Average GPA and MCAT for medical school
Numbers checked: October 2026 · Sources
MD: 3.81 GPA and 512.1 MCAT. DO: 3.62 and 502.95.
Those are the averages of students who started medical school in 2025 (AAMC for MD, AACOM for DO). The average MD applicant had a 3.67 GPA and a 506.3 MCAT, so students who started were about 0.14 GPA points and 6 MCAT points above the average applicant.
Average MD student (2025)
3.81 · 512.1
GPA · MCAT (84th percentile)
Average DO student (2025)
3.62 · 502.95
GPA · MCAT (58th percentile)
Average MD applicant
3.67 · 506.3
GPA · MCAT (67th percentile)
Side by side
| MD applicants | MD students | DO students | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPA (total) | 3.67 | 3.81 | 3.62 |
| Science GPA (BCPM) | 3.57 | 3.75 | 3.53 |
| Non-science GPA | 3.80 | 3.88 | 3.73 |
| MCAT (total) | 506.3 | 512.1 | 502.95 |
| Chem / Phys | 126.4 | 128.0 | 125.44 |
| CARS | 125.8 | 127.0 | 124.98 |
| Bio / Biochem | 126.7 | 128.2 | 125.77 |
| Psych / Soc | 127.5 | 129.0 | 126.75 |
MD averages over 6 years
Students who started at MD schools each fall. The average GPA has gone up every year since 2020.
| Year | Applicants | Started | GPA | Science GPA | MCAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 53,030 | 22,239 | 3.73 | 3.66 | 511.5 |
| 2021–22 | 62,443 | 22,666 | 3.74 | 3.67 | 511.9 |
| 2022–23 | 55,189 | 22,710 | 3.75 | 3.68 | 511.9 |
| 2023–24 | 52,577 | 22,980 | 3.77 | 3.71 | 511.7 |
| 2024–25 | 51,946 | 23,156 | 3.79 | 3.73 | 511.8 |
| 2025–26 | 54,699 | 23,440 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 512.1 |
Questions
What is a good GPA for medical school?
For MD schools, around the average of students who got in: 3.81 (science 3.75). For DO schools, around 3.62. Our "Is a 3.X GPA good?" pages show acceptance rates for every GPA.
What is a good MCAT score for medical school?
The average MD student who started in 2025 scored 512.1; the average DO student 502.95. The MCAT is scored from 472 to 528.
Are these the minimums?
No. These are averages: half of the students were below them. Each school sets its own requirements.
Why isn't Texas included?
Texas public schools use their own application service (TMDSAS), which publishes its own numbers. We'll add them once we can check them at the source.
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