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.
Progression of Applications
6,929
Total Applications
4,131
Secondaries Submitted
491
Interviewed
273
Accepted
114
Matriculated
University of California Campuses
- UC Berkeley (7)
- UC Davis (2)
- UC Irvine (14)
- UCLA (25)
- UC Riverside (3)
- UC San Diego (8)
- UC Santa Barbara (5)
- UC Santa Cruz (1)
Other CA Institutions
- CSU Northridge (1)
- Chapman University (1)
- Claremont McKenna College (1)
- Loyola Marymount University (2)
- Pomona College (1)
- San Diego State University (2)
- Stanford University (2)
- University of Southern California (2)
- Westmont College (1)
Public Institutions Outside of CA
- The Ohio State University (1)
- The University of Utah (1)
- University of Colorado (2)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1)
- University of Texas at Austin (1)
- Winona State University (1)
Private Institutions Outside of CA
- Barnard College (1)
- Boston College (1)
- Boston University (1)
- Brigham Young University (2)
- Coe College (1)
- Concordia University Texas (1)
- Emory University (1)
- Fordham University (1)
- Gonzaga University (1)
- Goucher College (1)
- John Hopkins University (3)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)
- New York University (1)
- Northeastern University (2)
- Northwestern University (1)
- Princeton University (1)
- Tufts University (1)
- University of Chicago (1)
- University of Notre Dame (1)
- University of Pennsylvania (1)
- Vassar College (1)
- Washington University in St. Louis (1)
- Whitman College (1)
- Yale University (1)
