| Fall 2010 Admissions Information |
| Director of Admissions
|
Dr. Warren H. Wallace |
| Application fee
|
$75
|
| AMCAS application accepted
|
Yes
|
| Early application deadline
|
06/01 |
| Application deadline
|
11/01 |
| Secondary application required
|
Yes
|
| Personal interview required
|
Yes
|
| Regular application acceptance
notification begins
|
11/15 |
| Regular application acceptance
notification ends
|
03/15 |
| Number of weeks within which
students must respond to offers of admission
|
2 |
| Deferred entrance available
|
Yes
|
| Deposit to hold place in class is
due
|
N/A |
| Early decision plan for admission
offered
|
No
|
| Early decision plan application
period begins
|
N/A |
| Early decision plan application
period ends
|
N/A |
| Early decision plan notification
date
|
N/A |
| Starting month for the class of
2010-2011
|
August |
| Fall 2008 Admissions Statistics |
| Total admissions data
|
7412 applied, 815 interviewed, 480
were accepted, 169 enrolled |
| In-state admissions data
|
944 applied, 49 enrolled |
| Out-of-state admissions data
|
6468 applied, 120 enrolled |
| Women's admissions data
|
3382 applied, 348 interviewed, 226
were accepted, 74 enrolled |
| Minority admissions data
|
N/A |
| International admissions data
|
581 applied, 10 enrolled |
| Fall 2008 GPA and
MCAT Scores |
| Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.79 |
| Oldest MCAT considered
|
2007 |
| Average MCAT score
|
11.7 |
| Average biological MCAT score
|
12.2 |
| Average physical sciences MCAT
score
|
12.0 |
| Average verbal reasoning MCAT
score
|
10.9 |
| Average writing MCAT score
|
Q |
| Undergraduate Majors |
| Required undergraduate coursework
|
biology, organic chemistry,
inorganic (general) chemistry, physics |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in biological science
|
39.0% |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in physical science
|
29.0% |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in social sciences/humanities
|
27.0% |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in other health professions
|
1.0% |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in mixed disciplines, double
majors, and other areas of study
|
4.0% |
| Combined Degree Programs |
| Combined college/M.D. program
offered
|
Yes
|
| Combined degree programs offered
|
M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.P.H., M.D./M.A. |
| Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program
|
7 |
| Combined college/M.D. program URL
|
http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/hpme |
| Research Ranking |
|
| Research score
|
63 |
| Research peer assessment score
(5.0 highest)
|
3.8 |
| Research assessment score by
residency directors (5.0 highest)
|
4.1 |
| Total amount of NIH funds granted
to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in
millions of dollars)
|
$252.6 |
| 2008 NIH research grants per
faculty member (in thousands)
|
$124.7 |
| Primary Care Rankings |
|
| Primary care score
|
52 |
| Primary-care peer assessment score
|
3.0 |
| Primary-care assessment score by
residency directors
|
3.2 |
| Average 2006, 2007, and 2008
graduates entering primary-care specialties
|
33.3% |
| Ranking Admission Statistics |
|
| Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.79 |
| Average MCAT score
|
11.7 |
| Acceptance rate
|
6.5% |
| Full-time faculty / student ratio
|
2.9 |
| Total medical school enrollment
|
695 |
