UBC Medical Admissions Statistics for 1996-1999

The following are the UBC statistics released by the UBC Faculty of Medicine each year. Since these statistics were distributed to the pre-medical students at UVic, and were available for pick-up at UBC, I am assuming they are intended to be accessible in the public domain.

Age Distribution of Applicants
Major Pre-medical University Attended by Entering Class
Location of Secondary School of Graduation of Entering Class
Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (1997)
Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (1998)
Training Completed Prior to Entering Medical School (1999)
Overall Pre-medical Averages of the Entering Class
Averages of the Marks of the Entering Class
Overall Averages of Rejected Applicants
Mean MCAT Scores of the Entering Class
Overall Admissions Rate
Relative Admissions Rates for Men and Women
Disposition of Applicants by Residence

Age Distribution of Applicants

	20	21	22	23	24		25	26	27	28	29	30		31	32	33	34	35	36		37	38	39	40	41	42
1996	5	23	28	30	7		9	10	1	1	2	0		1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	7	21	35	20	11		5	6	9	0	3	1		1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	2	5	32	24	16		13	4	3	4	5	3		1	1	4	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	6	13	26	26	13		10	9	11	3	0	2		0	0	0	0	1	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

Major Pre-medical University Attended by Entering Class

		1996	1997	1998	1999
University of British Columbia		63	67	55	72
Simon Fraser University		14	10	12	11
University of Victoria		13	14	15	13
Trinity Western University		1	1	6	2
Okanagan University College		1	0	0	0
University College of the Cariboo		0	1	1	0
Other Canadian Universities		20	23	25	22
Non-Canadian Universities		8	4	6	0
	Total	120	120	120	120

Location of Secondary School of Graduation of Entering Class

		1996	1997	1998	1999
Greater Vancouver		62	58	55	56
Fraser Valley/Delta		7	8	10	8
Greater Victoria		5	12	8	9
Vacouver Island (excluding Victoria)		4	8	10	2
Thompson Okanagan		14	5	6	8
Kootanays		6	4	2	3
Cariboo/Northern Interior		2	2	5	6
Western BC/Sunshine Coast/Howe Sound		2	2	3	1
Out of British Columbia		17	19	17	22
Out of Canada		1	2	4	5
	Total	120	120	120	120

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

Overall Pre-medical Averages of the Entering Class

		1996		1997		1998		1999
90 - 100%	(A+)	7	(5.8%)	4	(3.3%)	3	(2.5%)	2	(1.7%)
85 - 89.99%	(A)	28	(23.3%)	32	(26.7%)	26	(21.7%)	28	(23.3%)
80 - 84.99%	(A-)	47	(39.2%)	46	(38.3%)	59	(49.7%)	59	(49.7%)
75 - 79.99%	(B+)	32	(26.7%)	33	(27.5%)	30	(25.0%)	39	(24.1%)
70 - 74.99%	(B)	6	(5.0%)	5	(4.2%)	2	(1.7%)	2	(1.7%)

Averages of the Marks of the Entering Class

	1996	1997	1998	1999
Pre-requisite	80.90%	80.72%	81.51%	80.18%
Elective	83.10%	83.03%	Not Avail.	Not Avail.
Overall	82.56%	82.49%	82.51%	82.44%

Overall Averages of Rejected Applicants

		B.C.				Out of Province
		1996	1997	1998*	1999	1996	1997	1998*	1999
90 - 100%	(A+)	3	1	3	5	0	3	6	5
85 - 89.99%	(A)	18	19	30	38	15	12	20	29
80 - 84.99%	(A-)	69	56	97	108	25	33	55	63
75 - 79.99%	(B+)	106	129	158	142	37	32	37	33
70 - 74.99%	(B)	48	42	67	63	10	7	12	19

	Totals	244	247	355	356	87	87	130	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	1996	1997	1998	1999
Verbal Reasoning	9.76	9.58	9.83	9.50	8.73	9.16	9.31	9.16
Physical Sciences	10.58	10.37	10.04	10.10	9.81	9.76	10.03	10.00
Writing Skills	O	P	P	Q	O	O	O	P
Biological Sciences	10.88	10.67	10.68	10.40	10.02	10.22	10.33	10.33

Average MCAT	10.41	10.21	10.18	10.00	9.52	9.72	9.89	9.83

Overall Admissions Rate

	Overall Admissions Rate				B.C. Applicant Admissions Rate
Category	1996	1997	1998	1999	1996	1997	1998	1999
Accepted & Enrolled	120	120	120	120	116	115	118	120
Total Applicants	597	554	621	610	481	440	476	469
Admissions Rate	20.1%	21.7%	19.3%	19.6%	24.1%	26.1%	19.0%	25.5%

Relative Admissions Rates for Men and Women

	Overall Admissions Rate				B.C. Applicant Admissions Rate
Category	1996	1997	1998	1999	1996	1997	1998	1999
Females
Accepted & Enrolled	59	52	64	75	58	51	62	75
Total Applicants	291	250	273	328	236	194	209	248
Admissions Rate	20.3%	20.8%	23.4%	22.9%	24.6%	26.3%	29.7%	30.0%

Males
Accepted & Enrolled	61	68	56	45	58	64	56	45
Total Applicants	306	304	348	357	245	246	267	272
Admissions Rate	19.9%	22.4%	16.1%	12.6%	23.7%	26.0%	21.0%	16.5%

Disposition of Applicants by Residence

	Accepted and Enrolled				Deferred Entry				Declined Offer				Rejected				Total
	1996	1997	1998	1999	1996	1997	1998	1999	1996	1997	1998	1999	1996	1997	1998	1999	1996	1997	1998	1999
B.C.	116	115	118	120	1	2	0	0	18	13	11	22	346	310	347	326	481	440	476	469
OoP	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	112	107	138	137	116	114	145	141
Total	120	120	120	120	1	2	0	0	18	15	16	27	458	417	485	463	597	554	621	610

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

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