Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

MD program · public · Texas

Median GPA

3.90

entering class

Median MCAT

512

entering class

Acceptance rate

~6.3%

approximate

Class size

182

96% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

96% of the last entering class were Texas residents, which leaves about 8 seats for everyone else.

Texas resident

~12%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~3%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.90) 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.

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What they look for

  • Service31%
  • Clinical experience26%
  • Academics24%
  • Research10%
  • Leadership9%

Texas residency plus demonstrated service to underserved or rural populations. Founded in 1969 specifically to train physicians for underserved West Texas, TTUHSC is responsible for primary health care across 108 West Texas counties, and its curriculum emphasises primary care and competencies for underserved patients. The application itself asks applicants to name their areas of interest — underserved populations, rural/border health, research/academics, primary care — and describe the activities behind each, so the school is asking directly for evidence, not intent. As a public Texas institution it heavily favours Texas residents.

Watch out: Out-of-state applicants face a steep structural disadvantage regardless of metrics. Naming an interest area on the application with no activities to describe under it is a visible mismatch, since the form pairs the two.

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

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