Tulane University School of Medicine
MD program · private · Louisiana
Median GPA
3.73
entering class
Median MCAT
509
entering class
Acceptance rate
~2.5%
approximate
Class size
190
15% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
15% of the last entering class were Louisiana residents, which leaves about 161 seats for everyone else.
Louisiana resident
~14%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.73) and MCAT (509), 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
- Service30%
- Academics23%
- Clinical experience22%
- Research15%
- Leadership10%
Hands-on service to underserved communities, ideally sustained rather than episodic. Tulane's student body runs 26 student-run clinics across 13 New Orleans locations serving homeless, indigent and Spanish-speaking populations, so applicants who have already done that kind of work slot straight into the school's identity. Its NOLA Health Leaders Project sets a 100-hour annual volunteering commitment, which signals the scale of service the school treats as normal.
Watch out: Service that is brief or resume-shaped contrasts poorly with a student culture built on continuously staffed free clinics.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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