Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
MD program · public · South Carolina
Median GPA
3.87
entering class
Median MCAT
512
entering class
Acceptance rate
~9.7%
approximate
Class size
179
91% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
91% of the last entering class were South Carolina residents, which leaves about 16 seats for everyone else.
South Carolina resident
~50%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.87) and MCAT (512), 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
- Academics27%
- Clinical experience24%
- Service24%
- Research16%
- Leadership9%
MUSC publishes a selection criteria page and reviews holistically across experiences, attributes and academic metrics, weighing clinical exposure, volunteering, leadership, research and personal attributes alongside the numbers. South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health sciences centre, founded in 1824, with a mission written as serving the state and training physicians for its diverse patient population. In-state applicants receive primary consideration.
Watch out: The out-of-state bar is published and steep: non-residents must clear the current class averages — a 511 MCAT and 3.7 cumulative GPA — and must additionally demonstrate strong close ties to South Carolina. General floors of a 3.5 GPA and 506 MCAT apply to everyone.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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