The Medical School Report

Vanderbilt University

* Overall Score:  75

   Acceptance Rate:  8.80%

   Average Undergrad GPA:  3.74

   Average MCAT Scores:  11.1

The Committee for Admissions at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine seeks students who have shown academic excellence and leadership qualities.  There are no minimum GPA or MCAT requirements although intense competition eliminates those who have low GPA's and/or MCAT scores.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine seeks students who have a strong educational background in both the sciences and liberal arts, and who will have obtained the baccalaureate degree before matriculation.

Applicants must complete the following courses before acceptance:

• Eight Semester Hours of Inorganic Chemistry (with lab)
  

• Eight Semester Hours of Organic Chemistry (with lab)
  

• Eight Semester Hours of Biology, zoology, or molecular biology
  

• Eight Semester Hours of Physics (lab recommended)
  

• Six Semester Hours of English and Composition
  

Advanced placement credits cannot be accepted for the Science or English credits.

More Information:

Clinical Departments Information

Admissions Information

Contact Information

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Website

Clinical Departments

-  Anesthesiology

-  Emergency Medicine

-  Family Medicine

-  Medicine

-  Neurological Surgery

-  Neurology

-  Obstetrics and Gynecology

-  Ophthalmology

-  Orthopedics

-  Otolaryngology

-  Pathology

-  Pediatrics

-  Psychiatry

-  Radiation Oncology

-  Radiology

-  Surgery

-  Urology

© 2002 by Mark Fulton

The Medical School Report

*  For More information on how the overall score was determined CLICK HERE