University of Louisville School of Medicine
MD program · public · Kentucky
Median GPA
3.80
entering class
Median MCAT
508
entering class
Acceptance rate
~5.8%
approximate
Class size
168
75% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
75% of the last entering class were Kentucky residents, which leaves about 42 seats for everyone else.
Kentucky resident
~38%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.80) 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.
What they look for
- Academics26%
- Service26%
- Clinical experience24%
- Research15%
- Leadership9%
Louisville defines its Kentucky connection broadly and usefully: graduating from a Kentucky high school, or having attended or currently attending a Kentucky college or university, is enough to be considered under the state-institution mission, with residents given preference outright. The committee assesses the entire academic record including graduate work, MCAT, and premedical advisory committee recommendations, then evaluates communication skills, personality and motivation through interviews, with extracurricular activities and medical exposure named as important elements. Selection is stated as individual and merit-based without regard to race, sexual orientation, religion, gender, age or national origin.
Watch out: A premedical advisory committee recommendation is named as an evaluated input, so applicants from schools without one, or who skipped it, lose a stated component. Out-of-state applicants with no Kentucky education history fall outside the described consideration pathway.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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