Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee · allopathic (MD) medical school
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 521Average2024
- Median or average GPA
- 3.54Average
- Applications received
- 7,6852025-2026
- Entering class
- 952025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 80.92025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 5%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 6.3%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine MCAT and GPA
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 521 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.54 for its entering class.
- MCAT521 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 94th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.54 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 2nd percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$72,803 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 66th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size95 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 21st 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.
Vanderbilt University 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: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine received 7,685 applications for 95 seats in the entering class, or about 80.9 applications per seat.
Who Vanderbilt University School of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | As of 3-3-2026, there are no restrictions to be accepted to VUSM as an out of state applicant. |
| Canadian Applicants | We accept applications from any applicant who meets our academic and other prerequisites, without regard to citizenship or immigration status. |
| International Applicants | We accept applications from any applicant who meets our academic and other prerequisites, without regard to citizenship or immigration status. |
| DACA Status Applicants | We accept applications from any applicant who meets our academic and other prerequisites, without regard to citizenship or immigration status. |
- DACA applicants
- We accept applications from any applicant who meets our academic and other prerequisites, without regard to citizenship or immigration status.
Community college coursework: Vanderbilt recognizes that everyone's pathway to medical school is different. That is what sparked our movement from pre-requisites to recommendations. Vanderbilt has no issue with candidates who take coursework at a community college, as long as their MCAT performance is strong.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $72,803
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $72,803
- In-state cost of attendance
- $116,943
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $116,943
- In-state health insurance
- $4,074
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $4,074
- Students receiving aid
- 73%
- Average graduating debt
- $182,022
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.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $95
- Secondary deadline
- MD Deadline=November 15; MD/PhD=December 1
- 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: Selected applicants are invited to fill out the secondary application, after review of the verified AMCAS. Approximately 5700, out of over 7400 applicants, received secondaries for the 2026 cycle.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Recommended | Not stated | We do not require or recommend a class in "biology" only. If there is another course that you have taken that fits our recommended content, we are comfortable with that: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md- admissions/admission-requirements/ |
| Chemistry | Recommended | Not stated | We do not require or recommend a class in "chemistry" only. If there is another course that you have taken that fits our recommended content, we are comfortable with that: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md- admissions/admission-requirements/ |
| Physics | Recommended | Not stated | We do not require or recommend a class in "physics" only. If there is another course that you have taken that fits our recommended content, we are comfortable with that: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md- admissions/admission-requirements/ |
| Psychology | Recommended | Not stated | We do not require or recommend a class in "psychology" or "sociology" only. If there is another course that you have taken that fits our recommended content, we are comfortable with that: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md- admissions/admission-requirements/ |
| Statistics | Recommended | Not stated | We do not require or recommend a class in "statistics" only. If there is another course that you have taken that fits our recommended content, we are comfortable with that: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md- admissions/admission-requirements/ |
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine interview
Two interviews are held.One interview is an open file (AMCAS and secondary) interview that lasts roughly 35 minutes.The other is a short, closed file interview that lasts roughly 20 minutes.Candidates spend the rest of the day learning more about us.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, closed file, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
Invitations to interview for both the MD and MD/PhD programs are sent via email from August until January.
For the 2026 cycle, Vanderbilt will conduct virtual interviews. Candidates are invited to an informal gathering with current students virtually. For the virtual interview day, VUSM utilizes a Zoom platform. For an hour before the interview, there is an informal conversation with a faculty member. After the candidates interview, a session on the curriculum is held. While interviewees are eating lunch, there is a student experience panel (no faculty or staff allowed). After that session is over, VUSM explains the admissions and financial aid process. There are also sessions throughout the cycle for interviewees to learn more about research. Interviewees are encouraged to reach out with any questions they might have about the area or school. The MD Ambassadors (https://medschool.vander bilt.edu/md/admissions/am bassadors/) are a wonderful way to get a current student's perspective. The MD/PhD interview allows candidates to interview with potential research mentors.
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- VUSM will conduct Zoom interviews for this cycle. Emails regarding additional information sessions for candidates will be sent to interviewees as the cycle progresses.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- All applicants not initially admitted will be placed on the non-ranked waitlist. The number of candidates admitted ranges from around 0- 20 each cycle. VUSM accepts updates and letters of intent.
- Acceptance offers made
- 20
Applicants are encouraged to stay in touch with VUSM, as we view that as interest in staying on the non-ranked waitlist. The committee uses a holistic review in selecting from the waitlist.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine mission
The School of Medicine is led by a talented and expert team of administrators, staff and faculty who are committed to the success of its people and the advancement of safe, effective, ethical, evidence-based, and patient-centered health care. The core values of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine are integrity, belonging, humility, fairness, mutual respect, and excellence. Our Mission The mission of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is to catalyze the advancement of impactful discovery, servant leadership, and lifelong learning. To carry out this mission, we make these strategic commitments: *To nurture the growth of clinicians, scientists, and educators who will serve and lead their local, national, and global communities. *To create, implement, and disseminate new knowledge that expands understanding of health, disease, and healthcare systems. *To teach, learn, and provide compassionate, personalized caring of the highest quality for every patient who seeks our service and to strive to achieve health for all in the populations we serve. *To embrace a culture of lifelong learning, critical thinking, and innovation so that we will continuously improve in all we do. *To build a broad community of faculty, staff, and students that expands the richness of our learning environment and enhances excellence in all of our endeavors.
Vanderbilt University 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.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine admissions contact
Office of Enrollment ServicesSuite 224,Eskind Biomedical Library and Learning CenterNashville, TN 37232 USA(615) 322-2145 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- AAMC MSAR public school report
- the school's own published admissions page · 2024
- 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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