MD Program

Contact MD Admissions

1213 MERF
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2600
Phone:(800) 493-7415
Phone:(319) 335-8052
Fax: (319) 335-8049

  • 2012 Entering Class Profile

    Number in Class: 152

    Type of Student Number
    Iowa Residents
    100
    Non-residents
    39
    MSTP (MD/PhD) Students
    13 (non-residents)
    Females
    64 (42%)
    Mean Age
    24
    Age Range
    20-37
    (28 are 26 or older; 7 are 30 or older)

    Undergraduate Majors (35 different majors)

    Type of Undergraduate Major Number Percent
    Biological Sciences
    83
    55%
    Physical Sciences
    13
    9%
    Nonscience Subjects
    28
    18%
    Mixed Disciplines
    5
    3%
    Other Health Professions
    2
    1%
    Other Majors
    21
    14%

    Undergraduate Colleges Represented: 62

    Type of Undergraduate Institution Number Percent
    Graduates of Regents Institutions
    Iowa-42; ISU-13; UNI-1
    37%
    Graduates of Other Iowa Colleges
    24
    16%
    Graduates of Colleges Outside of Iowa 0
    72
    47%

    Mean GPA and MCAT Scores

    Type of MCAT Component Average
    Mean Science GPA
    3.72
    Mean Nonscience GPA
    3.76
    Mean Total GPA
    3.74
    Mean Verbal Reasoning MCAT
    10.3
    Mean Physical Science MCAT
    10.9
    Median Writing Sample MCAT
    Q
    Mean Biological Science MCAT
    11.2

    Ethnic Status

    Type of Ethnic Status Number
    Under-represented Minority
    17 (11%)
    Other Minority
     20 (13%)
    White/No Response (17)
    116 (76%)