Post-I acceptance rate?

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I saw someone asking WUSTL post-I acceptance rate and thought if we have a list for all programs that would help everyone greatly. From what I read online 50% Cornell and UPenn, 75% UVA..



Please help with the list:

Tri-Institutional Cornell: 50%
University of Pennsylvania: 50%
University of Virginia: 75%
Washington USTL: 50%
 
I pulled up my old school stats excel sheet and found a few more programs to add to your list:

Georgetown: 26 interviews and 8 offers of acceptance; 31%.......................(25 and 7 the year before)
Alabama: 48 interviews and 28 offers of acceptance; 58%..........................(last year's percent is a bit high compared to previous years)
Colorado: 68 interviews and 24 offers of acceptance; 35%..........................(website says 75 interviews on average, normally 20-30 offers)
Cornell: 90 interviews, "approximately half" (45) offers of acceptance; 50%
 
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Post-I Acceptance Rate:


Alabama: 58%; 48 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
Colorado: 35%; 68 interviews, 24 offers of acceptance
Cornell: 50%; 90 interviews, "approximately half" (45) offers of acceptance
Georgetown: 31%; 26 interviews and 8 offers of acceptance
University of Pennsylvania: 50%; 100-120 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
University of Virginia: 79%; 48 interviews, 38 offers of acceptance
Washington USTL: 45%; 110 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
 
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Quite a few schools I have on my list post number of interviews and number of matriculants but don't post total offers of acceptance; we can make some estimates based on yield to extrapolate from number of matriculants to acceptances, but I didn't include them here.


Post-I Acceptance Rate:

Alabama: 58%; 48 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
Colorado: 35%; 68 interviews, 24 offers of acceptance
Cornell: 50%; 90 interviews, "approximately half" (45) offers of acceptance
Georgetown: 31%; 26 interviews and 8 offers of acceptance
Stony Brook: 42-50%; 60 interviews (low estimate, 20% of 300+ apps), 25-30 offers of acceptance
University of California Irvine: 36%; 70 interviews, 25 offers of acceptance
University of Maryland: 56%; 50 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
University of Pennsylvania: 50%; 100-120 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
University of Rochester: 13-29%; 70-80 interviews, 10-20 offers of acceptance
UT Southwestern: 15% (didn't have notes on # interviews, offers of acceptance though)
University of Virginia: 79%; 48 interviews, 38 offers of acceptance
Washington USTL: 45%; 110 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
 
Been wondering the same thing! Can add what I know about Iowa. They have an awesome MD/PhD-specific table with admissions stats for the last several years of applications: Frequently Asked Questions | MSTP


Post-I Acceptance Rate:

Alabama: 58%; 48 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
Colorado: 35%; 68 interviews, 24 offers of acceptance
Cornell: 50%; 90 interviews, "approximately half" (45) offers of acceptance
Georgetown: 31%; 26 interviews and 8 offers of acceptance
Stony Brook: 42-50%; 60 interviews (low estimate, 20% of 300+ apps), 25-30 offers of acceptance
University of California Irvine: 36%; 70 interviews, 25 offers of acceptance
University of Iowa: 43-61%; 41-48 interviews, 20-28 offers of acceptance (based on 2017-2020 data)
University of Maryland: 56%; 50 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
University of Pennsylvania: 50%; 100-120 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
University of Rochester: 13-29%; 70-80 interviews, 10-20 offers of acceptance
UT Southwestern: 15% (didn't have notes on # interviews, offers of acceptance though)
University of Virginia: 79%; 48 interviews, 38 offers of acceptance
Washington USTL: 45%; 110 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
 
Been wondering the same thing! Can add what I know about Iowa. They have an awesome MD/PhD-specific table with admissions stats for the last several years of applications: Frequently Asked Questions | MSTP


Post-I Acceptance Rate:

Alabama: 58%; 48 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
Colorado: 35%; 68 interviews, 24 offers of acceptance
Cornell: 50%; 90 interviews, "approximately half" (45) offers of acceptance
Georgetown: 31%; 26 interviews and 8 offers of acceptance
Stony Brook: 42-50%; 60 interviews (low estimate, 20% of 300+ apps), 25-30 offers of acceptance
University of California Irvine: 36%; 70 interviews, 25 offers of acceptance
University of Iowa: 43-61%; 41-48 interviews, 20-28 offers of acceptance (based on 2017-2020 data)
University of Maryland: 56%; 50 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
University of Pennsylvania: 50%; 100-120 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
University of Rochester: 13-29%; 70-80 interviews, 10-20 offers of acceptance
UT Southwestern: 15% (didn't have notes on # interviews, offers of acceptance though)
University of Virginia: 79%; 48 interviews, 38 offers of acceptance
Washington USTL: 45%; 110 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance


UT Southwestern: The 15% is for ALL applicants not post-I acceptance. I will add a note to it for now and hope people have Post-I info will post.




Post-I Acceptance Rate:

Alabama: 58%; 48 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
Colorado: 35%; 68 interviews, 24 offers of acceptance
Cornell: 50%; 90 interviews, "approximately half" (45) offers of acceptance
Georgetown: 31%; 26 interviews and 8 offers of acceptance
Stony Brook: 42-50%; 60 interviews (low estimate, 20% of 300+ apps), 25-30 offers of acceptance
University of California Irvine: 36%; 70 interviews, 25 offers of acceptance
University of Iowa: 43-61%; 41-48 interviews, 20-28 offers of acceptance (based on 2017-2020 data)
University of Maryland: 56%; 50 interviews, 28 offers of acceptance
University of Pennsylvania: 50%; 100-120 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
University of Rochester: 13-29%; 70-80 interviews, 10-20 offers of acceptance
UT Southwestern: 15% (of all applicants, didn't have notes on # interviews, offers of acceptance though)
University of Virginia: 79%; 48 interviews, 38 offers of acceptance
Washington USTL: 45%; 110 interviews, 50 offers of acceptance
 
Be careful... programs could be interviewing way more students this year because interviews are now virtual, but obviously still having the same number of seats at the end. You might want to prepare for and accept more interviews this year and expect a lower acceptance rate.
 
Indeed for some programs, but as a PD, I worry that the converse is more likely true.... Interviewees are applying to more programs, so the yield for programs will likely be less stringent (i.e.: getting lower in their ranking list of interviewees) because there will be more attrition to other programs. Here is the thing, once you reach 6-8 MD/PhD interviews, you are likely (>95%) to have at least 1 MD/PhD acceptance (obviously, if you do the same systematic interview error, it would not). For programs, it is harder to say increase 25% the number of interview slots, but for applicants, without having to travel, it is much easier. The overall pool of applicants might be the same or barely more (~5% more than last year). The pool of available slots in 2020 was the same than in 2019 (703 vs 708). For 2021, I don't expect any significant reductions.
 
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