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ENTERING CLASS OF 2025
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7166 APPLICATIONS, 716 INTERVIEWS


CLASS SIZE

165

PATHWAYS 135

HST 30

MD-PHD 15


AVERAGE MCAT

BBFL 130.38
CARS 128.82
CPBS 130.28
PSBB 130.99

Total 520.48


Doctor icon 14% BACKGROUNDS UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE
Thinking gears icon AVERAGE GPA 3.9
Clock icon AGES 21 TO 31
Hailing taxi icon 62 COLLEGES
31 STATES
9 COUNTRIES
Male-female icon 57% FEMALE
42% MALE
1% DIFFERENT IDENTITY
Microscope icon 72% SCIENCE MAJORS

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