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Table 20: MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by State of Legal Residence, 2008

Average MCAT scores and GPAs for year 2008 applicants by state of legal residence are displayed below. Please e-mail us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.

Applicants, 2008
MCAT VR
MCAT PS
MCAT BS
MCAT WS
GPA science
GPA non-science
GPA total
Total
Mean
Stdev*
Mean
Stdev
Mean
Stdev
25th %ile
Median
75th %ile
Mean
Stdev
Mean
Stdev
Mean
Stdev
U.S. State of Legal Residence**
Alabama
9.1
2.0
8.9
2.2
9.3
2.0
M
O
Q
3.47
0.44
3.68
0.32
3.57
0.36
500
Alaska
9.4
1.6
9.3
1.9
9.8
1.9
M
O
Q
3.32
0.45
3.55
0.36
3.43
0.36
79
Arizona
8.9
2.3
8.9
2.3
9.4
2.1
N
O
Q
3.36
0.47
3.65
0.31
3.50
0.36
692
Arkansas
8.8
2.2
8.0
2.2
8.7
2.0
M
N
P
3.37
0.46
3.65
0.32
3.50
0.36
287
California
9.1
2.2
10.1
2.2
10.4
2.0
N
P
Q
3.37
0.46
3.59
0.31
3.46
0.36
4,937
Colorado
9.4
2.0
9.6
2.1
10.0
1.8
N
P
Q
3.48
0.40
3.65
0.30
3.55
0.32
634
Connecticut
9.5
1.9
9.8
2.1
10.3
1.9
O
Q
R
3.42
0.42
3.61
0.29
3.51
0.34
461
Delaware
8.9
2.3
9.1
2.3
9.9
2.3
N
P
Q
3.43
0.38
3.64
0.30
3.53
0.33
77
District of Columbia
9.3
2.5
9.1
2.4
9.6
2.6
N
P
Q
3.30
0.51
3.55
0.35
3.41
0.42
69
Florida
8.6
2.3
8.8
2.3
9.3
2.2
M
O
Q
3.36
0.46
3.64
0.32
3.48
0.37
2,087
Georgia
8.8
2.3
8.8
2.4
9.3
2.2
M
O
Q
3.36
0.47
3.61
0.34
3.47
0.38
1,252
Hawaii
8.8
2.3
9.5
2.3
9.8
2.1
N
O
Q
3.36
0.44
3.63
0.31
3.48
0.35
195
Idaho
9.7
1.8
9.6
1.9
10.1
1.7
M
O
Q
3.50
0.37
3.70
0.27
3.59
0.30
156
Illinois
9.0
2.1
9.4
2.2
9.7
2.1
N
P
Q
3.36
0.44
3.63
0.31
3.48
0.35
1,888
Indiana
9.2
2.0
9.4
2.2
9.8
2.0
N
O
Q
3.49
0.42
3.71
0.28
3.59
0.33
706
Iowa
9.6
2.0
9.5
2.1
10.0
2.0
N
P
Q
3.53
0.41
3.71
0.28
3.61
0.33
376
Kansas
8.9
2.1
8.7
2.1
9.3
2.0
M
O
Q
3.45
0.42
3.70
0.29
3.56
0.33
471
Kentucky
9.1
2.0
8.8
2.0
9.4
1.9
M
O
Q
3.42
0.43
3.70
0.32
3.54
0.34
518
Louisiana
8.5
2.2
8.5
2.2
9.1
2.0
M
O
Q
3.40
0.46
3.65
0.34
3.51
0.38
720
Maine
9.3
1.9
8.9
2.1
9.6
2.1
N
P
Q
3.41
0.42
3.57
0.37
3.48
0.36
89
Maryland
9.0
2.3
9.3
2.3
9.8
2.2
N
P
Q
3.36
0.48
3.60
0.31
3.47
0.37
977
Massachusetts
9.5
2.3
9.9
2.2
10.3
2.1
N
Q
R
3.41
0.41
3.59
0.30
3.50
0.33
940
Michigan
8.9
2.2
9.3
2.3
9.8
2.2
M
O
Q
3.38
0.46
3.63
0.31
3.49
0.36
1,594
Minnesota
9.5
2.0
9.6
2.1
10.1
1.8
N
P
Q
3.46
0.41
3.66
0.29
3.56
0.33
870
Mississippi
8.4
2.4
7.8
2.3
8.3
2.5
M
N
P
3.37
0.47
3.65
0.34
3.49
0.39
301
Missouri
9.3
2.0
9.2
2.3
9.8
2.1
N
P
Q
3.52
0.39
3.71
0.27
3.60
0.31
549
Montana
9.8
