UMass Chan Medical School
MD program · public · Massachusetts
Median GPA
3.80
entering class
Median MCAT
511
entering class
Acceptance rate
~7.7%
approximate
Class size
233
61% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
61% of the last entering class were Massachusetts residents, which leaves about 90 seats for everyone else.
Massachusetts resident
~27%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~6%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.80) and MCAT (511), 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 experience21%
- Research16%
- Leadership10%
Massachusetts ties plus service aimed at underserved populations. UMass Chan was founded specifically to educate state residents and increase primary care physicians practising in underserved parts of Massachusetts, and roughly 90% of matriculants are MA residents. Its holistic review explicitly lists community service with emphasis on service to underserved populations, alongside advocacy and leadership, and it is consistently ranked among the leading schools for primary care.
Watch out: Out-of-state applicants face a narrow path (non-residents have only been admitted since the 2016 entering class). A file oriented entirely toward a competitive subspecialty sits awkwardly against a primary-care founding mission.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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