Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

MD program · public · Illinois

Median GPA

3.82

entering class

Median MCAT

508

entering class

Acceptance rate

~12.2%

approximate

Class size

80

100% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

100% of the last entering class were Illinois residents, which leaves about 0 seats for everyone else.

Illinois resident

~15%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

<1%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.82) and MCAT (508), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.

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What they look for

  • Service35%
  • Clinical experience24%
  • Academics21%
  • Research10%
  • Leadership10%

Ties to central or southern Illinois, or to another underserved part of the state, plus service and primary-care intent. SIU states preference for applicants from central and southern Illinois and other underserved inner-city or rural portions of the state, and names 'identification with the mission and values' as an explicit acceptance factor. About half of its 3,000+ graduates have entered primary care, and per AAMC data it has the highest percentage of graduates practising in rural areas of any US school.

Watch out: An applicant with no Illinois connection and no rural or underserved service is outside the stated preference at a school created by the state legislature for regional need.

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

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