Duke University School of Medicine
MD program · private · North Carolina
Median GPA
3.90
entering class
Median MCAT
519
entering class
Acceptance rate
~2.5%
approximate
Class size
123
15% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
15% of the last entering class were North Carolina residents, which leaves about 104 seats for everyone else.
North Carolina resident
~11%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~5%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.90) and MCAT (519), 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
- Research25%
- Academics20%
- Service20%
- Leadership20%
- Clinical experience15%
A well-rounded applicant who has stepped outside their comfort zone, shows real humanism and service, and pairs that with leadership potential in medicine, research, or clinical care.
Watch out: A narrowly academic or research-only profile with no evidence of stepping outside a comfort zone or serving others reads as a mismatch for Duke's explicit emphasis on empathy and humanism.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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