Wayne State University School of Medicine

MD program · public · Michigan

Median GPA

3.81

entering class

Median MCAT

511

entering class

Acceptance rate

~5.3%

approximate

Class size

299

72% in-state

In-state vs. out-of-state

72% of the last entering class were Michigan residents, which leaves about 85 seats for everyone else.

Michigan resident

~27%

estimated odds

Out-of-state

~3%

estimated odds

Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.81) 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.

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What they look for

  • Service30%
  • Academics22%
  • Clinical experience20%
  • Research18%
  • Leadership10%

Demonstrated commitment to healthcare access in urban, under-resourced communities. Wayne State's stated mission is educating a diverse student body in an urban setting with local investment in the Detroit community, so service in that setting reads as mission fit rather than a generic checkbox. Research is genuinely part of the mission (the school names 'pioneering research') so a research record helps, but does not substitute for community engagement. Roughly 80% in-state.

Watch out: A file with strong metrics and no demonstrated interest in urban or underserved care is a mission mismatch here, and the school interviews with both one-on-one and MMI formats that probe motivation directly.

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

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