THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
MD UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
STATISTICAL DATA ON APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS - 2014 (MED 2018)
WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR 2012 & 2013
(Website)
Table 1
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
ENTERING CLASS BY GENDER
ALL APPLICANTS BY GENDER
2012
2013
2014
WOMEN
147
154
161
%
51.0%
53.5%
55.9%
MEN
141
134
127
%
49.0%
46.5%
TOTAL
288
288
B.C. APPLICANTS BY GENDER
2012
2013
2014
887
944
1087
51.1%
49.2%
51.2%
849
976
1037
44.1%
48.9%
50.8%
288
1736
27-29
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2012
2013
2014
628
620
642
49.7%
48.9%
49.7%
636
647
649
48.8%
50.3%
51.1%
50.3%
1920
2124
1264
1267
1291
30-32
33-35
36-38
39+
Mean Age
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Table 2
AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR ENTERING CLASS
Age / year
<20
21-23
24-26
2012
2013
10 (3%)
166 (58%) 78 (27%)
22 (8%)
10 (3%)
2 (1%)
0
0
8 (3%)
151 (52%) 84 (29%)
29 (10%)
8 (3%)
5 (2%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
23.54
23.93
2014
11 (4%)
144 (50%) 84 (29%)
29 (10%)
9 (3%)
7 (2%)
3 (1%)
1 (.05%)
24.11
The University of British Columbia - Faculty of Medicine
Statistical Data on Admissions - 2014
Table 3
UNIVERSITY ATTENDED BY ENTERING CLASS FOR MOST RECENT DEGREE
(Applicants may have attended more than 1 institution)
2012
2013
2014
University of British Columbia
119
100
120
Simon Fraser University
27
30
21
University of Victoria
42
32
26
University of Northern BC
15
12
16
University of British Columbia - Okanagan
7
7
12
Trinity Western University
4
4
5
Thompson Rivers University
6
3
3
Other BC Universities/Colleges
11
14
12
Other Canadian Universities
54
73
57
USA Universities
3
8
12
Non-Canadian or USA Universities
0
5
4
288
288
288
TOTAL
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Statistical Data on Admissions - 2014
Table 4
LOCATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL OF GRADUATION OF ENTERING CLASS
2012
2013
2014
Greater Vancouver
145
134
130
Fraser Valley
19
23
25
Greater Victoria
Vancouver Island (Excluding Greater Victoria)
30
17
16
14
20
22
Thompson/Okanagan
18
18
21
Kootenays
4
3
3
Cariboo/Northern Interior/North
21
18
19
Western BC/Sunshine Coast/Howe Sound
0
0
1
Yukon/NWT/Nunavut
2
1
2
Outside British Columbia
30
47
36
Outside Canada
5
7
13
288
288
288
TOTAL
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Statistical Data on Admissions - 2014
Table 5
TRAINING COMPLETED (MOST RECENT DEGREE) PRIOR TO ENTERING MEDICAL SCHOOL
2012
No Degree or 3 Years Undergraduate
54
BA/BA(Honours)
5
BA & BSc
1
BASc/BEng
4
BA & BASc
0
BCom/BBA
1
BEcon
BEd (Education)
0
BHK (Kinetics)
9
BHS (Health Science)
8
BMSc(Honours) - Medical Sciences
0
BMLSc - Medical Laboratory Sciences
1
BMus - Music
0
BSc Pharmacy
6
BSc (Physical therapy)
0
BScN (Nursing)
6
BSc/BSc(Honours)
BSW (Social Work)
Bachelor's Degree
0
157
0
198
2013
36
8
3
3
0
2
0
1
8
18
0
0
0
12
1
4
159
0
219
2014
33
7
2
3
0
6
0
1
7
8
0
2
1
10
0
3
161
0
211
2012
2013
2014
MA
4
MASc/MEng
1
MBA
1
M (Medicine)
0
MEd
0
M (Forestry)
0
MHA/MPH/MHSc
4
MRSc (Rehabilitation Science)
3
MSc
22
Other Master's Degree
Master's Degree
0
35
Doctorate Degree
1
Other
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
23
0
31
2
0
288
2
1
2
1
0
0
7
2
23
2
40
4
0
288
TOTAL
288
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Table 6
OVERALL AVERAGES OF THE ENTERING CLASS*
CATEGORY
2012
2013
2014
67 (23%)
60 (21%)
90.00 - 100%
(A+)
56 (19%)
85.00 - 89.99%
(A)
131 (45%) 132 (46%) 129 (45%)
80.00 - 84.99%
(A-)
93 (32%)
84 (30%)
84 (29%)
75.00 - 79.99%
(B+)
5 (2%)
4 (1%)
15 (5%)
70.00 - 74.99%
(B)
3 (1%)
1 (0%)
0 (0%)
