Highlights of Cal medical school applicants:
- The majority of Cal applicants take at least 1 gap year before entering medical school. For most applicants, this timeline means applying after spring of their senior (or final) year at Cal.
- Cal applicants have consistently higher acceptance rates than the national average.
- Cal applicants represent a variety of majors, within and outside of the biological sciences, and across all colleges, including Letters & Science, Engineering, Public Health, and Natural Resources.
2023 Medical School Statistics
UC Berkeley First-Time Applicants by Class Year
Class of 2023
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 16 | 57.1% |
Class of 2022
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 41 | 18 | 43.9% |
| 2023 | 144 | 60 | 52.6% |
Class of 2021
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | 31 | 48.4% |
| 2022 | 149 | 86 | 57.7% |
| 2023 | 189 | 110 | 58.2% |
Class of 2020
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64 | 35 | 54.7% |
| 2021 | 194 | 111 | 57.2% |
| 2022 | 126 | 72 | 57.1% |
| 2023 |
115 | 68 | 59.1% |
Class of 2019
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51 | 30 | 58.8% |
| 2020 | 153 | 100 | 65.4% |
| 2021 | 150 | 84 | 56.0% |
| 2022 | 75 | 35 | 46.7% |
| 2023 |
66 | 29 | 43.9% |
NOTE: Source: American Association of Medical Colleges. Data for these tables are derived from the ~85% of annual applicants to MD programs who, through AMCAS, give permission for their application information to be released to UC Berkeley. The class year includes December, May, and August graduates of each academic year.
UC Berkeley and National Acceptance Rates
UC Berkeley First-Time Applicants: Acceptance Rates by Year, 2019-2023
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 51 | 64 | 64 | 41 | 28 |
| Accepted | 30 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 16 |
| Acceptance Rate | 58.8% | 65.4% | 48.4% | 43.9% | 57.1% |
Note: Source: American Association of Medical Colleges. Each year is a total of UCB first-time applicants, regardless of date of graduation, who applied to MD programs through AMCAS.