Applying to the MD Program
MD Class Demographics and Statistics
Below are the demographics and academic statistics for the most recently matriculated class and the overall student body. Additionally, longitudinal admissions pool statistics are provided for the complete, interviewed and offered pools each year.
Entering Year 2019 / Class of 2023
Application Stats
| Total AMCAS Applications | 1,554 (30% increase over last cycle) |
| Total Secondary Applications sent | 725 |
| Total Completed Applications | 701 |
| Total Interviewed | 344 |
| Matriculated Class | 80 |
| Catch Ratio (Offer:Seats) | 1.9:1 |
Demographic Stats
| Females^ | 54% |
| Washington Residents | 94% Other 6% had ties to WA |
| Childhood Rural County (Based on AMCAS and WA Office of Financial Management) | 26.3% |
| Childhood Rural WA County (Based on WA OFM) | 22.5% |
| Counties Represented (Childhood or Permanent Address) | 20 (Adams, Asotin, Benton, Clark, Cowlitz, Franklin, Grays Harbor, Island, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima) |
| First Generation College Graduate (parents did not earn Bachelor's Degree) | 37.5% |
| Low Socioeconomic Status (Based on AMCAS EO1/EO2, Pell Grant, and Fee Assistance Program) | 55% |
| Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM)^(African American, American Indian, Hispanic, enrolled tribal member) | 14% |
| Average Age^ | 26 |
| Age Range^ | 20-39 |
| Non-Traditional (25 and older)^ | 59% |
| Has Dependents^ | 7.5% |
| Advanced Degrees | 17.5% |
| Military Service | 6.3% |
| Reapplicant | 30% |
^Not considered in admissions per law; reported only as additional characteristics of the class
*FERPA guidelines recommend not reporting characteristics amounting to less than 5
Academic Stats
| Mean Overall GPA | 3.61 (Range: 2.81-3.97) |
| Mean BCPM GPA | 3.49 (Range: 2.35-3.98) |
| Mean New MCAT* | 507 (Range: 494-521) |
Student Body (Entry Year 2017, 2018, 2019 / Classes of 2021, 2022, 2023)
Demographic Stats
| Females^ | 56.5% |
| Washington ResidentsOther 5% had ties to WA | 94.5% |
| Childhood Rural County (Based on AMCAS and WA Office of Financial Management) | 21% |
| Childhood Rural WA County (Based on WA Office of Financial Management | 18% |
| Counties Represented (Childhood or Permanent Address) | 26: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima |
| First Generation College Graduate (Parents did not earn Bachelor's Degree) | 32% |
| Low Socioeconomic Status (Based on AMCAS EO1/EO2, Pell Grant, and Fee Assistance Program) | 55.5% |
| Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM)^ (African American, American Indian, Hispanic, enrolled tribal member) | 9% |
| Average Age^ | 25 |
| Age Range^ | 20 - 39 |
| Non-Traditional (25 and older)^ | 50% |
| Advanced Degrees | 15% |
| Military Service | 4.5% |
^Not considered in admissions per law; reported only as additional characteristics of the class
*FERPA guidelines recommend not reporting characteristics amounting to less than 5
Academic Stats
| Mean Overall GPA | 3.6 |
| Mean BCPM GPA | 3.48 |
| Mean New MCAT* | 507 |
Applicant Pool Data For All Cycles
| EY 2017 CO 2021 | EY 2018 CO 2022 | EY 2019 CO 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Applications | Female^ | 40% | 48% | 53% |
| WA Residents | 92% | 94% | 95.5% | |
| Childhood Rural County | 14% | 11% | 11% | |
| Childhood Rural WA County | 11% | 9% | 9.6% | |
| First Generation College Graduate | 14% | 20% | 16% | |
| Low SES | 25% | 28% | 22% | |
| URiM^ | 4% | 5.4% | 9.3% | |
| Mean Age^ | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| Non-Traditional^ | 47% | 42% | 44.7% | |
| Advanced Degrees | 11% | 11% | 9% | |
| Military Service | 2% | 2% | 2.3% | |
| Interviewed | Female^ | 41% | 56% | 56% |
| WA Residents | 92% | 94% | 95% | |
| Childhood Rural County | 14% | 16.5% | 17.4% | |
| Childhood Rural WA County | 12% | 14% | 15.7% | |
| First Generation College Graduate | 15% | 25.6% | 22.4% | |
| Low SES | 25% | 33% | 26.7% | |
| URiM^ | 4% | 6.7% | 13% | |
| Mean Age^ | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| Non-Traditional^ | 48% | 41% | 48.3% | |
| Advanced Degrees | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
| Military Service | 2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | |
| All Accepted (not final matriculated) | Female^ | 54% | 63.6% | 61% |
| WA Residents | 95% | 93% | 95.5% | |
| Childhood Rural County | 20% | 15.3% | 17.5% | |
| Childhood Rural WA County | 17% | 13.6% | 15% | |
| First Generation College Graduate | 20% | 34% | 28.6% | |
| Low SES | 32% | 39% | 48% | |
| URiM^ | * | 7.6% | 18% | |
| Mean Age^ | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| Non-Traditional^ | 49% | 40.7% | 52% | |
| Advanced Degrees | 13% | 15.3% | 13% | |
| Military Service | * | 6% | 6% |
^Not considered in admissions per law; reported only as additional characteristics of the class
*FERPA guidelines recommend not reporting characteristics amounting to less than 5