They may not have realized the magnitude of their accomplishment . In each of the past three years , the College of Medicine has appeared on the U . S . News & World Report list of “ 10 Medical Schools with the Lowest Acceptance Rates .” The college placed second on that list for the class entering in 2015 , fourth in 2016 and third in 2017 . Acceptance rates have held steady for the last |
of choice for candidates ,” said College of
Medicine Dean John P . Fogarty . “ If we make an offer , they readily accept .”
Acceptance rates are calculated based on the number of applicants and the number of offers extended . In 2017 , the average acceptance rate for U . S . medical schools overall was 7 percent , according to data from 120 medical schools ranked by U . S . News .
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10 Medical Schools with the Lowest Acceptance Rates ( 2017-18 ) | ||||
Source : U . S . News | ||||
School |
Total applicants |
Total acceptances |
Acceptance rate |
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine |
8,068 |
168 |
2.1 percent |
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Stanford University |
7,258 |
167 |
2.3 |
|
Florida State University |
5,866 |
151 |
2.6 |
|
Wake Forest University |
9,281 |
261 |
2.8 |
|
George Washington University |
11,432 |
335 |
2.9 |
|
Georgetown University |
14,062 |
403 |
2.9 |
|
University of California-Davis |
6,943 |
204 |
2.9 |
|
University of California-Los Angeles |
11,417 |
362 |
3.2 |
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Brown University |
9,922 |
322 |
3.2 |
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University of California-San Diego |
7,972 |
258 |
3.2 |