Medical School Acceptance Rates by College / University

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For liberal arts colleges, I came across this recently:
Williams College

  • U.S. News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 1
  • Location: Williamstown, MA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 8%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: Not reported

Amherst College

  • U.S. News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 2
  • Location: Amherst, MA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 7%
  • Number of medical school applicants: 58
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 75–80% on average

Swarthmore College

  • U.S. News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 4 (tie)
  • Location: Swarthmore, PA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 7%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 81% in 2022

Pomona College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 4 (tie)
  • Location: Pomona, CA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 7%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 85%

Wellesley College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 4 (tie)
  • Location: Wellesley, MA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 14%
  • Number of medical school applicants: 54
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 77% in 2019

Bowdoin College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 9 (tie)
  • Location: Brunswick, ME
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 9%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 87% average over the last 15 years

Carleton College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 9 (tie)
  • Location: Northfield, MN
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 17%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 82% average over the past 5 years

Middlebury College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 11 (tie)
  • Location: Middlebury, VT
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 13%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 91% over the past 5 years

Grinnell College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 11 (tie)
  • Location: Grinnell, IA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 11%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 66%

Wesleyan University

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 11 (tie)
  • Location: Middletown, CT
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 14%
  • Number of medical school applicants: 52
  • Medical school acceptance rate: ranged from 65–76% over the last 5 years

Barnard College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 11 (tie)
  • Location: New York, NY
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 9%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 84% who have at least a 3.5 GPA and 510 MCAT

Davidson College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 16 (tie)
  • Location: Davidson, NC
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 17%
  • Number of medical school applicants: 60 (13–15% of each class apply to medical, dental, or veterinary school each year)
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 79% of first time applicants get into medical, dental, or veterinary school

Vassar College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 16 (tie)
  • Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 19%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 88%

Smith College

Haverford College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 21 (tie)
  • Location: Haverford, PA
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 14%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: previously reported as 95% between 2015 and 2020

Colgate University

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 21 (tie)
  • Location: Hamilton, NY
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 12%
  • Number of medical school applicants: 51
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 75% in 2022

Bates College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 24
  • Location: Lewiston, ME
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 14%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: Roughly 75%

Colby College

  • News & World Report Rank (Liberal Arts Colleges): 25 (tie)
  • Location: Waterville, ME
  • Undergraduate acceptance rate: 8%
  • Number of medical school applicants: <50
  • Medical school acceptance rate: 68%

Source: The Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Medical School (2024) — Shemmassian Academic Consulting

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