UC San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, California · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UCSD
UC San Diego School of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 514.4Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.83Average
- Applications received
- 10,4002025-2026
- Entering class
- 1402025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 74.32025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 53.6%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 74.3%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
UC San Diego School of Medicine MCAT and GPA
UC San Diego School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 514.4 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.83 for its entering class.
- MCAT514.4 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 74th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.83 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 60th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$58,201 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 23rd percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size140 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 51st 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.
UC San Diego School of Medicine 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: UC San Diego School of Medicine received 10,400 applications for 140 seats in the entering class, or about 74.3 applications per seat.
Who UC San Diego School of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | All applicants |
| Canadian Applicants | Coursework from Canadian universities is accepted. Applicants still must meet our criteria re: citizenship as detailed in the "International Applicants" section |
| International Applicants | The UCSD SOM will consider applicants from US citizens, permanent residents of the US (green card), and DACA recipients. Applicants that do not satisfy one of these requirements won't be considered |
| DACA Status Applicants | https://medschool.ucsd.edu/admissions/Pages/Application- Process.aspx |
- DACA applicants
- https://medschool.ucsd.edu/admissions/Pages/Application-Process.aspx
Community college coursework: At the UCSD School of Medicine, we understand there are many valid reasons why an applicant would take coursework at a community college. Any and all community college coursework is accepted by our committee.
UC San Diego School of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $45,956
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $58,201
- In-state cost of attendance
- $75,043
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $87,288
- In-state health insurance
- $5,820
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $5,820
- Students receiving aid
- 85%
- Average graduating debt
- $163,679
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.
UC San Diego School of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $135
- Secondary deadline
- The deadline is one month after the applicant is invited to submit the secondary application
- Latest MCAT accepted
- December 31, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions
Who receives a secondary: Screened applicants
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Biology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Chemistry | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Physics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Statistics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
UC San Diego School of Medicine interview
The 4-year M.D. program, PRIME-HEq, PRIME-TIDE, and GHAC programs utilize Multiple Mini Interviews with faculty and 4th-year medical students. The MD-Phd program utilizes both one on one and Multiple Mini Interviews.
PreMD reads that as an MMI, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
In August of the year preceding matriculation.
All sessions will be run via Zoom video conferencing. Students receive a orientation at 8 AM in the morning. MMI interviews occur until noon. Applicants have a 1 hour Q & A session with current medical students, and then debrief with admissions staff.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- For the 2026-2027 application cycle, UCSD plans to use only remote video interviews (via Zoom)
UC San Diego School of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- 300
- Acceptance offers made
- 30
Applicants are typically informed of the admission committee's decision on their application within six weeks of their interview. Those on the waitlist are re-evaluated for possible admission.
UC San Diego School of Medicine mission
The mission of the UC San Diego School of Medicine is to provide skilled, compassionate physicians well-trained to practice medicine who are sensitive to the needs of the special populations of our region and the nation. In addition, we strive to build on our exceptional biomedical, behavioral and health services research strengths to extend the boundaries of the art and science of medicine through continued research and the preparation of future academicians. In these ways, we also strive to improve the overall health of the population.
UC San Diego School of Medicine 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.
UC San Diego School of Medicine admissions contact
Office of Admissions, 0606La Jolla, CA 92093 USA(858) 534-3880 · [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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