Highlights of Cal medical school applicants:
- The majority of Cal applicants take at least 1 gap year before entering medical school. For most applicants, this timeline means applying after spring of their senior (or final) year at Cal.
- Cal applicants have consistently higher acceptance rates than the national average.
- Cal applicants represent a variety of majors, within and outside of the biological sciences, and across all colleges, including Letters & Science, Engineering, Public Health, and Natural Resources.
2025 Medical School Statistics
UC Berkeley First-Time Applicants by Class Year
Class of 2026
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 8 | 30.8% |
Class of 2025
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | 9 | 23.1% |
| 2026 | 97 | 29 | 29.9% |
Class of 2024
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% |
| 2025 | 90 | 29 | 32.2% |
| 2026 |
134 | 36 | 26.9% |
Class of 2023
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 16 | 57.1% |
| 2024 | 61 | 37 | 60.7% |
| 2025 | 161 | 50 | 31.1% |
| 2026 |
93 | 34 | 36.6% |
Class of 2022
| Application Year | Applicants | Accepted | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 41 | 18 | 43.9% |
| 2023 | 114 | 60 | 52.6% |
| 2024 | 95 | 51 | 53.7% |
| 2025 |
56 | 17 | 30.4% |
| 2026 |
33 | 18 | 54.5% |
NOTE: Source: American Association of Medical Colleges. Data for these tables are derived from the ~85% of annual applicants to MD programs who, through AMCAS, give permission for their application information to be released to UC Berkeley. The class year includes December, May, and August graduates of each academic year.
UC Berkeley Acceptance Rates by Year, 2023-2026
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepted | 253 | 256 | 256 | 261 |
| Applicants | 474 | 507 | 505 | 524 |
| Acceptance Rate | 53% | 50% | 51% | 50% |
National Acceptance Rates by Year, 2023-2026
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Accepted | 23,127 | 23,456 | 23,456 | 23,918 |
| Applicants | 50,258 | 52,419 | 52,419 | 54,950 |
| Acceptance Rate | 46% | 45% | 45% | 44% |
Note: Source: American Association of Medical Colleges. Each year is the total of UCB first-time applicants, regardless of date of graduation, who applied to MD programs through AMCAS.