth-oldest US medical school.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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