Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

MD program · private · Pennsylvania

Median GPA

3.73

entering class

Median MCAT

514

entering class

Acceptance rate

~4.4%

approximate

Class size

286

30% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

30% of the last entering class were Pennsylvania residents, which leaves about 199 seats for everyone else.

Pennsylvania resident

~18%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~5%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.73) and MCAT (514), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.

Published acceptance rate by where applicants live

Delaware30%

As the school publishes them.

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What they look for

  • Academics27%
  • Service24%
  • Clinical experience23%
  • Research17%
  • Leadership9%

Sidney Kimmel publishes a selection factors page naming what the Committee on Admissions assesses through the interview: motivation, leadership potential, maturity, intellect, humanitarian concerns, compassion, ability to communicate, dedication, integrity and commitment. That is an interview-weighted list, so how an applicant speaks about their work matters as much as the work itself. The college's stated principles are commitment to improving the health of all communities, a spirit of inquiry and lifelong learning, and a collaborative mindset, seeking physicians who are scientifically adept as well as humanistic, resilient and culturally competent.

Watch out: Rolling review penalises late applications. A file that reads as accomplished but not humanistic misses the emphasis the college puts on compassion and communication in its own criteria list.

Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this

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