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Pritzker School of Medicine Facts and Figures

 

General Admissions*

MD Students

81

MD/PhD Students

10

Medical School Enrollment 354
Faculty to Student Ratio** 3:1

MCAT Range

505-527

Cumulative Undergraduate GPA Range

3.4 – 4.0

Science GPA Range

3.2 – 4.0

Out-of-state 86%
International 1%

Percent with 1+ years between undergraduate degree and medical school matriculation

84%

Acceptance Rate 3.7%
*Entering Class of 2024
**Full-time Faculty in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) = 1,116
 

Financial Aid

Percent Receiving Scholarship Aid

91%

Percent Receiving Full-Tuition Scholarships

60%

Average Graduate Indebtedness*

$127,671

*Graduating Class of 2024; compared to National Average - All schools: $212,341, and the National Average - Private Schools:  $227,839

 

Research Outcomes

Pritzker

Nat'l

Completed mentor research

99%

86%

Authorship of peer-reviewed paper submitted for publication

89%

66%

Authorship of peer-reviewed oral or poster presentation

93%

70%

Planning on research as part of their career 61% 49%

*2024 Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) Survey

   

Outcomes

 
#Currently enrolled in Certificate Programs 13
Percent graduates earning dual degree (MBA, MPH, MS)* 6%
Percent graduates earning PhD* 9%
*2-year average  

Research Infrastructure for Medical Students

% MD students with fully FUNDED summer research opportunities available 

100%

# months available for full-time research in MD program  

7 months 

# NIH/Foundation grants that support medical student research 

% students with funded research years in the past year

9%

Federal and NIH Research Grants

 

FY24 Total NIH Awards to U. Chicago & Affiliated Hospitals (in millions)

FY24 Total Federal Research Grant and Contract Spending (in millions)

FY24 Total Sponsored Research Grant Awards (in millions)

University of Chicago (Pritzker)

$358M

$388M

$507M