UT Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UTSW
UT Southwestern Medical School admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 517Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.96Average
- Applications received
- 6,0252025-2026
- Entering class
- 2292025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 26.32025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 75.3%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 87.8%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
UT Southwestern Medical School MCAT and GPA
UT Southwestern Medical School reports average MCAT of 517 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.96 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.
- GPA3.96 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 97th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$38,222 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 8th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size229 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 89th 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.
UT Southwestern 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: UT Southwestern Medical School received 6,025 applications for 229 seats in the entering class, or about 26.3 applications per seat.
Who UT Southwestern Medical School accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | No more than 10% of the class may be out-of-state residents. |
| Canadian Applicants | No policy stated |
| International Applicants | No policy stated |
| DACA Status Applicants | No policy stated |
Community college coursework: Courses taken at any regionally accredited undergraduate institution in the US or Canada are acceptable including junior and community college.
UT Southwestern Medical School tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $25,122
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $38,222
- In-state cost of attendance
- $64,790
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $77,890
- In-state health insurance
- $3,438
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,438
- Students receiving aid
- 65%
- Average graduating debt
- $164,353
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.
UT Southwestern Medical School application requirements
- Secondary deadline
- November 1, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- October 01, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- August 2022
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Who receives a secondary: You may submit your secondary application after we receive your primary application from TMDSAS.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | Biochemistry may be taught in the Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistry Department. Biochemistry cannot be an introductory course. |
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | — |
| Biology | Required | 14 | Minimum 14 semester hours including formal laboratory experience may be one of the following: 12 lecture hours 2 lab hours Courses must be applicable toward a baccalaureate degree in a traditional science field regardless of student’s major If 2 semesters of biochemistry are completed, 1 semester of biochemistry will be accepted toward fulfilling this requirement. |
| Chemistry | Required | 12 | Minimum 12 semester hours must include: 4 semester hours general (inorganic) chemistry for science majors including corresponding laboratory experience 8 semester hours organic chemistry for science majors including corresponding laboratory experience |
| Chemistry | Required | 4 | We require 3 lecture hours and 1 lab hour of general chemistry |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 6 | Any course approved by an English Department that fulfills general education English requirement of a baccalaureate degree. Remedial or developmental courses or “English as a Second Language” courses are not accepted. Humanities or Social Science courses with significant expository writing may satisfy this requirement. |
| Mathematics | Required | 3 | Minimum 3 semester credit hours of college calculus or statistics (preferably biostatistics) |
| Physics | Required | 8 | Minimum 8 semester credit hours, including lab |
UT Southwestern Medical School interview
Online interviews for 2027 cycle; Traditional format with two 25-minute, back to back faculty interviews. Interview format is TBD for 2028 cycle.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, held virtual, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
July
Interviews will be conducted beginning in August 2026 and will continue through mid January 2027. Interviews are held on Wednesdays and were conducted virtually for the 2026-27 cycle. The interview day consists of a virtual Medical School Overview presentation by an Associate Dean, student panel, and virtual campus tour video. Each candidate will be interviewed by two different faculty members in two 25-minute interviews. More information about the upcoming 2027-28 cycle will be posted in the Spring of 2027.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- Yes - Required for 2027 cycle. TBD for 2028 cycle.
UT Southwestern Medical School waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies in the typical number of waitlist positions per cycle
Interviewed applicants on the wait-list will receive an email from the admissions office outlining the procedures. Wait-list offers are made by the admissions committee as seats are available.
UT Southwestern Medical School mission
The mission of UT Southwestern Medical School is: Promoting health and a healthy society that enables individuals to achieve their full potential We: EDUCATE Physicians, scientists, and caregivers optimally prepared to serve the needs of patients and society DISCOVER Research that solves for unmet needs by finding better treatments, cures, and prevention with a commitment to ensuring real world application HEAL Best care possible today, with continuous improvement and innovation for better care tomorrow
UT Southwestern 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.
UT Southwestern Medical School admissions contact
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center5323 Harry Hines BoulevardDallas, TX 75390-9162 USA(214) 648-5617 · [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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