Emory University School of Medicine
MD program · private · Georgia
Median GPA
3.85
entering class
Median MCAT
515
entering class
Acceptance rate
1.8%
school-published
Class size
136
25% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
25% of the last entering class were Georgia residents, which leaves about 102 seats for everyone else.
Georgia resident
~10%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.85) 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%
Emory reviews the entire application: academic achievement, letters, community involvement, leadership, clinical exposure to patients and extracurriculars, weighing clinical experience, research in both basic science and clinical settings, leadership, community service including social justice work, and personal motivation. Alongside this the school publishes technical standards covering communication, complex social and professional role performance, integrity and empathy, manual dexterity, superior judgement and functioning well under pressure — an explicit statement that composure and interpersonal capability are evaluated, not assumed.
Watch out: Clinical exposure that is observational only under-reads at a school that names direct patient contact. Research is weighed but a research-only profile with little community involvement misses half the stated criteria.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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