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Age Distribution of Applicants University Degrees (1999) Overall Averages of Rejected Applicants
Major Premed University of Entering Class University Degrees (2000) Mean MCAT Scores of the Entering Class
Location of High School of Entering Class University Degrees (2001) Overall Admissions Rate
University Degrees (1997) Premed Averages of the Entering Class Relative Admissions Rates for Men and Women
University Degrees (1998) Averages of Marks of the Entering Class Disposition of Applicants by Residence

 
   
UBC Medical School Admissions Statistics (1996-2001)
Last edited August 26, 2001


Age Distribution of Applicants

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42

1996

0
0
5
23
28
30
7
9
10
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

1997

0
0
7
21
35
20
11
5
6
9
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1998

0
0
2
5
32
24
16
13
4
3
4
5
3
1
1
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

1999

0
0
6
13
26
26
13
10
9
11
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
0
0
3
11
31
24
9
14
7
4
2
4
3
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
1
0
2
8
29
30
9
14
7
4
2
4
3
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96: Median Age= 23.1 97: Median Age= 22.9 98: Median Age= 23 99: Median Age= 23 00: Median Age= 23 01:median Age= 23.57


Major Pre-medical University Attended by Entering Class

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

University of British Columbia

63
67
55
72
61
73

Simon Fraser University

14
10
12
11
16
14

University of Victoria

13
14
15
13
16
14
University of Northern BC
0
0
0
0
2
0

Trinity Western University

1
1
6
2
1
0

Okanagan University College

1
0
0
0
1
0

University College of the Cariboo

0
1
1
0
0
2

Other Canadian Universities

20
23
25
22
16
20

Non-Canadian Universities

8
4
6
0
7
5

Total

120
120
120
120
120
128


Location of Secondary School of Graduation of Entering Class

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

Greater Vancouver

62
58
55
56
55
70

Fraser Valley/Delta

7
8
10
8
9
3

Greater Victoria

5
12
8
9
7
7

Vancouver Island (excluding Victoria)

4
8
10
2
3
4

Thompson Okanagan

14
5
6
8
11
6

Kootanays

6
4
2
3
2
6

Cariboo/Northern Interior

2
2
5
6
7
6

Western BC/Sunshine Coast/Howe Sound

2
2
3
1
1
1

Out of British Columbia

17
19
17
22
19
20

Out of Canada

1
2
4
5
6
5

Total

120
120
120
120
120
128


Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (1997)

No Degree and 3 Years Undergraduate

12

BASc or BSc (Engineering)

2

BA

6

BA/BSC

2

BSc/BSc

2

BSc

76

Bachelors Degree

88

MEd

1

MPM

1

MSc

15

Masters Degree

17

PhD

3

Doctorate Degree

3

Total

120


Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (1998)

No Degree and 3 Years Undergraduate

9

BASc or BSc (Engineering)

1

BA

12

BSc

83

Bachelors Degree

96

MA

3

MSW

1

MSc

6

Masters Degree

10

PhD

5

Doctorate Degree

5

Total

120


Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (1999)

No Degree and 3 Years Undergraduate

7

BASc or BSc (Engineering)

2

BA

3

BSc

89

Bachelors Degree

94

MA

2

MSW

0

MSc

15

Masters Degree

17

PhD

2

Doctorate Degree

2

Total

120

Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (2000)

No Degree and 3 Years Undergraduate

5

BA

10

BEd (Education)

1

BHK (Kinetics)
1
BMus (Music)
1
BSN (Nursing)
1

BSc

79

Bachelors Degree

93

MA (Arts)

1

MBA (Business Administration)

1

MHS (Health Science)
1
MPH (Public Health)
1
MRM (Resource Management)
1

MSc

16

Masters Degree

21

PhD

1

Doctorate Degree

1

Total

120

Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (2001)

No Degree and 3 Years Undergraduate

4

AB (Arts & Science)

1

BA

2

BEd (Education)

1

BSF (Forestry)
1
BHK (Kinetics)
1
BMLSc (Medical Laboratory Science)
1
BSN (Nursing)
1

BSc

99

Bachelors Degree

107

MA (Arts)

2

MEd (Education)

1

MSc

12

Masters Degree

15

PhD

2

Doctorate Degree

2

Total

128

Overall Pre-medical Averages of the Entering Class

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

90 - 100%

(A+)
7
(5.8%)
4
(3.3%)
3
(2.5%)
2
(1.7%)
1
(0.8%)
3
(0.8%)

85 - 89.99%

(A)
28
(23.3%)
32
(26.7%)
26
(21.7%)
28
(23.3%)
28
(23.3%)
30
(23.3%)

