Acceptance vs. enrolled statistic??

[apoptosis123]

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I was searching for number accepted vs. number enrolled stats and was surprised how many acceptances are given out. For instance, at UCI 276 are accepted for 104 matriculants and some schools give out even more. I found this on a kind of obscure website and the stats were a few years old. Can anyone confirm/deny this for med schools in general?? MSAR doesn't list number of acceptances.

 

[xadmin]

I was searching for number accepted vs. number enrolled stats and was surprised how many acceptances are given out. For instance, at UCI 276 are accepted for 104 matriculants and some schools give out even more. I found this on a kind of obscure website and the stats were a few years old. Can anyone confirm/deny this for med schools in general?? MSAR doesn't list number of acceptances.

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[Shibbyboi182]

Common sense says they have to give out more acceptances than spots simply because not everyone will pick their school. That sounds about right. For every person accepted, 1-1.5 will turn it down for somewhere else. The more reputed the school, the fewer spots they have to offer because someone is more likely to pick their program over another.

 

[aSagacious]

^True. To elaborate on this, private schools that accept huge numbers of out-of-state applicants tend to have a high turnover, while public schools with a good reputation that accept mostly in-state applicants tend to have a low turnover. If you are looking for a site with some recent data, the US News publishes this information each year (though I think it costs a few bucks).

 

[NickNaylor]

I usually assume that schools accept 1.5-2x the amount that they are trying to have in their final class. Obviously every school is going to be different, but that should be a pretty rough guide if you're trying to get an idea of what your chances are.