Weill Cornell Medical College
Facts & Statistics
ENTERING MEDICAL STUDENTS
ENTERING PhD STUDENTS
2010 . .. .. .. .. .. . 5,565
Total applications received (2009)
5,577
Male
Male .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2,947
2,953
Female
Female . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2,618
2,624
Under-represented
Under-represented Minorities
minorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709
679
Total applicants interviewed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793
732
Total acceptance letters sent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
290
. 55
Total enrolled PhD students .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .40
Male
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .10
. 29
Female
Female. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .30
. 26
Under-represented
Under-representedMinorities
minorities. .. .. .. .. .. .. .8 . 3
residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .7 . 5
NY State Residents
residents . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .19
. 23
Out-of-State Residents
International Students
students . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .14
. 27
2010
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Enrolled medical students (Fall
2009)
101
Men
Men .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
55
Women
Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
46
Under-represented
Under-represented Minorities
minorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
25
New
New York
York State
State Residents
residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
33
Out-of-State
Out-of-State Residents
residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
66
International
International Students
students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Average Science
Science GPA
GPA .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3.77
Average
3.73
Cumulative
GPA
. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3.78
Cumulative GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75
Average MCAT
MCAT Score
Score .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11.6
Average
11.5
Verbal
Verbal . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 10.7
10.6
Physical
PhysicalScience
Science. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 12.0
11.7
Biological
BiologicalScience
Science . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 12.1
12.1
Age range in years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-33 Age range in years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–36
Average age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.7
Average age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.6
TOTAL ENROLLED STUDENTS
TOTAL
Medical ENROLLED
students . . .STUDENTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Medical
Graduatestudents
students .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .402
611*
MD-PhD students
34 *
Graduate
students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
MD-PhD students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
. 3.7
Average Science GPA .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6
Score (percentile)
. . 85%
(percentiles) . .. . . . ..82.5%
Average GRE Scores
Verbal
Verbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82%
. 88%
Quantitative
Quantitative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83%
. 82%
TRI-INSTITUTIONAL MD-PhD PROGRAM
TRI-INSTITUTIONAL MD-PhD PROGRAM
Matriculated students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Matriculated students . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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(212) 746-5454
Office of Admissions (Medical College)
(212) 746-1067
wcmc-admissions@med.cornell.edu
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(212) 746-6565
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*Included in this number are:
Included
* 398
PhDin this number are:
PhD Tri-I Chemical Biology
352
30 PhD
20 PhD Tri-I Chemical Biology
18 PhD Tri-I Computational Biology
18 PhD Tri-I Computational Biology
31
MS Clinical Epidemiology
20 MS Clinical Epidemiology
42
Investigation
36 MS
MS Clinical
Clinical Investigation
92
Assistant
99 MS
MS Physician
Physician Assistant
DEGREES CONFERRED IN JUNE 2010
DEGREES CONFERRED IN MAY 2009
MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
MD
PhD .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .92
51
PhD
MS . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .58
49
MS
. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .17
MD-PhD
15
MD/PhD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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1898 ➤ Cornell University Medical College is
established with a gift of $1.5 million
from Colonel Oliver H. Payne
Antonio M. Gotto Jr., MD, DPhil
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Cornell University
David P. Hajjar, PhD
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1915 ➤ Roscoe Giles is the Medical College’s first
black graduate, inaugurating the school’s
pioneering efforts in education for underrepresented minorities
1927 ➤ The Medical College joins forces with The
New York Hospital
1928 ➤ George Papanicolaou reports on his
studies of cervical and vaginal cells,
leading to the development of the
cytological “Pap test” for the early
detection of cervical cancers
1952 ➤ Partnership between the Medical College
and Sloan­-Kettering Institute finalized,
officially establishing the Graduate School
of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
1955 ➤ Vincent du Vigneaud wins the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry for his discovery of the pep­
tide hormone oxytocin and the synthesis
of other protein hormones
1963 ➤ First kidney transplant in the metropolitan
New York City area
1983 ➤ First MRI scanner facility in the New York
City metropolitan area opens
1991 ➤ Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program is
established between the Medical College,
The Rockefeller University and SloanKettering Institute
1997 ➤ The New York Hospital merges with The
Presbyterian Hospital to form NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital, linking the Medical
College to one of the world’s largest health
care institutions
1998 ➤ Due to their unprecedented generosity
and leadership, the Medical College is
renamed the Joan and Sanford I. Weill
Medical College of Cornell University
2002 ➤ First medical school in the U.S. to offer its
MD degree in a foreign country with the
founding of the Weill Cornell Medical
College in Qatar
2007 ➤ A new 13-­story Weill Greenberg Center
opens at 70th Street and York Avenue in
New York City
2010 ➤ Ground is broken for a new 480,000­square-foot medical research building
after Discoveries that Make a Difference
capital campaign surpasses $1 billion
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