Each year, up to 180 students and alumni from Brown University apply for admission to medical school with the support of Health Careers Advising. They enjoy excellent success in the process, earning admission at a rate significantly higher than the national average. Applicants from Brown admitted to medical school achieve higher MCAT scores and grades on average. A large majority -- as high as 70%-- apply upon completion of their Brown education or later. Competition for medical school admission increases every year and the average age of successful applicants rises. Brown applicants' success is due in part to their recognition that they should apply only after taking sufficient time to prepare. The table below provides an overview of Brown University and national medical school admissions data.
NOTE: Longitudinal data will be presented shortly.
| APPLICATION FACTORS | Fall 2009 | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2012 |
| Admission Rate -- Brown Applicants* | 81% | 80% | ||
| Admission Rate -- National | 46% | 45% | ||
| MCAT -- Average Composite Score for Admitted Brown Applicants | 33 | 34 | ||
| MCAT -- Average Composite Score for Admitted Applicants Nationally | 29 | 31 | ||
| BCPM (Science) GPA -- Average for Admitted Brown Applicants | 3.67 | |||
| BCPM (Science) GPA -- Average for Admitted Applicants Nationally | 3.63 |
Medical schools where five or more Brown University graduates matriculated, 2005-2009* (additional data will be posted shortly)
| School | Number attending |
| Tufts | 34 |
| New York University | 26 |
| Mt. Sinai | 21 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 19 |
| University of Massachusetts | 19 |
| Boston University | 19 |
| Columbia | 17 |
| Yale | 16 |
| University of California -San Francisco (including joint program with Cal-Berkeley) | 15 |
| Harvard | 14 |
| Albert Einstein | 14 |
| SUNY-Downstate | 12 |
| University of Michigan | 12 |
| University of Miami | 12 |
| Cornell-Weill | 11 |
| Brown-Alpert* | 10 |
| Emory | 10 |
| Jefferson | 10 |
| New York Medical College | 10 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 10 |
| Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-R. W. Johnson Med School | 10 |
| University of Connecticut | 9 |
| University of Maryland | 9 |
| Northwestern-Feinberg | 9 |
| Georgetown University | 9 |
| Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Med | 9 |
| SUNY-Stony Brook | 8 |
| Stanford University | 8 |
| Cal-Los Angeles | 7 |
| University of Southern California-Keck | 7 |
| Case Western Reserve | 6 |
| Howard University | 6 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 6 |
| University of Rochester | 6 |
| Tulane University | 6 |
| University at Buffalo | 6 |
| Vanderbilt University | 6 |
| Washington University-St. Louis | 6 |
| Albany Medical College | 5 |
| Baylor University | 5 |
| Cal-Davis | 5 |
| Chicago-Pritzker | 5 |
| Drexel University | 5 |
| Duke University | 5 |
| Ohio State University | 5 |
| Temple University | 5 |
| University of Virginia | 5 |
An additional 63 medical schools had four or fewer Brown University alumni matriculate between 2005-2009.
* Does not include students admitted from the Program in Liberal Medical Education.