Our Students
Great students make for a great medical school experience. At UT Southwestern, you’ll be among the best and the brightest. Our diverse, motivated student body will stimulate you intellectually and inspire you to reach your full potential.
"Everyone is exceptionally talented with unique backgrounds and influences. I honestly can’t imagine having a better medical school experience. I feel like I’m having one of the best experiences of my life."
—Jonathan Tran, class of 2013
UT Southwestern students’ performance consistently exceeds that of students at other medical schools. Nearly 100 percent pass Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), well above the national average.
Pass Rates of Students Taking Step 1 of USMLE for the First Time
| Year | UT Southwestern | All U.S. Medical Schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98% | 92% |
| 2005 | 99% | 93% |
| 2006 | 98% | 93% |
| 2007 | 99% | 94% |
| 2008 | 98% | 93% |
| 2009 | 96% | 93% |
| 2010 | 96% | 91% |
| 2011 | 99% | – |
UT Southwestern medical students also do well when they move on to residency programs. The graduating class of 2011 began residencies in 22 specialties across 79 locations in 31 states.
Academic Diversity
Our students represent a variety of disciplines. Typically, around 70 percent of students accepted into the medical school are science majors. The other 30 percent major in a variety of non-science fields (psychology, business, English, music, etc.).
Our students also hail from a variety of colleges and universities. Typically, more than 70 schools are represented in an entering class.
Incoming Class of 2011 Undergraduate Colleges
| Abilene Christian University | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Auburn University | Tianjin Foreign Studies University |
| Baylor University | Trinity University |
| Boston University | United States Air Force Academy |
| Brandeis University | University of Arkansas Main Campus |
| Brigham Young University | University of California Berkeley |
| Brown University | University of California Los Angeles |
| Centre College | University of Chicago |
| Clemson University | University of Dallas |
| Colorado State University | University of Georgia |
| Cornell University | University of Houston-Main Campus |
| Dartmouth College | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Davidson College | University of Kansas Main Campus |
| Duke University | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| Emory University | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Grinnell College | University of North Texas |
| Harvard University | University of Notre Dame |
| Hendrix College | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus |
| Johns Hopkins University | University of Pennsylvania |
| Louisiana State University and A&M | University of Saint Thomas |
| Loyola University Chicago | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Macalester College | University of Southern California |
| Northwestern University | University of Texas at Arlington |
| Occidental College | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Ohio State University Main Campus | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Oral Roberts University | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Princeton University | University of Virginia |
| Saint Mary's University | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Saint Louis University | Washington and Lee University |
| Southern Methodist University | Washington University in Saint Louis |
| Southwestern University | Wellesley College |
| Stanford University | Westmont College |
| Texas A&M University | William Marsh Rice University |
| Texas Tech University | Yale University |