Wake Forest University School of Medicine
MD program · private · North Carolina
Median GPA
3.84
entering class
Median MCAT
511
entering class
Acceptance rate
~2.8%
approximate
Class size
194
25% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
25% of the last entering class were North Carolina residents, which leaves about 145 seats for everyone else.
North Carolina resident
~12%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.84) and MCAT (511), 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
- Academics27%
- Clinical experience23%
- Service22%
- Research19%
- Leadership9%
Wake Forest states its goal as admitting intelligent and accomplished learners who possess high professional standards, a love of lifelong learning and a commitment to serving others, under a mission of educating physicians empowered to transform health for all. Its named values include addressing health disparities and promoting health equity in Winston-Salem and the wider North Carolina region.
Watch out: There is a published screen before holistic review: a 500 MCAT and a 3.2 BCPM GPA with at least 15 BCPM credit hours are needed to receive a secondary. The residency gap is large in practice, with reported acceptance rates near 4.8% for North Carolina residents against roughly 0.9% for out-of-state applicants, even though most matriculants come from out of state.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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