Wayne State University School of Medicine admissions statistics

Median or average MCAT: 511Average
Median or average GPA: 3.78Average
Applications received: 10,4382025-2026
Entering class: 2992025-2026
Applications per seat: 34.92025-2026
In-state share of applications: 16.1%2025-2026
In-state share of the class: 71.6%2025-2026

Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.

Wayne State University School of Medicine MCAT and GPA

Wayne State University School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 511 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.78 for its entering class.

MCAT511 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 34th percentile of those programs.
GPA3.78 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 37th percentile of those programs.
Out-of-state tuition$74,926 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 77th percentile of those programs.
Entering class size299 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 97th 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.

Wayne State 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: Wayne State University School of Medicine received 10,438 applications for 299 seats in the entering class, or about 34.9 applications per seat.

Who Wayne State University School of Medicine accepts applications from

Residency and citizenship policy as Wayne State University School of Medicine publishes it
Applicant group	Policy
Out-of-state Applicants	AMCAS residency classification is used for tuition purposes.
Canadian Applicants	Must be Canadian Citizen. Considered Non Resident for Both Admissions and Tuition Purposes
International Applicants	With a degree from Wayne State University. Considered Non-Resident for tuition purposes.
DACA Status Applicants	No policy stated

Community college coursework: View more, including premedical coursework policy information, at https://med-wayne- external.policystat.com/policy/17648219/latest/

Wayne State University School of Medicine tuition and cost

In-state tuition and fees: $46,677
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $74,926
In-state cost of attendance: $79,284
Out-of-state cost of attendance: $107,533
In-state health insurance: $3,791
Out-of-state health insurance: $3,791
Students receiving aid: 87%
Average graduating debt: $150,362

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.

Wayne State University School of Medicine application requirements

Secondary fee: $100
Secondary deadline: Jan. 22, 2027
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: Screened applicants after preliminary review for citizenship eligibility and felony information.

Prerequisite coursework

Coursework Wayne State University School of Medicine requires or recommends
Subject	Required or recommended	Credits	Notes
Biology	Required	6	Two (2) semesters of Biology (at least 6 credits). Plus lab.
Chemistry	Required	12	Two (2) semesters of General/Inorganic Chemistry (at least 6 credits) and Two (2) semesters of Organic Chemistry (at least 6 credits). Plus one semester of General or Inorganic Chemistry lab, and one semester of Organic Chemistry lab.
Composition & Rhetoric	Required	3	One (1) semester of English Writing (at least 3 credits).
Physics	Required	6	Two (2) semesters of Physics (at least 6 credits). Plus recommended (not required) lab.

Wayne State University School of Medicine interview

Faculty/alumni interview, current student interview and MMI interviews. All Interviews will be virtual for 2027 entering class.

PreMD reads that as an MMI, held virtual, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.

July 2026 with interviews beginning in August 2026.

All interviews are conducted virtually and incorporate 3 different types of interviews, including a one-on-one faculty/alumni interview, a one-on-one medical student interview, and 5 MMI stations. Students will be provided with opportunities to take campus tours, and attend Q&A sessions and webinars with current medical students.

Regional interviews: All interviews are virtual.
Video interview: All Interviews for 2027 entering class will be virtual.

Wayne State University School of Medicine waitlist

Applicant who receive a Waitlist decision will be reviewed for Acceptance by the Admissions Committee throughout the cycle.

Wayne State University School of Medicine mission

Wayne State, located in the heart of Detroit, provides a distinct experiential advantage that sets students apart from their peers and prepares them to be health care leaders and advocates. Our Highways to Excellence curriculum provides students with an organ systems-based curriculum, a focused clinical skills course, a deep and authentic understanding of health needs and challenges, multiple ways to take advantage of experiential service-learning, community engagement and research opportunities, and more. Our students have many opportunities to volunteer in the community, including at student- run free clinics, with area nonprofits, urban gardens, area schools and much more. Students also have access to a myriad of academic, financial, career and mental health support services designed to remove barriers and help them succeed as students, physicians, and health care leaders and advocates. Since 1868, the Wayne State University School of Medicine has educated and trained more than 26,000 highly-skilled and compassionate physicians, researchers and public health professionals. Our graduates are sought-after, and a large percentage serve in under-resourced communities. Our Class of 2024 achieved a 98.1 percent residency match rate, well above the national average, matching into 24 specialties in 30 states.

Wayne State University School of Medicine rankings

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Wayne State University School of Medicine admissions contact

Richard J. Mazurek M.D. Medical Education Commons320 E. Canfield, Suite 322Detroit, MI 48201 USA

(313) 577-1466 · [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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