Health Careers/HCEC at Cornell

http://www.career.cornell.edu/HealthCareers/acceptedApplied.html

 

Health Careers/HCEC

Accepted/Applied Charts of Medical School Applicants

History

Rates of admission to medical school vary over time, given the number of applicants. For example, in the late 1980s around 30,000 people applied to medical school, however, this rose to an historic high in 1996 when nearly 47,000 applied for the then 17,000 available medical school places. The number of places available is increasing following the 2004 Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC) call for a 15% increase in medical school enrollments by 2015.

Over the years we have created charts to track medical school applicants from Cornell. These Cornell charts also reflect national trends over time. We use two quantitative factors, Grade Point Average (GPA) and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores. 

• In 2002 when there were fewer applicants, nationally and at Cornell, 81% of all Cornellians were accepted. In 2009 applications were up significantly and Cornell's acceptance rate was 70%.
  
• Eighty percent of those Cornellians with a GPA of 3.4 or better were accepted to medical school in 2009. Grade Point Average is one useful predictor of acceptance.
  

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Prior to Applying

Prior to application students register with Cornell's Health Careers Evaluation Committee, are interviewed, obtain letters of recommendation, and have a composite letter of evaluation written on their behalf. If you are comparing Cornell's acceptance rates to other colleges, keep in mind that Cornell does not prevent any student from applying and includes in the Cornell data all those who applied and released data. Medical schools look closely at the type of quantitative information represented in these charts. Other factors also play an important part in their decisions. Cornell students who are well prepared, both academically and experientially, should continue to be highly successful applicants.

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Charts

• Accepted / Applied Chart 2009
  
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2008
  
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2007
  
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2006
  
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2005
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2004
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2003
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2002
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2001
• Accepted / Applied Chart 2000
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1999
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1998
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1997
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1996
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1995
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1994
• Accepted / Applied Chart 1993
• Recent National Accepted / Applied Information

http://www.career.cornell.edu/HealthCareers/acceptedApplied.html

 

Average G.P.A. of students accepted to the medical school:

(total G.P.A. divided by total number of students)

 

Year 2009:  571.85/155 = 3.69

Year 2008:  714.6/187 = 3.82

Year 2007:  519.8/142 = 3.66

Year 2006:  639.15/174 = 3.67

Year 2005: 578.75/159 = 3.64

Year 2004:  588.15/161 = 3.65