80 - 84.99%

(A-)
47
(39.2%)
46
(38.3%)
59
(49.7%)
59
(49.7%)
61
(50.8%)
58
(50.8%)

75 - 79.99%

(B+)
32
(26.7%)
33
(27.5%)
30
(25.0%)
39
(24.1%)
28
(23.3%)
33
(23.3%)

70 - 74.99%

(B)
6
(5.0%)
5
(4.2%)
2
(1.7%)
2
(1.7%)
2
(1.7%)
4
(1.7%)


Averages of the Marks of the Entering Class

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

Pre-requisite

80.90%
80.72%
81.51%
80.18%
79.78%
79.89%

Elective

83.10%
83.03%
Not Avail.
Not Avail.
84.80%*
84.56%*

Overall

82.56%
82.49%
82.51%
82.44%
82.38%
82.29%

* Percentile grades for the last 60 credits, not percentile grades for elective courses.


Overall Averages of Rejected Applicants

 
B.C.
Out of Province

1996

1997

1998*

1999

2000
2001

1996

1997

1998*

1999

2000
2001

90 - 100%

(A+)

3

1

3

5

6
7

0

3

6

5

2
6

85 - 89.99%

(A)

18

19

30

38

37
45

15

12

20

29

19
30

80 - 84.99%

(A-)

69

56

97

108

97
141

25

33

55

63

39
60

75 - 79.99%

(B+)

106

129

158

142

182
179

37

32

37

33

43
44

70 - 74.99%

(B)

48

42

67

63

68
60

10

7

12

19

16
9

Totals

244

247

355

356

390
432

87

87

130

149

119
149

* 1998 GPAs are based on grades received at time of Application.

** Total Applicants less: accepted and registered, accepted and declined, alternates admitted by registration date, rejected due to ineligibility, eligible applicants who withdrew, applying for transfer.


Mean MCAT Scores of the Entering Class

 
Entering Class
Refused Applicants

Subject

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

Verbal Reasoning

9.76
9.58
9.83
9.50
9.73
9.36
8.73
9.16
9.31
9.16
9.16
9.22

Physical Sciences

10.58
10.37
10.04
10.10
10.41
10.52
9.81
9.76
10.03
10.00
10.12
10.21

Writing Skills

O
P
P
Q
Q
R
O
O
O
P
P
Q

Biological Sciences

10.88
10.67
10.68
10.40
10.78
10.78
10.02
10.22
10.33
10.33
10.41
10.46

Average MCAT

10.41
10.21
10.18
10.00
10.30
10.22
9.52
9.72
9.89
9.83
9.90
9.96


Overall Admissions Rate

 
Overall Admissions Rate
B.C. Applicant Admissions Rate

Category

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

Accepted & Enrolled

120
120
120
120
120
128
116
115
118
120
120
124

Total Applicants

597
554
621
610
737
874
481
440
476
469
580
690

Admissions Rate

20.1%
21.7%
19.3%
19.6%
16.3%
14.6%
24.1%
26.1%
19.0%
25.5%
20.2%
18.0%


Relative Admissions Rates for Men and Women

 
Overall Admissions Rate
B.C. Applicant Admissions Rate
Category
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Females
Accepted & Enrolled
59
52
64
75
68
74
58
51
62
75
65
72
Total Applicants
291
250
273
328
353
452
236
194
209
248
267
352
Admissions Rate
20.3%
20.8%
23.4%
22.9%
19.3%
16.4%
24.6%
26.3%
29.7%
30.0%
24.3%
20.5%
Males
Accepted & Enrolled
61
68
56
45
52
54
58
64
56
45
52
52
Total Applicants
306
304
348
357
384
422
245
246
267
272
313
338
Admissions Rate
19.9%
22.4%
16.1%
12.6%
13.5%
12.8%
23.7%
26.0%
21.0%
16.5%
16.6%
15.4%


Disposition of Applicants by Residence

 
Accepted and Enrolled
Deferred Entry

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
2001

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
2001

B.C.

116

115

118

120

117
124

1

2

0

0

1
0

OoP

4

5

2

0

3
4

0

0

0

0

0
0

Total

120

120

120

120

120
128

1

2

0

0

1
0

 

 
Declined Offer
Rejected

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
2001

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
2001

B.C.

18

13

11

22

15
11

346

310

347

326

390
432

OoP

0

2

5

5

4
2

112

107

138

137

119
149

Total

18

15

16

27

19
13

458

417

485

463

409
581

 

 
Total

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
2001

B.C.

481

440

476

469

523
567

OoP

116

114

145

141

126
155

Total

597

554

621

610

649
722

B.C.: B.C. Resident
OoP : Out of Province Resident