What It Actually Takes to Get Into University of Michigan Medical School
One thing we’ve learned over the years at MCAT KING is that understanding how medical schools evaluate applicants can make your application stronger. This week, we’re looking at the University of Michigan Medical School (U-M) in Ann Arbor. U-M is a public medical school that draws students from across the country, not just Michigan.
We’ll break down the latest admissions data, including GPA, MCAT scores, interviews, acceptance rates, and where matriculants actually come from.
By The Numbers (2025 Entering Class)
- Applications received: 10,265
- Interview invitations extended: 443 (about 4.3% of applicants)
- Students matriculated: 168
- Overall acceptance rate: approximately 1.6%
- Average GPA among matriculants: 3.85 total / 3.81 science
- Average MCAT: reported by U-M as the 92.6th percentile (roughly a 516-517 range on AAMC’s percentile-to-score tables)
- Michigan residents in the entering class: 32.7% (55 students); out-of-state: 67.3% (113 students, from 29 states plus D.C.)
For context, U-M’s average GPA is among the higher averages reported by medical schools. Additionally, the class had an average MCAT performance in the 92.6th percentile.
What Stands Out
The most interesting number here isn’t the GPA or the MCAT — it’s the residency split. U-M is a public university, and a lot of applicants assume that means a strong in-state preference, the way it plays out at plenty of other state schools. That’s not really the case here: two out of every three matriculants come from outside Michigan, and this year’s class includes students from 29 different states plus D.C. If you’re applying from out of state, being a public school shouldn’t scare you off this one.
The other number worth sitting with: only 11.3% of this year’s class came straight from undergrad. Nearly two-thirds — 62.5% — took two or more years off before matriculating. If you’re not applying immediately after graduating, you’re not behind; at U-M, you’re the norm.
The interview stage is also worth understanding on its own terms. Just 4.3% of applicants are invited to interview, but of those who are, roughly 38% go on to matriculate. That’s a meaningful jump — getting the interview is the hardest part, and doing well once you’re there matters a lot.
Beyond The Numbers
- 91.7% of matriculants majored in a STEM field as undergraduates
- Matriculants came from 74 different undergraduate institutions — U-M’s own Ann Arbor campus was the single largest feeder, with 36 students
- The class skews slightly female (53.6% women, 42.9% men, 4.2% other gender identities) and has an average age of 24.9 at matriculation
The Takeaway
U-M draws an enormous, highly qualified applicant pool — over 10,000 applications for 168 seats — and it isn’t leaning on in-state loyalty to fill its class. Strong numbers get you noticed, but the class composition tells a broader story: this is a school comfortable admitting non-traditional applicants, out-of-state students, and people who took real time between college and medical school to figure out why they wanted this in the first place.
A note on our sources: these figures come directly from the University of Michigan Medical School’s own published Class Profile for its 2025 entering class, current as of August 2025. U-M reports MCAT performance as a percentile rather than a raw score; the estimated score range above is our own conversion using AAMC’s published percentile tables, not a figure U-M itself reports.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll continue breaking down admissions insights from leading medical schools to help you become a more informed and strategic applicant.
If you’d like personalized guidance with your school list, personal statement, or secondary applications, reach out to us — we’d be happy to help you build a strategy tailored to your goals.