Table 7
AVERAGES OF THE MARKS OF THE ENTERING CLASS*
2012
2013
2014
Prerequisite
84.64%
84.86%
84.73%
OGPA or AGPA**
87.31%
87.72%
87.48%
Overall
86.45%
86.85%
86.56%
Notes: * GPAs are based on grades received at time of application
**AGPA used if applicable.
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Table 8
OVERALL AVERAGES OF REFUSED APPLICANTS**
B.C.
CATEGORY
Out-of-Province
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
90.00 - 100%
(A+)
19
27
46
31
72
137
85.00 - 89.99%
(A)
118
163
229
118
213
285
80.00 - 84.99%
(A-)
355
338
347
156
188
232
75.00 - 79.99%
(B+)
242
266
223
38
41
41
70.00 - 74.99%
(B)
49
53
51
5
6
12
** Total applicants less (accepted and registered, accepted and declined, deferred, eligible applicants who withdrew, or rejected due to ineligibility)
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Table 9
MEAN MCAT SCORES OF
THE ENTERING CLASS
Table 10
MEAN MCAT SCORES OF
REFUSED APPLICANTS
SUBJECT
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
Verbal Reasoning
9.76
9.79
9.87
9.30
9.28
9.46
Physical Sciences
10.99
11.02
11.05
10.28
10.45
10.58
Q
Q
P
P
P
P
Biological Sciences
11.46
11.44
11.40
10.75
10.89
10.99
Average MCAT
32Q
32Q
32P
30P
31P
31P
Writing Skills
Table 11
OVERALL ADMISSIONS RATE
Table 12
ADMISSIONS RATE B.C. APPLICANTS
CATEGORY
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
Accepted & Enrolled
288
288
288
266
259
269
Total Applicants
1736
1920
2124
1265
1267
1291
Admissions Rate
16.6%
15.0%
13.5%
21.0%
20.4%
20.8%
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Table 13
RELATIVE ADMISSIONS RATES
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
TOTAL APPLICANT POOL
Table 14
RELATIVE ADMISSIONS RATES
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
B.C. APPLICANTS
CATEGORY
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
Female Applicants
887
944
1087
629
620
642
Accepted & Enrolled
147
154
161
134
139
151
16.6%
16.3%
14.8%
21.3%
22.4%
23.5%
Male Applicants
849
976
1037
636
647
649
Accepted & Enrolled
141
134
127
132
120
118
16.6%
13.7%
12.2%
20.8%
18.5%
18.2%
Admissions Rate - Women
Admissions Rate - Men
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Table 15
DISPOSITION OF APPLICANTS - BY RESIDENCE
CATEGORY
Accepted & Enrolled
2012
2013
2014
B.C. Residents
266
259
269
22
15
7
Out-of-Province
22
29
19
42
26
20
TOTAL
288
288
288
64
41
27
2012
Regrets
2013
2014
2012
Total*
2013
2014
B.C. Residents
785
847
896
1265
1268
1291
Out-of-Province
349
520
707
471
652
833
TOTAL
1134
1367
1603
1736
1920
2124
Declined Offer
2012
2013
2014
*includes: ineligible, offer rescinded and withdraw.