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Student Life: Diversity at Michigan

As we evaluate medical school applicants, one of the things we keep in mind is creating a diverse incoming class. By valuing diversity in the broadest terms we end up with a stronger learning environment for our students, and they end up becoming better doctors.

We approach each candidate as an individual looking not only at credentials, but at the whole person and what they can offer to their fellow classmates. We consider not only ethnic and cultural backgrounds, but also the region of the country where an applicant is from, undergraduate studies, as well as interests and hobbies as part of the assessment of a person's suitability for our program.

This approach makes for more interesting and engaging interactions among peers and further develops a sense of compassion and understanding for the diverse patient population you will eventually encounter. The end result is that everyone’s interests are represented in every entering class.

2007 Class Profile

Admissions Summary

Number applying in 2007: 5735
Number interviewed: 801 (14% of Applicant Pool)
Number of students in the class: 170
Class Average GPA: 3.74 (Range 3.04-4.00)
Class Average MCAT 11.67 (Range 8.00-14.33)

Class Composition

Male: 45%
Female: 55%
MSTP Students: 11
Maxofacial Surgery Program Students: 3
Underrepresented Minority: 21 (12%)
Age range: 23.4 (Range 20 – 48)

Class Geography

Michigan Residents: 44%
Non-residents: 56%
States Represented: 33
California: 23
Ohio: 7
New York: 6
IL, MN, WA, MA: 4

Undergraduate Colleges Attended

MI Institutions Represented: 10
University of Michigan Students: 38
Harvard: 12
MIT, UC - Berkeley, Stanford: 7
Yale: 6
Duke, Notre Dame, Kalamazoo, UCLA: 4
Brown, Case Western, Johns Hopkins: 3
MI State, Northwestern, Princeton, UC-San Diego

College Field of Study

Biology and Biomedical	42.1%
Chemistry/Biochemistry	18.1%
Humanities	1.2%
Science/Humanities	3.5%
Engineering	1.2%
Other Science	11.1%
Business/Economics	3.5%
Other	19.3%

*Final Data (08/01/07)

Past Profiles