1.7
9.2
1.6
10.2
1.8
N
O
R
3.53
0.39
3.71
0.26
3.60
0.30
117
Nebraska
9.1
2.0
9.0
1.9
9.7
1.8
M
O
Q
3.51
0.41
3.74
0.29
3.61
0.33
304
Nevada
9.0
2.2
8.9
2.2
9.8
2.0
N
P
Q
3.45
0.40
3.65
0.27
3.54
0.33
152
New Hampshire
9.7
2.0
9.7
2.1
10.3
2.0
O
Q
R
3.49
0.38
3.64
0.26
3.55
0.31
102
New Jersey
9.1
2.2
9.8
2.2
10.1
2.0
N
P
Q
3.40
0.43
3.61
0.31
3.49
0.34
1,462
New Mexico
8.9
2.2
8.7
2.1
9.3
1.9
M
O
Q
3.37
0.46
3.62
0.35
3.48
0.37
217
New York
9.1
2.3
9.6
2.3
10.0
2.1
N
P
Q
3.37
0.45
3.60
0.31
3.48
0.35
2,924
North Carolina
9.1
2.2
9.1
2.4
9.5
2.2
N
P
Q
3.35
0.47
3.59
0.32
3.46
0.37
1,074
North Dakota
8.6
2.1
8.5
1.9
9.3
1.9
M
N
Q
3.51
0.38
3.76
0.28
3.62
0.30
145
Ohio
9.1
2.1
9.3
2.1
9.8
1.9
N
O
Q
3.44
0.42
3.69
0.29
3.54
0.33
1,548
Oklahoma
9.0
2.1
8.8
2.1
9.2
1.9
M
O
Q
3.52
0.40
3.75
0.26
3.63
0.30
385
Oregon
9.5
2.0
9.5
2.1
10.1
1.8
N
P
Q
3.44
0.40
3.63
0.30
3.53
0.32
427
Pennsylvania
9.4
2.1
9.7
2.3
10.0
2.0
N
P
Q
3.45
0.41
3.65
0.30
3.54
0.33
1,516
Puerto Rico
5.5
2.4
6.2
1.7
6.7
2.2
K
L
M
3.14
0.56
3.60
0.34
3.35
0.42
505
Rhode Island
9.6
2.3
9.7
2.3
10.0
1.9
N
P
Q
3.36
0.44
3.59
0.28
3.46
0.31
92
South Carolina
8.9
2.2
8.3
2.3
9.0
2.2
M
O
Q
3.36
0.47
3.60
0.33
3.47
0.38
502
South Dakota
8.9
2.1
8.9
2.0
9.2
1.9
M
O
Q
3.50
0.40
3.72
0.26
3.60
0.32
153
Tennessee
8.8
2.2
8.8
2.2
9.2
2.1
M
O
Q
3.40
0.46
3.64
0.34
3.51
0.37
762
Texas
8.7
2.3
8.9
2.3
9.4
2.2
M
O
Q
3.42
0.46
3.64
0.34
3.50
0.38
3,422
Utah
9.3
1.8
9.8
2.0
10.3
1.8
M
O
Q
3.50
0.35
3.71
0.25
3.59
0.28
528
Vermont
9.8
2.1
9.4
1.8
9.9
2.1
N
P
Q
3.44
0.37
3.60
0.29
3.51
0.30
97
Virginia
9.1
2.4
9.3
2.3
9.7
2.2
N
P
Q
3.33
0.45
3.56
0.33
3.43
0.37
1,040
Washington
9.6
2.0
9.8
2.0
10.3
1.8
N
P
Q
3.46
0.37
3.67
0.26
3.55
0.29
835
West Virginia
8.5
2.0
8.2
2.1
8.9
2.1
M
N
Q
3.38
0.45
3.66
0.36
3.51
0.37
263
Wisconsin
9.5
1.9
9.6
2.1
10.2
1.9
N
P
Q
3.52
0.37
3.70
0.26
3.60
0.29
754
Wyoming
9.3
1.9
8.6
2.0
9.3
2.3
N
O
Q
3.52
0.34
3.73
0.23
3.61
0.25
44
Other U.S. Territories
6.7
2.3
7.5
2.4
8.0
2.1
M
N
Q
3.36
0.51
3.70
0.32
3.49
0.40
23
Canada
9.0
2.0
10.4
2.1
10.8
1.8
O
Q
R
3.46
0.46
3.61
0.33
3.53
0.37
1,095
Other
8.1
2.5
9.6
2.6
9.8
2.5
M
P
Q
3.47
0.51
3.67
0.32
3.57
0.40
318
Total Applicants
9.0
2.2
9.3
2.3
9.8
2.1
M
P
Q
3.40
0.44
3.63
0.31
3.50
0.35
42,231

 

Stdev* = standard deviation

** State of Legal Residence not necessarily based on citizenship.

Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 10/10/2008.

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