Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/index.html
Phone: 312-503-8206
Admissions e-mail: med-admissions@northwestern.edu

Program Information

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length
    • Applicants with a PhD in biomedical/preclinical sciences may be eligible for a 3-year program.
  • Number of applicants for class of 2020: 7,608
  • Class size (2016): 163
  • Joint programs include:
  1. MD/MA
  2. MD/MPH
  3. MD/PhD
  4. MD/MS

For more information on joint programs, click here
For information on the entering class profile, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: Minimum of 90 hours of college credit (3 years) but a bachelor's degree is expected
  • Two semesters of the following coursework are required (lecture and lab):
    • Biology
    • Physics
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
  • Two semesters of the following coursework are recommended: English, Humanities, Psychology, Statistics.

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Average GPA for Class of 2016: 3.77 overall and 3.72 in the sciences

For a summary of the median GPAs, click here

MCAT

  • Students are encouraged to take the MCAT exam or any retests no later than June of the application year.
  • Average MCAT scores for class of 2016: 34.4

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • American Medical College Applications Service (AMCAS) application form
  • Feinberg Supplemental Application + non-refundable fee of $85
  • Letters of Recommendation:
    • One letter from the pre-medical committee at the applicant's school; OR,
    • Three individual letters from faculty members who have taught the applicant; two of these letters must be from science faculty members

For more information, click here and here

Interview

  • Date: Mid-September to mid-February.
  • Individual interview 15-20 minutes with an admissions dean or a faculty member; AND,
  • Panel interview: two medical school faculty members and a fourth year medical student interview three or four candidates together for a total of 1 hr 15 minutes

For more information, click here

Timeline 2013-2014

  • Sept 2013: Last chance to take MCAT Examination
  • Sept - Feb: Interviews are held
  • Oct 15, 2013: Deadline to submit AMCAS application
  • Nov 30, 2013: Deadline to submit Supplemental Application and all supporting documents

For more information, click here

Tuition 2013-2014

  • Tuition: $48,339
  • Total fees: $77,961

For more information on tuition, click here
For information on financial aid, click here