2003 Medical Class Profile

Admissions Summary

• Number applying in 2003: 4767 applicants
  
• Number interviewed: 673 (14%)
  
• Number of students in the class: 170
  
• Class Averages: GPA: 3.75, MCAT: 11.5

Class Composition

• Male: 57% of class
  
• Female: 43% of class
  
• MSTP: 11 students
  
• Maxofacial Surgery Program: 3 students
  
• 12% of the class are minority students
  
• Age range: 20 – 38

Class geography

• Michigan residents: 77 students (45%) Non-Michigan: 93 students (55%)
  
• States represented in class: 28
  
• After the state of Michigan, the next largest groups are: California with 19, Illinois with 11, New York with nine, and Indiana with five

Undergraduate Colleges Attended

• 61 undergraduate schools are represented in the class, including eight schools in Michigan
  
• 42 students attended the University of Michigan (25% of class). Other institutions with significant representation include Harvard and Michigan State with seven each; Stanford, Duke, Northwestern and UC Berkeley with six each; UCLA with five; and Brigham Young, Dartmouth, Washington University and Yale with four

College Field of Study

• Biology and biomedical fields: 37%
  
• Chemistry/Biochemistry: 15%
  
• Humanities fields: 12%
  
• Science/humanities double majors: 11%
  
• Engineering fields: 9%
  
• Other science, double science majors: 8%
  
• Business/Economics: 3%
  
• Other: 5%

Advanced Degrees

• Four incoming students have doctorates in other fields. Two have master’s degrees, and three have degrees in dentistry