University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UCSF
University of California, San Francisco admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 517Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.87Average
- Applications received
- 10,3722025-2026
- Entering class
- 1772025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 58.62025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 46.3%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 71.8%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
University of California, San Francisco MCAT and GPA
University of California, San Francisco reports average MCAT of 517 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.87 for its entering class.
- MCAT517 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 82nd percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.87 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 80th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$54,785 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 16th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size177 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 72nd 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.
University of California, San Francisco 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: University of California, San Francisco received 10,372 applications for 177 seats in the entering class, or about 58.6 applications per seat.
Who University of California, San Francisco accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Yes, all applicants |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | Yes, all applicants |
- DACA applicants
- Yes, all applicants
Community college coursework: We accept all coursework completed at a community college, provided it is from an accredited institution. Premedical students should pursue a four-year undergraduate curriculum and obtain a baccalaureate degree before entering medical school. A maximum of 105 quarter units can be transferred from a community college.
University of California, San Francisco tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $42,540
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $54,785
- In-state cost of attendance
- $89,616
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $101,861
- In-state health insurance
- $10,901
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $10,901
- Students receiving aid
- 88%
- Average graduating debt
- $105,406
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.
University of California, San Francisco application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $85
- Secondary deadline
- December 01, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 13, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2024
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process
Who receives a secondary: Screened applicants after preliminary review.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | Not stated | One (1) semester or quarter of colleve-level Biochemistry. |
| Biology | Required | Not stated | Two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters of college-level Biology with laboratory. |
| Chemistry | Required | Not stated | One (1) semester or two (2) quarters of college- level Chemistry. |
| Inorganic Chemistry | Recommended | Not stated | One (1) semester or two (2) quarters of college- level Inorganic Chemistry. |
| Organic Chemistry | Required | Not stated | One (1) semester of college-level organic chemistry with laboratory. |
| Physics | Required | Not stated | One (1) semester or two (2) quarters of college- level Physics. |
University of California, San Francisco interview
Consists of two double- blind interviews, each lasting 45 minutes to one hour.
September 1, 2026
https://meded.ucsf.edu/pro spective-students/md- program-admissions/md- program-application- process? anchor=step4#section3506 -4
- Regional interviews
- Interviews are conducted via zoom.
- Video interview
- Interviews are conducted via zoom.
University of California, San Francisco waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Approximately 150
- Acceptance offers made
- 50
Applicants on the alternate list are not considered until after the April 30 deadline.
University of California, San Francisco mission
UC San Francisco (UCSF) is the leading university dedicated to advancing health worldwide through preeminent biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. Within our overarching advancing health worldwide mission, UCSF is devoted at every level to serving the public. UCSF’s commitment to public service dates to the founding of its predecessor institution, Toland Medical College, in 1864. Born out of the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions of Gold Rush-era San Francisco, Toland Medical College trained doctors to elevate the standards of public health in the burgeoning city. By 1873, the University of California acquired the college and forged a partnership with San Francisco General Hospital that continues to this day and serves as a model for delivering leading-edge care at a public safety-net hospital. Today UCSF’s public mission goes beyond San Francisco and delivers a substantial impact on a national and global level by innovating health care approaches for the world’s most vulnerable populations, training the next generation of doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and scientists; supporting elementary and high school education; and translating scientific discoveries into better health for everyone.
University of California, San Francisco 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.
University of California, San Francisco admissions contact
UCSF School of MedicineBox 0408San Francisco, CA 94143-0408 USA(415) 476-4044 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- the school's own published admissions page
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
- AAMC MSAR public school report
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.
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