George Washington University School of Medicine
MD program · private · District of Columbia
Median GPA
3.90
entering class
Median MCAT
515
entering class
Acceptance rate
~1.4%
approximate
Class size
130
4% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
4% of the last entering class were District of Columbia residents, which leaves about 125 seats for everyone else.
District of Columbia resident
~10%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.90) 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
- Service26%
- Academics25%
- Clinical experience22%
- Research15%
- Leadership12%
GW's Committee on Admissions publishes its own mission: graduating Physician Citizens committed to local, national and global public service through patient care, leadership, advocacy for change and innovation, and scholarly inquiry. It says an applicant should have experiences working and serving in the community and in healthcare, leadership experience, and a proven ability to work with people. Health policy, advocacy and global health work are unusually well matched here given the school's position in Washington DC among domestic and international health institutions.
Watch out: Leadership and community service are named as expectations rather than extras, so their absence is a direct miss. Applicants with no interest in policy or advocacy leave the distinctive part of the Physician Citizen framing unaddressed in essays the school says it uses to judge values alignment.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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