Entering Class Profiles
Penn State College of Medicine students come from diverse educational, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
See below for profiles of recent entering classes.
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Learn about the application process2020 Class Profile
11,479
Applications
721
Interviews
152
New MD Students
Women: 57%
Underrepresented in medicine: 10 students
Our class comes from ...
23 different states and Ghana
2 different countries (U.S. and Ghana)
They speak 27 languages
- Italian
- Arabic
- French
- Gujarati
- Vietnamese
- Hindi
- Ukrainian
- Hebrew
- Romanian
- Kannada
- Russian
- German
- Portuguese
- Urdu
- Telugu
- Latin
- Korean
- Japanese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Teochew Chinese
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Akan Languages
- Armenian
- Marathi
- Nepali
- Bengali
International experiences
- Honduras
- China
- Haiti
- England
- Peru
- Jordan
- South Africa
- Puerto Rico
- Germany
- Spain
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
- Belize
- Nicaragua
- Granada
- Kenya
- Taiwan
- Guatemala
- Ecuador
- Israel
- France
- India
- Scotland
- Madagascar
- Brazil
- Zambia
- Russia
- Austria
- Gambia
- Ireland
- Panama
- Switzerland
- Egypt
- Turkey
- Croatia
- Ghana
- Japan
- Wales
- St. Kitts/Nevis
- Liberia
- Palestine
- Korea
- Armenia
- Denmark
- Rwanda
- Malawi
- El Salvador
- Poland
- Bolivia
- Slovenia
- Republic of Congo
- Canada
- Nepal
- The Netherlands
- Chile
- Ukraine
- Mexico
- Greece
- Dominican Republic
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Italy
In our class, we have ...
2020 Facts and Figures
Applications
Pennsylvania residents: 1,129
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 10,350
Total: 11,479
Interviews
Students interviewed: 721Offers of acceptance made: 346
New students matriculated: 152
Academic Profile
Colleges and universities: 102
Different fields of study: 91
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.75
Average MCAT: 511
Entering Class
Total: 152
Pennsylvania residents: 43% (65 students)
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 57% (87 students from 25 states, the District of Columbia and Canada)
Women: 57% (86 students)
Students with military background: 2% (3 students)
Underrepresented in medicine: 7% (10 students)
2019 Facts and Figures
Applications
Pennsylvania residents: 1,152
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 10,675
Total: 11,827
Interviews
Total: 779
Academic Profile
Colleges and universities: 102
Different fields of study: 91
Biology or pre-medicine: 31%
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.77
Average MCAT: 511 (83rd percentile)
Entering Class
Total: 152 (7 MD/Ph.D.)
Pennsylvania residents: 37%
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 63%
Women: 61%
Students with military background: 3 students
Underrepresented minorities: 11 students
2018 Facts and Figures
Applications
Pennsylvania residents: 1,152
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 9,675
Total: 10,827
Interviews
Total: 914
Academic Profile
Colleges and universities: 92
Different fields of study: 77
Biology or pre-medicine: 29%
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.77
Average MCAT: 510
Entering Class
Total: 152 (9 MD/Ph.D.)
Pennsylvania residents: 39%
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 61% (20 states, 1 territory, 1 foreign country)
Women: 49%
Ethnic minorities: 39%
Military backgrounds: 3%
Underrepresented racial minorities: 7%
2017 Facts and Figures
Applications
Pennsylvania residents: 1,137
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 7,478
Total: 8,615
Interviews
Pennsylvania residents: N/A
Non-Pennsylvania residents: N/A
Total: 914
Academic Profile
Colleges and universities: 98
Different fields of study: 63
Biology or pre-medicine: 34%
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.74
Average MCAT: 507
Entering Class
Total: 152 (8 MD/Ph.D.)
Pennsylvania residents: 35%
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 64% (25 states)
Women: 54%
Ethnic minorities: 43%
Military backgrounds: 4%
Underrepresented racial minorities: 10%
Lived, worked or studied internationally: 49