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Contacts
Website: http://meded.ucsf.edu/admissions/
Phone: 415-476-4044
Admissions e-mail: admissions@medsch.ucsf.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics 2016
- Total number of applicants: 8204
- Applicants interviewed: 512
- Class size: 149
- A maximum of 20% of spaces are offered for out-of-state applicants
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in any major. Recommended at least 4 year baccalaureate degree
- Required Courses
- General Chemistry (1 year) with labs
- Organic Chemistry (minimum of two quarters)
- Physics (1 year) with labs
- General Biology (1 year) with lab and study of vertebrate zoology
- Note – courses in vertebrate embryology, genetics, cell physiology, or comparative vertebrate anatomy with labs can satisfy the General Biology requirement
- AP credits can be used to satisfy General Chemistry and Physics requirements if the credit is verified on your college transcript.
- Recommended Courses
- Mathematics
- Upper-division biological sciences
- Humanities and English composition
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GPA
- Typical minimum: 3.20
- Average overall in 2016: 3.81
- Average science in 2016: 3.78
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MCAT
- Average MCAT score percentile ranking of 91
- The most recent MCAT scores will be considered
- MCAT must have been written within 3 years of the date applicants plan to enter medical school.
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Supporting Documents
- AMCAS Application
- Secondary Application (invitation by email)
- Supplemental forms and fees
- $80 for US citizens and permanent residents
- $100 for international students
- Supplemental forms and fees
- Applicant’s personal statement
- 3-5 letters of recommendation, including at least 2 letters from instructors
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Evaluation criteria
- Both academic and non-academic factors are evaluated
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Interview
- Interviews are designed to provide a chance for applicants to ask questions, sit-in on a class and meet current students, staff and faculty.
- About 500 are selected to interview
- Student housing is available with hosting by current medical students
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Timeline
- May: Primary application is available via AMCAS.
- June 4: Applications may be submitted to AMCAS.
- Early-July: AMCAS begins to forward applications to UCSF.
- October 15: AMCAS application due - final deadline for UCSF.
- December - May 15: UCSF has a rolling admissions policy, which means that applicants may be advised of decisions regarding acceptance up until May 15. The date of the application does not determine when a decision will be reached.
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Tuition 2017-2018
- First Year Tuition and Fees:
- In-state resident: $39,706
- Non-resident: $51,951
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- In 2011-2012, 88% of students received some form of financial aid.