Updated October 28, 2026
Carle Illinois College of Medicine acceptance rate
2,889 people applied to Carle Illinois College of Medicine for fall 2025 and 64 enrolled (AAMC data), so 2.2% of applicants matriculated. The share offered a seat is higher, because some admitted applicants enroll elsewhere.
- Applicants enrolled
- 2.2%
- matriculants per applicant, fall 2025 entry
- Applicants
- 2,889
- fall 2025 entry
- Matriculants
- 64
- fall 2025 entry
- MCAT
- Not found on the school's site
- GPA
- Not found on the school's site
- Interview format
- No interview: a portfolio and video responses in the secondary application
Applicants and matriculants: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (matriculants divided by applications, the class that entered in fall 2025). Interview format: Carle Illinois: Admissions FAQ.
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How the Carle Illinois rate is worked out
The AAMC's FACTS Table A-1 lists, for every MD school in the US, how many applications it received and how many students enrolled. For the class that entered in fall 2025, Carle Illinois College of Medicine received 2,889 applications and enrolled 64 students. 64 divided by 2,889 is 2.2%.
A-1 does not count acceptances by school, so this is not the share of applicants offered a seat. That share is higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.
In-state and out-of-state applicants
18.9% of applications to Carle Illinois came from Illinois residents, and 23.4% of the students who enrolled were Illinois residents. That is about 15 of roughly 546 in-state applicants (2.7%) and 49 of roughly 2,343 out-of-state applicants (2.1%).
Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (fall 2025 entry). Counts are approximate: they come from A-1's in-state percentages, which are rounded to one decimal.
Carle Illinois MCAT and GPA
Carle Illinois College of Medicine does not list a median or average MCAT or GPA for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find. We do not estimate these.
What Carle Illinois says about its program
- Carle Illinois says it is the first college of medicine in the world designed specifically at the intersection of engineering and medicine. Source
- The Class of 2030 has 64 students, 17 of them from Illinois, and 56% are engineers. Source
- Carle Illinois requires a minimum MCAT score of 498 and has no minimum GPA. Source
Carle Illinois interview format
No interview: a portfolio and video responses in the secondary application.
- Free secondary after an initial screen: a portfolio and video responses to questions
- Invitation-only events for the most competitive applicants (not evaluated)
Sources: Carle Illinois: Admissions FAQ, Carle Illinois: Before You Apply, AAMC MSAR 2027 interview report. Checked 2026-10-24.
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What is the Carle Illinois medical school acceptance rate?
For the class that started in fall 2025, 2,889 people applied to Carle Illinois College of Medicine and 64 enrolled, according to AAMC FACTS Table A-1. That is 2.2% of applicants. The AAMC does not publish acceptances by school, so the share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.
What MCAT score do you need for Carle Illinois?
Carle Illinois College of Medicine does not list a median or average MCAT for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find.
What GPA do you need for Carle Illinois?
Carle Illinois College of Medicine does not list a median or average GPA for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find.
What is the Carle Illinois interview format?
No interview: a portfolio and video responses in the secondary application. Our Carle Illinois interview guide covers the format and practice questions.
Does Carle Illinois favor in-state applicants?
About 18.9% of applications came from Illinois residents, and 23.4% of the students who enrolled were Illinois residents (AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026). That works out to roughly 2.7% of in-state applicants enrolling, against 2.1% of out-of-state applicants.
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Confetto is not affiliated with the AAMC or Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Applicant and matriculant counts are from Table A-1: U.S. MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, Academic Year 2025-2026, © Association of American Medical Colleges, used with attribution. School figures are from Carle Illinois's own website, checked 2026-10-28.