UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
MD program · public · Nevada
Median GPA
3.67
entering class
Median MCAT
510
entering class
Acceptance rate
~5.1%
approximate
Class size
66
74% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
74% of the last entering class were Nevada residents, which leaves about 17 seats for everyone else.
Nevada resident
~32%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.67) and MCAT (510), 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
- Service29%
- Clinical experience26%
- Academics24%
- Research13%
- Leadership8%
UNLV publishes its selection criteria in unusually plain language: a record of service showing significant commitment, compassion, respect and cultural sensitivity while setting an example of selflessness, humility and heart-centered care; a passion for medicine informed through longitudinal clinical experiences; and academic readiness with a demonstrated capacity to contribute to the community, patients, families, the school and the profession. Longitudinal is the operative word, so one sustained clinical commitment beats several short ones. The mission is explicitly about improving healthcare in Nevada.
Watch out: Priority runs to Nevada residents, former Nevada residents and applicants with family, educational or prior-residence connections to the state, with only a small number of applicants from listed western states with no Nevada ties considered at all. Brief, rotating clinical experiences fail the longitudinal standard the school states.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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