UT Southwestern Medical School

MD program · public · Texas

Median GPA

3.95

entering class

Median MCAT

517

entering class

Acceptance rate

~7.0%

approximate

Class size

229

88% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

88% of the last entering class were Texas residents, which leaves about 28 seats for everyone else.

Texas resident

~16%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~7%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.95) and MCAT (517), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.

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What they look for

  • Academics31%
  • Clinical experience22%
  • Research21%
  • Service17%
  • Leadership9%

High academic achievement without a stated floor. UTSW publishes no minimum GPA or MCAT and evaluates holistically on academic achievement, humanism, time spent in extracurricular activities and integrity, weighing research in basic science, clinical or public health fields, clinical exposure through volunteering, shadowing or employment, and community service. The committee explicitly assesses motivation for medicine against the school's mission, which pairs a major research enterprise with training primary-care physicians and doctors for underserved areas.

Watch out: Texas state law caps non-resident enrolment at 10% of the class, and Texas residents take roughly 88% of seats while making about 75% of applications — so an out-of-state applicant is competing in a very small pool no matter how strong. Metrics alone under-read against a review that names humanism and integrity as criteria.

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

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