University of Michigan Medical School

University of Michigan Medical School 1997

Ethnic Profile Report

Race Applied Accepted % Accepted Ave. GPA Ave. MCAT

Asian/White 4717 259 5.5% 3.72 11.7

Affirmative Action 566 60 10.6% 3.34 9.6

75% of all Affirmative Action acceptances go to non Michigan residents.
Affirmative Action acceptances had an average MCAT that places them in the lowest 2% relative to the MCAT distribution of the other students accepted. and an average overall GPA that places them in the lowest 6% relative to the overall GPA distribution of the other students accepted.

Even if one ignores the issues of grades and MCAT examination results, the probability of this many Affirmative Action acceptances given the number who applied is less than 1 in 171,000.
If one examines applicants with similar grades and MCAT scores the chances are far fewer.
MCAT and GPA Scatterplot

The highest GPA for an accepted Black was 3.96. There were 102 Asian/White applicants who were rejected with higher GPAs.
The highest GPA for an accepted Black who enrolled was 3.76. There were 787 Asian/White applicants who were rejected with higher GPAs.
Both of the Blacks mentioned above were residents of California. Few affirmative action admits to the medical school are residents of Michigan.
Some Schools attended by accepted students.

Race	Applied	Accepted	% Accepted	Ave. GPA	Ave. MCAT
Asian/White	4717	259	5.5%	3.72	11.7
Affirmative Action	566	60	10.6%	3.34	9.6


Undergraduate School	Applied	Accepted	% Accepted
Harvard	129	19	14.7%
Yale	71	10	14.1%
U of Michigan	551	67	12.2%
Michigan State	130	9	6.9%