Preprofessional Stats
2008 Premedical Data
Snapshot of MIT's Class of 2008 Premed Students
Many factors are taken into consideration in the medical school application process. This is evident in the diversity among MIT applicants, and their acceptances.
The following data on MIT applicants was reported by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC.)
| Total Number of Applicants (Includes Undergraduate, Graduate, and Alumni Applicants) |
131 |
| Total Number of Undergaduate Applicants |
60, 46% |
| Female | 60% |
| Male | 40% |
| ACCEPTANCE RATE | |
| National Acceptance Rate | 46% |
| Total MIT Undergraduate Applicants | 82% |
| -Prehealth Advising Service User* | 86% |
| -Acceptance Rate for 3.0 GPA**or higher | 87% |
| -Acceptance Rate for 3.3 GPA** or higher | 95% |
| GPA Undergraduate Applicants | |
| Accepted Average | 3.7/4.0** |
| Range of Acceptances | 3.2-4.0** |
| Range of Denials | 2.6-3.7** |
| MCAT- Undergraduate Applicants | |
| Accepted Average | 35 |
| Range of Acceptances | 30-42 |
| Range of Denials | 23-36 |
*Individuals who used both our credential service and our prehealth advising system.
**These figures are based on the AAMC 4.0 scale, rather than the 5.0 scale used at MIT.
Note: Statistically we do not have enough students to report other health related acceptances. For more information, please contact the Careers Office.
Top 25 Medical Schools Applied to by MIT Applicants for the 2008 Entering Class
2008 Prelaw Data
| Number of MIT Applicants | 68 |
| Total Accepted to 1 or more schools (UG, Grads, and Alums) | 59/68, 87% |
| Senior applicants | 13/68, 19% |
| Non-Senior applicants (grad students & alums) |
55/68, 81% |
| Seniors Accepted to 1 or more schools | 13/13, 100% |
| Total average number of applications per applicant | 6.47 |
| Senior average number of applications per applicant | 8.85 |
| Total average number of admissions per applicant | 2.90 |
| Senior average number of admissions per applicant | 4.46 |
| Average LSAT (all applicants) | 163.6 |
| Average GPA (all applicants) | 3.32/4.0* |
Top 15 Law Schools Most Applied to by MIT Applicants for the 2008 Entering Class
*GPA Conversion Instructions for calculating the GPA and converting it to a 4.0 scale can be found at http://web.mit.edu/registrar/gpacalc.html
For Law School Admission Council (LSAC) national data reports visit: http://www.lsac.org/. Once on the site click on the LSAC Data link located towards the bottom of the left-hand column.
Last updated on Wednesday, April 15, 09 at 01:51:49 PM EDT.
