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Table 21: MCAT Scores and GPAs for Matriculants 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.

Matriculants, 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
9.7
1.6
9.8
1.9
10.0
1.6
M
O
Q
3.66
0.30
3.78
0.28
3.71
0.26
280
Alaska
10.2
1.2
10.0
1.6
10.7
1.5
O
P
Q
3.54
0.39
3.69
0.24
3.61
0.28
31
Arizona
9.8
1.8
10.1
2.0
10.6
1.6
O
P
Q
3.61
0.32
3.77
0.22
3.68
0.25
263
Arkansas
9.6
1.8
8.9
2.1
9.6
1.5
M
O
Q
3.51
0.40
3.71
0.28
3.60
0.31
148
California
10.0
1.7
11.1
1.8
11.3
1.6
O
Q
R
3.58
0.33
3.70
0.24
3.63
0.26
2,051
Colorado
10.2
1.5
10.6
1.8
10.9
1.4
O
P
Q
3.67
0.29
3.75
0.25
3.70
0.24
241
Connecticut
10.1
1.7
10.7
1.7
11.1
1.6
O
Q
R
3.59
0.28
3.70
0.22
3.64
0.23
220
Delaware
9.9
1.3
9.7
1.6
10.8
1.7
O
P
Q
3.60
0.23
3.74
0.20
3.67
0.20
35
District of Columbia
10.2
2.2
9.9
1.9
10.5
1.7
N
Q
R
3.55
0.35
3.71
0.23
3.63
0.25
37
Florida
9.6
1.8
10.1
1.9
10.5
1.6
N
P
Q
3.58
0.34
3.74
0.26
3.65
0.28
834
Georgia
9.7
1.7
9.9
2.0
10.4
1.7
N
P
Q
3.58
0.34
3.73
0.26
3.65
0.28
520
Hawaii
9.7
1.8
10.5
2.0
10.5
1.5
O
P
Q
3.53
0.32
3.67
0.27
3.60
0.26
85
Idaho
10.3
1.6
10.0
1.7
10.5
1.4
N
P
R
3.67
0.24
3.80
0.21
3.72
0.22
58
Illinois
9.7
1.7
10.3
2.0
10.7
1.7
O
P
R
3.52
0.37
3.71
0.27
3.61
0.29
885
Indiana
9.9
1.5
10.6
1.9
10.7
1.5
N
P
Q
3.68
0.28
3.80
0.20
3.74
0.22
356
Iowa
10.3
1.6
10.5
1.6
10.9
1.5
O
Q
R
3.72
0.30
3.81
0.20
3.76
0.23
150
Kansas
9.5
1.9
9.4
2.0
10.0
1.8
M
O
Q
3.64
0.30
3.79
0.23
3.71
0.24
212
Kentucky
9.9
1.5
9.8
1.8
10.3
1.4
N
P
Q
3.59
0.33
3.79
0.24
3.68
0.26
250
Louisiana
9.3
1.6
9.5
1.9
10.0
1.5
M
O
Q
3.58
0.37
3.74
0.28
3.65
0.30
357
Maine
9.9
1.5
10.4
1.7
11.2
1.6
O
Q
R
3.62
0.28
3.71
0.22
3.66
0.24
30
Maryland
10.0
1.7
10.4
2.0
10.7
1.6
O
Q
R
3.57
0.33
3.72
0.23
3.64
0.27
432
Massachusetts
10.4
1.8
10.8
1.8
11.2
1.6
O
Q
R
3.57
0.30
3.69
0.22
3.63
0.24
452
Michigan
9.7
1.8
10.5
1.9
10.9
1.7
N
P
Q
3.61
0.32
3.74
0.25
3.67
0.27
673
Minnesota
10.2
1.7
10.5
1.8
10.9
1.5
N
P
Q
3.66
0.26
3.76
0.21
3.71
0.21
367
Mississippi
9.4
1.7
8.9
2.1
9.6
1.8
M
N
Q
3.62
0.34
3.80
0.23
3.70
0.27
135
Missouri
10.2
1.6
10.4
1.8
10.9
1.5
N
P
Q
3.68
0.28
3.80
0.19
3.74
0.22
261
Montana
10.2
1.6
9.8
1.4
10.7
1.5
N
P
R
3.70
0.26
3.75
0.27
3.72
0.23
57
Nebraska
9.7
1.9
9.6
1.8
10.3
1.6
N
O
Q
