Holy Cross’ distinguished program prepares graduates remarkably well for medical school

(Unless otherwise stated, data are from the 2006-2007 academic year.) Holy Cross students applying to medical school: 53 Accepted to at least one medical school: 45 (or 86 percent)

National average of applicants accepted to medical school: 44 percent

Holy Cross ALANA (African-American, Latin American, Asian-American, and Native American heritage) students applying to medical school: 6

ALANA students accepted to medical school: 5

African-American males (group most underrepresented in medicine) gaining admission to medical school: 2

Number of top 40 research-oriented medical schools in the United States that accepted Holy Cross graduates: 19

Schools (other than Holy Cross) in Northeast Consortium on Medical Education (NECOME) where only faculty members serve as premedical advisors: 0

Average MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) scores among Holy Cross examinees: 27.3

National average MCAT scores: 24.7

Averages of the MCAT for Holy Cross examinees from April 2003 to August 2006: 9.2, biological science (organic chemistry and biology); 9.3, physical science (general chemistry and physics); and 8.8, verbal reasoning

National average scores for the three sections of the MCAT: 8.1, biological science; 8.3, physical science; and 8.1, verbal reasoning

Advisors to the premedical program since its founding in 1935: 4 (Rev. Joseph F. Busam, S.J., Joseph H. McSweeney, Michael G. McGrath, Andrew Futterman)

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