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Some Facts and Figures

    For fall 2009 there will be 128 allopathic and 28 osteopathic medical schools in the United States and Puerto Rico.  For fall 2007, there were 42,315 applicants for 17,759 seats in allopathic medical schools or about 2.4 applicants per opening.  There has been a steady increase in applications for the last 5 years in a row, and a 25.8% increase over 2002. There are currently 28 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. For the fall 2008, there were 11,849 applicants for 4,389 seats, or a 38% increase over 2005.
    If you are a Kentucky resident, you should consider yourself fortunate.  In the Commonwealth, there are two publicly financed medical colleges, one at the University of Louisville and the other at the University of Kentucky.  Combined, the two colleges have approximately 260 students in their first year classes and Kentucky residents make up approx. 80% of the first year classes.  For fall 2007, 411 Kentucky residents applied to U-L, 276 were interviewed and 119 matriculated.  424 applied to U-K, 241 were interviewed and 77 matriculated.  Assuming that most of the students applied to both schools, the overall acceptance rate was a little under 50%.  In addition, Kentucky also has a School of Osteopathic Medicine at Pikeville College, with a class of 75 students, a little more than half of which are from Kentucky.
    If you are a resident of Tennessee, you are also blessed with two publicly financed medical colleges, one at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, and the other at the University of Tennessee (Memphis).  The state funded schools in Tennessee combined have a first year class of approximately 210 students and take approx. 90% Tennessee residents (196/210 in 2007).  In addition, there are also two private medical colleges in Tennessee at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Meharry Medical College in Nashville.

Information about the Medical Schools to which WKU students most often apply:

 
School
U of L
U of K
U of T
ETSU
Vandy
Meharry
Indiana
Pikeville
Median Accepted Applicant GPA*
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.81
3.4
3.8
3.4
10-90%ile GPA
3.3-4.0
3.3-4.0
3.2-4.0
3.3-4.0
3.6-4.0
3.0-3.9
3.4-4.0
Median Accepted Applicant MCAT Score*
30P
30P
30P
30O
35Q
25O
31P
23
10-90%ile MCAT
25-36
25-37
23-37
22-36
29-41
19-31
25-38
Application Deadline
Oct. 15
Nov. 1
Nov. 15
Nov.15
Nov. 15
Dec. 15
Dec. 15
Feb. 1
Additional Application Fee
$75
$50
$50
$50
$50
$60
$50
$75
Tuition (07-08)*
$23,079 (KY)
$24,010 (KY)
$19,385 (TN)
$21,043
(TN)
$37,573
$32,336
$20,864 (IN)
$29,250
Class Size
148
103
150
60
105
96
294
75

* Data are from AAMC, "Official Guide, Medical School Admission Requirements 2009-2010".

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Last Update: May 20, 2008
Author:  Kenneth M. Crawford