UNC School of Medicine
MD program · public · North Carolina
Median GPA
3.66
entering class
Median MCAT
512
entering class
Acceptance rate
~6.8%
approximate
Class size
229
83% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
83% of the last entering class were North Carolina residents, which leaves about 38 seats for everyone else.
North Carolina resident
~31%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.66) 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.
What they look for
- Clinical experience25%
- Service25%
- Academics23%
- Research17%
- Leadership10%
Direct patient-contact experience above all — UNC describes one-on-one caregiving in healthcare settings as 'of critical importance', which is a stronger statement than most schools make about any single factor. Pair that with North Carolina ties and rural or primary-care intent. UNC ranks #3 nationally in both primary care and family medicine while also ranking #24 in research, so it genuinely rewards both. Its rural pipelines are substantial: NC Rural Health Scholars carries a $40,000 scholarship against a commitment to serve one of the state's 80 rural counties, and FIRST offers a three-year MD with guaranteed family-medicine residency plus a three-year rural service commitment.
Watch out: Shadowing without hands-on caregiving is the specific gap here, given how directly the school names one-on-one patient contact. Out-of-state applicants face the usual public-school constraint.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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