University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine Admission
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine Undergraduate Program
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine Application

The Facts

The University of Illinois at Chicago is a rather large, public institution located in the appropriately titled city of Chicago, Illinois, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 24,350 students. The university's College of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 1,242 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 22, and it is not unusual for students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its terrific research facilities, as well as for its emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship.

Admission to the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 4,000 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 560 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 320 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 9.6 in Biology, 9.4 in Physics, and 9.0 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.5. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The College of Medicine has about 2,100 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 2:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the university's College of Medicine often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious and competitive residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family practice, ob/gyn, orthopedics, internal medicine, pediatrics, as well as pathology.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including problem solving sessions, patient care, family medicine, internal medicine, ob/gyn, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, as well as various electives.

What's Good

"I really appreciate the focus on the doctor-patient relationship."

"The clinical programs are much different than others I've heard of. You really get a sense of the whole medical field."

"The faculty here are topnotch, and it's obvious they love what they're doing."

What's Bad

"The administration can be difficult to speak to."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing available, and it's quite difficult to find anything affordable near campus."

"There are some students who become very cutthroat and can make your life miserable."

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