Admissions and Rankings
Brown Alpert Medical School is one of seven Ivy League medical schools and is currently ranked 9th for alcohol and addiction studies, 24th for primary care education, and 35th for research by the 2012 edition of U.S. News and World Report. One of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on an acceptance rate of 3.2%, Alpert enrolls approximately 120 students per class. In 2008, Alpert received 5,902 applications and interviewed 209 applicants for fewer than 40 spots (the incoming PLME class and other varied routes of admission accounting for the other 50+). The 2011 matriculating class had an average GPA of 3.7 and MCAT scores of 11.5 in biological sciences, 11.4 in physical sciences, and 10.8 in verbal reasoning.
Students interested in the study of medicine at Alpert Medical School may apply through a variety of admissions routes designed to enroll a diverse and highly qualified student body. Approximately 60% of the entering class is composed of students from the 8-year Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) and special linkage agreement programs. In 2004, the school began to accept premedical students from other colleges and universities via AMCAS through a standard route of admissions. According to the school's website: "For the Fall 2009 entering class, Alpert Medical School received 2,517 secondary applications and gave 113 offers of admission through the standard route."
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