3.69
0.25
3.82
0.24
3.75
0.22
149
Nevada
9.5
1.9
10.0
1.8
10.7
1.6
N
P
Q
3.60
0.28
3.71
0.25
3.64
0.23
75
New Hampshire
10.5
1.5
10.8
1.7
11.3
1.3
P
Q
R
3.62
0.26
3.73
0.17
3.67
0.21
44
New Jersey
10.0
1.7
10.8
1.8
11.1
1.5
O
P
R
3.59
0.31
3.70
0.24
3.63
0.25
710
New Mexico
9.4
2.1
9.5
2.0
9.9
1.9
N
P
Q
3.55
0.37
3.72
0.27
3.62
0.30
104
New York
10.1
1.7
10.7
1.9
11.0
1.6
O
Q
R
3.56
0.33
3.71
0.24
3.63
0.26
1,312
North Carolina
10.0
1.7
10.2
2.0
10.6
1.7
O
Q
R
3.54
0.36
3.68
0.28
3.60
0.29
405
North Dakota
9.2
1.8
9.5
1.8
10.2
1.6
M
O
Q
3.73
0.25
3.87
0.17
3.79
0.19
54
Ohio
9.8
1.6
10.2
1.8
10.6
1.5
N
P
Q
3.62
0.31
3.79
0.22
3.69
0.25
705
Oklahoma
9.8
1.7
9.8
1.7
10.0
1.4
N
O
Q
3.73
0.25
3.83
0.20
3.77
0.21
181
Oregon
10.0
1.8
10.3
1.8
10.8
1.4
O
P
R
3.61
0.28
3.72
0.25
3.66
0.24
165
Pennsylvania
10.3
1.6
10.8
1.9
11.0
1.5
O
Q
R
3.63
0.28
3.74
0.23
3.68
0.23
709
Puerto Rico
6.6
2.1
7.1
1.5
8.0
1.6
L
M
N
3.39
0.44
3.71
0.29
3.54
0.34
250
Rhode Island
10.8
1.8
10.9
1.9
11.0
1.5
O
Q
R
3.56
0.30
3.69
0.25
3.61
0.25
43
South Carolina
9.6
1.8
9.2
2.1
9.9
1.7
M
O
Q
3.49
0.45
3.68
0.29
3.58
0.34
245
South Dakota
9.7
1.6
10.0
1.7
10.4
1.3
N
O
Q
3.73
0.24
3.81
0.22
3.77
0.21
64
Tennessee
9.7
1.8
9.9
1.8
10.2
1.5
N
P
Q
3.61
0.32
3.73
0.27
3.67
0.27
310
Texas
9.7
1.7
10.3
2.0
10.7
1.6
N
P
Q
3.63
0.32
3.77
0.23
3.69
0.25
1,414
Utah
9.7
1.7
10.6
1.9
10.8
1.7
M
P
Q
3.67
0.25
3.79
0.20
3.73
0.21
217
Vermont
10.7
1.9
10.1
1.4
10.7
1.5
O
Q
Q
3.61
0.26
3.69
0.22
3.63
0.21
48
Virginia
10.3
1.8
10.5
1.9
10.8
1.7
O
Q
R
3.51
0.35
3.66
0.25
3.58
0.28
455
Washington
10.5
1.5
10.7
1.7
11.1
1.5
O
Q
R
3.61
0.28
3.74
0.22
3.67
0.22
301
West Virginia
9.1
1.8
9.0
2.0
9.7
1.6
M
O
Q
3.59
0.34
3.75
0.34
3.66
0.30
140
Wisconsin
10.1
1.6
10.4
1.8
10.9
1.6
O
P
R
3.68
0.25
3.78
0.20
3.72
0.20
314
Wyoming
9.9
1.7
9.4
1.5
10.4
2.0
M
O
Q
3.74
0.22
3.80
0.23
3.76
0.20
22
Other U.S. Territories
6.8
1.7
8.2
2.9
8.5
2.2
M
N
Q
3.55
0.38
3.77
0.22
3.62
0.32
7
Canada
10.1
1.5
11.8
1.6
11.8
1.3
P
Q
R
3.72
0.22
3.68
0.26
3.71
0.20
93
Other
9.4
1.8
10.9
2.0
11.3
1.7
N
P
R
3.73
0.29
3.82
0.16
3.78
0.21
80
Total Matriculants
9.9
1.8
10.3
2.0
10.7
1.7
N
P
Q
3.60
0.33
3.73
0.25
3.66
0.26
18,036

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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