Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as HMS
Harvard Medical School admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 520.48Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.9Average
- Applications received
- 8,2752025-2026
- Entering class
- 1652025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 50.22025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 8.3%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 15.2%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Harvard Medical School MCAT and GPA
Harvard Medical School reports average MCAT of 520.48 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.9 for its entering class.
- MCAT520.48 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 93rd percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.9 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 86th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$76,421 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 82nd percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size165 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 61st percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
Harvard Medical School acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Harvard Medical School received 8,275 applications for 165 seats in the entering class, or about 50.2 applications per seat.
Who Harvard Medical School accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | n/a |
| Canadian Applicants | n/a |
| International Applicants | Please see our website for more information regarding international applicants. https://hms.harvard.edu/education-admissions/md- program/admissions/preparing-apply/eligibility |
| DACA Status Applicants | Please see our website for more information. |
- DACA applicants
- Please see our website for more information.
Community college coursework: Please review our website to see detailed information regarding our pre-requisites: https://hms.harvard.edu/education-admissions/md-program/admissions/preparing-apply/prerequisite-courses
Harvard Medical School tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $76,421
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $76,421
- In-state cost of attendance
- $113,489
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $115,569
- In-state health insurance
- $4,308
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $4,308
- Students receiving aid
- 74%
- Average graduating debt
- $119,656
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
Harvard Medical School application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $100
- Secondary deadline
- October 22, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Who receives a secondary: All verified applicants.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Required | Not stated | One year with lab experience (one semester of lab experience should be with corresponding coursework; however, second semester lab may be fulfilled by independent laboratory based research) is required. Should include cellular and molecular aspects AP credits cannot be used; however, if students have earned college credit for biology through AP coursework, upper level courses in biology will satisfy this requirement. |
| Chemistry | Required | Not stated | Two years of chemistry (four courses) including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry are required. Lab experience required AP credits that enable you to take a higher-level course will satisfy one semester of inorganic chemistry |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | Not stated | One year is required. AP credits cannot be used Writing intensive courses are preferred Humanities or social science courses involving substantial expository writing will satisfy this requirement |
| Mathematics | Recommended | Not stated | Pathways- Encouraged to complete one year of coursework in mathematics, including one semester each of calculus and statistics (preferably biostatistics) HST –Coursework that includes upper-level mathematics (typically to include differential equations and/or linear algebra)* is strongly encouraged, although evidence of comparable engagement with analytic and computational tools through other activities will be considered. Statistics (preferably biostatistics) is also encouraged |
| Physics | Required | Not stated | One year is required. Lab experience is desirable but not required Pathways- AP credits that enable you to take an upper-level course will meet one semester HST- One year of physics must be taken at the college level. Candidates are strongly encouraged to meet this prerequisite with at least one year in calculus-based physics* |
| Psychology | Recommended | Not stated | All applicants are encouraged to complete coursework in the behavioral sciences. Courses in the fields of psychology, sociology, as well as other disciplines, are suggested. |
Harvard Medical School interview
One-on-one; scheduled selectively.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
Early September
Candidates who are invited to interview will receive an email from the Office of the Committee on Admissions regarding available interview dates as well as information about the day itself.
- Regional interviews
- No.
- Video interview
- Interviews will be conducted virtually for the 2027 cycle.
Harvard Medical School waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies each cycle
If offered a position on the waitlist, the Office of Committee on Admissions will be in touch with information regarding the procedures of the waitlist.
Harvard Medical School mission
To nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well-being for all through excellence in teaching and learning, discovery and scholarship, and service and leadership. For more information about our Culture & Community Values, please visit our website: https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/campus-culture/mission-community-values
Harvard Medical School rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
Harvard Medical School admissions contact
Office of the Committee on Admissions25 Shattuck StreetBoston, MA 02115-6092 USA(617) 432-1550 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- AAMC MSAR public school report
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.
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