University of Virginia School of Medicine

MD program · public · Virginia

Median GPA

3.93

entering class

Median MCAT

520

entering class

Acceptance rate

5.5%

school-published

Class size

156

52% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

52% of the last entering class were Virginia residents, which leaves about 75 seats for everyone else.

Virginia resident

~35%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~7%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.93) and MCAT (520), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.

Your odds at University of Virginia School of Medicine

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What they look for

  • Academics28%
  • Clinical experience23%
  • Research20%
  • Service20%
  • Leadership9%

UVA runs a holistic review across academic achievement, healthcare experience, volunteer work, life experience, the personal statement, letters, and personal attributes aligned with a mission stated as improving health for all Virginians and beyond. The residency effect is the dominant structural fact: a recent entering class was about 52% Virginia residents while in-state applicants made up only about 14% of the applicant pool, so a Virginia resident faces materially better odds than the roughly 2.8% overall acceptance rate suggests.

Watch out: Out-of-state applicants compete for roughly half the seats against the large majority of the applicant pool. At this selectivity, strong metrics are assumed rather than differentiating.

Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this

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