Updated October 28, 2026
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine acceptance rate
7,685 people applied to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine for fall 2025 and 95 enrolled (AAMC data), so 1.2% of applicants matriculated. The share offered a seat is higher, because some admitted applicants enroll elsewhere.
- Applicants enrolled
- 1.2%
- matriculants per applicant, fall 2025 entry
- Applicants
- 7,685
- fall 2025 entry
- Matriculants
- 95
- fall 2025 entry
- MCAT
- Not found on the school's site
- GPA
- Not found on the school's site
- Interview format
- Faculty interview plus a recorded asynchronous interview
Applicants and matriculants: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (matriculants divided by applications, the class that entered in fall 2025). Interview format: VUSM MD: Interviews.
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How the Vanderbilt 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, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine received 7,685 applications and enrolled 95 students. 95 divided by 7,685 is 1.2%.
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
5.0% of applications to Vanderbilt came from Tennessee residents, and 6.3% of the students who enrolled were Tennessee residents. That is about 6 of roughly 384 in-state applicants (1.6%) and 89 of roughly 7,301 out-of-state applicants (1.2%).
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.
Vanderbilt MCAT and GPA
Vanderbilt University School 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 Vanderbilt says about its program
Vanderbilt interview format
Faculty interview plus a recorded asynchronous interview. Mode: Virtual (Zoom). Structure: 2 interviews: faculty and asynchronous.
Sources: VUSM MD: Interviews, VUSM MD: Admissions process, AAMC MSAR 2027 interview report. Checked 2026-10-16.
Full Vanderbilt interview guide with practice questionsQuestions people ask
What is the Vanderbilt medical school acceptance rate?
For the class that started in fall 2025, 7,685 people applied to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and 95 enrolled, according to AAMC FACTS Table A-1. That is 1.2% 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 Vanderbilt?
Vanderbilt University School 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 Vanderbilt?
Vanderbilt University School 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 Vanderbilt interview format?
Faculty interview plus a recorded asynchronous interview. Mode: Virtual (Zoom). Our Vanderbilt interview guide covers the format and practice questions.
Does Vanderbilt favor in-state applicants?
About 5.0% of applications came from Tennessee residents, and 6.3% of the students who enrolled were Tennessee residents (AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026). That works out to roughly 1.6% of in-state applicants enrolling, against 1.2% of out-of-state applicants.
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Confetto is not affiliated with the AAMC or Vanderbilt University School 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 Vanderbilt's own website, checked 2026-10-28.