Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut · allopathic (MD) medical school
Yale School of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 521Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.94Average
- Applications received
- 7,3522025-2026
- Entering class
- 1042025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 70.72025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 3.7%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 5.8%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Yale School of Medicine MCAT and GPA
Yale School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 521 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.94 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.
- GPA3.94 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 94th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$75,990 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 79th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size104 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 25th 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.
Yale 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: Yale School of Medicine received 7,352 applications for 104 seats in the entering class, or about 70.7 applications per seat.
Who Yale School of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | All applicants. |
| Canadian Applicants | All applicants. |
| International Applicants | All applicants. |
| DACA Status Applicants | Accepted DACA status applicants are eligible to receive need-based financial aid from Yale School of Medicine. |
- DACA applicants
- Accepted DACA status applicants are eligible to receive need-based financial aid from Yale School of Medicine.
Community college coursework: U.S. Community College courses are acceptable.
Yale School of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $75,990
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $75,990
- In-state cost of attendance
- $115,691
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $115,691
- In-state health insurance
- $3,356
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,356
- Students receiving aid
- 74%
- Average graduating debt
- $102,059
- Deposit, in state
- $100
- Deposit, out of state
- $100
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.
Yale School of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $110
- Secondary deadline
- 11/15/2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 30, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Deposit due
- April 30, 2025
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Who receives a secondary: All applicants
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Required | Not stated | All applicants must complete a full year of general biology or zoology with a lab (2 semesters). We will accept advanced or higher- level biology courses (such as Genetics or Cell Biology) toward this requirement. Preparation in biology should emphasize human biology and principles of systems biology. |
| Biostatistics | Recommended | Not stated | In the 2026-27 application year, all applicants are recommended (but not required) to complete a half year of biostatistics. Preparation in biostatistics should address quantitative reasoning and statistical analysis, especially in biological, medical, or public health contexts. Students should reflect the ability to analyze and interpret data, evaluate probability and hypotheses, and apply mathematical principles to explain natural phenomena. In the 2027-28 application year, all applicants are required to complete a half year of biostatistics (1 semester). |
| Physics | Required | Not stated | All applicants must complete a full year of general physics with lab (2 semesters). Preparation in physics should focus on biologically relevant areas of mechanics, kinetics, thermodynamics, the properties of matter (quantum theory) and wave theory, electricity and magnetism, and optics. |
Yale School of Medicine interview
one-on-one
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
August 2026
- Regional interviews
- Not available
- Video interview
- All interviews are conducted online
Yale School of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- This number varies year to year.
Waitlist activity starts in early May
Yale School of Medicine mission
Yale School of Medicine educates and nurtures creative leaders in medicine and science, promoting curiosity and critical inquiry in an inclusive environment enriched by diversity. We advance discovery and innovation fostered by partnerships across the University, our local community, and the world. We care for patients with compassion, and commit to improving the health of all people.
Yale 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.
Yale School of Medicine admissions contact
367 Cedar StreetEdward S. Harkness Hall DNew Haven, CT 06510 USA(203) 785-2696
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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