University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
MD program · public · Vermont
Median GPA
3.69
entering class
Median MCAT
513
entering class
Acceptance rate
~2.2%
approximate
Class size
122
26% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
26% of the last entering class were Vermont residents, which leaves about 90 seats for everyone else.
Vermont resident
~45%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.69) and MCAT (513), 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
- Service26%
- Academics25%
- Clinical experience24%
- Research16%
- Leadership9%
Larner looks explicitly for alignment between an applicant's own stated mission and the college's, which is educating physicians and biomedical scientists across all disciplines, advancing knowledge through research, and engaging with communities to benefit Vermont and the world. Successful applicants show appropriate exposure to medicine and, in the school's own phrasing, sustained engagement in service-oriented activities, so duration is the test rather than variety. The committee looks for intellectual curiosity and scientific acumen together with ethical grounding, resilience and empathy.
Watch out: Episodic volunteering fails the sustained-engagement standard. Roughly 26% of each class is from Vermont with a stated resident preference, so out-of-state applicants need clear mission alignment to compete. Typical successful profiles clear a 3.0 GPA and 500 MCAT, but those are floors rather than targets.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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