Medical Degree Program Admissions Application Criteria & Process Admission Requirements How to Apply FAQs Transfer Policy & Procedures Contact Us Curriculum Electives Information for Incoming Students Student Support Admissions Home Education Medical Education Medical Degree Program MD Programs Admissions UCI School of Medicine Admissions Our goal is to select a well-balanced, diverse class to which each student will contribute their talents and experiences to the UCI community, and eventually their patients. Application Criteria & Process Admission Requirements How to Apply FAQs Annual Admissions The UCI School of Medicine receives more than 6,500 applications for 114 positions in the first-year class. We are often asked how we select the incoming class from such a large applicant pool. There is no formula used. Each applicant is unique. Our Admissions Committee carefully reviews all applicants whose academic record and MCAT scores indicate that they will be able to handle the rigorous medical school curriculum. In addition to scholastic achievement, applicants are evaluated on their extent and level of research involvement, exposure and involvement in a healthcare setting, and community service. Dedication, reliability, altruism, and leadership as well as interpersonal communication skills are attributes that are given high regard when considering applicants for a position in the class. Careful consideration is given to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds and those that have demonstrated the potential to work with the medically under-served, in particular the Latino population in California. 2023 MS1/First-Year Class Profile Progression of Applications 7,030 Total Applications 4,151 Secondaries Submitted 494 Interviewed 240 Accepted 114 Matriculated Class MD Only: 86 MSTP: 5 PRIME LEAD-ABC: 13 PRIME-LC:10 Median GPA Science: 3.89 Cumulative: 3.93 MCAT Median Score CARS: 127 CPBS: 129 BBFL: 129 PSBB: 130 Median Total: 516 First Generation 23% are first-generation college students Race Middle Eastern, North African (MENA): 6 Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latinx: 13 Black/African American: 16 Asian: 49 Asian-Filipino: 7 White: 18 Decline to state: 5 Gender Man: 35% Woman: 63% Other: 2% Our incoming class hails from a variety of top-tier undergraduate institutions. The count in the parentheses denotes the total number of students from that institution. University of California Campuses UCLA (17) UC Irvine (11) UC Berkeley (15) UC San Diego (8) UC Santa Barbara (6) UC Davis (5) UC Riverside (1) UC Santa Cruz (2) Other CA Institutions University of Southern California (5) CSU Northridge (2) Claremont McKenna College (2) Pepperdine University (1) Pomona College (1) Santa Clara University (1) Stanford University (1) Public Institutions Outside of CA Montana State University, Bozeman (2) University of Wisconsin–Madison (2) Indiana University Bloomington (1) McGill University (1) The University of Utah (1) University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1) University of Massachusetts Amherst (1) University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (1) University of Missouri-Kansas City (1) University of South Florida (1) University of Virginia (1) Private Institutions Outside of CA University of Pennsylvania (3) Brown University (2) Emory University (2) Harvard University (2) Washington University in St. Louis (2) Augustana College (1) Brigham Young University (1) Doane University (1) Duke University (1) John Hopkins University (1) Kenyon College (1) Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (1) Rhodes College (1) Rice University (1) University of Chicago (1) Vanderbilt University (1) Villanova University (1) Contact Us Have admissions questions? Contact UCI School of Medicine Admissions. Connect with Us