Snapshot of a Successful LSU Medical & Dental School Applicant
2025 Entering Class Information for Medical School
| *LSU | Applicants: 353 | Accepted: 199 | 56.3% |
| *National | Applicants: 52,415 | Accepted: 23,290 | 44.4% |
2025 Application Cycle Pre-medical/Pre-dental Review Committee
| 235 Students Reviewed | 226 Completed Applications | 146 Accepted |
| Of the reviewed students who submitted completed applications, 64.6% were accepted. | ||
Medical Schools where LSU Students are Accepted (36)
| LSUHSC-New Orleans | LSUHSC-Shreveport | Tulane | Arkansas |
| Baylor | Central Michigan | Cincinnati | Georgetown |
| Eastern Virginia | Florida State | Houston | Howard |
| Illinois | Kansas | Loyola Stritch | Meharry |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada-Reno | Pittsburgh |
| Rush | Texas A&M | Tennessee | Texas- Galveston |
| Texas- Houston | Texas Tech El Paso | Vanderbilt | Texas Tech |
| Texas-Southwestern | Texas- San Antonio | UCLA | UC- San Francisco |
| Virginia | Wake Forest | Walton SOM | Wayne State |
Osteopathic (DO) 63 Applications via AACOMAS/38 Admitted
| VCOM-LA (ULM) | Alabama -COM | Arkansas - COM | Incarnate Word |
| Baptist | Kansas City | Lincoln Memorial | Lake Erie |
| Meritus | Nova | Noorda | AT Still |
| NYIT - Ark | Philadelphia-COM | Touro | William Carey |
Snapshot of Successful LSU Candidates for Medical School
| Overall GPA: 3.79 | Science GPA: 3.75 | MCAT: 509.7 ~76th percentile |
| 76.1% are science majors | 62.7% used LSU Review Committee |
| 58% 1st time use of committee, 13% re-applicants | 29 students have graduate degrees (15.3%) |
Fall 2025 Entering Class Information for Dental School
| LSU | Applicants: 68 | Accepted: 43 | 63.2% |
| **National | Applicants: 11,198 | Accepted: 6,562 | 58.6% |
LSU-BR students account for 34 seats of the 56 seats reserved for LA residents
Dental Schools where LSU Students were accepted (16)
| LSU | AT Still | Colorado | Howard |
| Kentucky | Lake Erie | Louisville | Meharry |
| Midwestern | NYU | South Carolina |
Temple |
| Texas | Tufts | UNLV | Utah |
Snapshot of Successful LSU Candidates for Dental School
| Overall GPA: 3.7 | Science GPA: 3.66 | DAT: 21 Acad Average; 20.4 Perceptual Ability |
| 77.8% are science majors | 6 have graduate degrees |
*updated 07/21/25
**2024-2025 national data from ADEA