Medical University of South Carolina
25 applicants for every seat, up from 1.4 in 2000.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
25 applicants per seat in 2025 (1.4 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
5.5% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 8.9% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.73 in 2025, up from 3.24 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 45% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What MUSC costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students: $182,258, or $392,163 out-of-state. That ranks #61 most expensive of 69 schools for in-state students and #36 out-of-state. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition, in-state | Tuition, out-of-state | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $27,204 | $83,290 | $20,339 |
| 2nd | $18,353 | $60,000 | $19,201 |
| 3rd | $27,204 | $83,290 | $20,049 |
| 4th | $27,204 | $83,290 | $22,704 |
| Total | $182,258 | $392,163 | incl. fees |
74% of the 2025-26 first-year class are South Carolina residents.
First-year tuition and fees
In-state cost is down 36% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where MUSC's students come from
1,133 matriculants from 41 states and territories. 73% were South Carolina residents.
- South Carolina82672.9%
- North Carolina383.4%
- Georgia292.6%
- Virginia232%
- Florida201.8%
- New York191.7%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,947 | 204 | 107 | 78 | 5.5% | 440 | 3.73 | 3.64 |
| 2024 | 1,750 | 205 | 110 | 78 | 6.3% | 20.4 | 3.57 | 3.68 |
| 2023 | 1,615 | 213 | 111 | 78 | 6.9% | 20.9 | 3.73 | 3.68 |
| 2022 | 1,466 | 209 | 121 | 78 | 8.3% | 19.8 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 2021 | 1,347 | 201 | 115 | 78 | 8.5% | 20.3 | 3.62 | 3.57 |
| 2020 | 1,224 | 204 | 114 | 78 | 9.3% | 19.6 | 3.60 | 3.53 |
| 2019 | 1,246 | 220 | 118 | 76 | 9.5% | 20 | 3.55 | 3.48 |
| 2018 | 1,273 | 211 | 111 | 75 | 8.7% | 20 | 3.64 | 3.56 |
| 2017 | 1,329 | 202 | 109 | 75 | 8.2% | 20 | 3.57 | 3.50 |
| 2016 | 1,250 | 207 | 116 | 75 | 9.3% | 21 | 3.55 | 3.47 |
| 2015 | 1,121 | 216 | 132 | 75 | 11.8% | 20 | 3.58 | 3.50 |
| 2014 | 1,014 | 205 | 106 | 75 | 10.4% | 20 | 3.65 | 3.58 |
| 2013 | 944 | 193 | 104 | 74 | 11.0% | 20 | 3.60 | 3.45 |
| 2012 | 921 | 176 | 110 | 72 | 11.9% | 20 | 3.66 | 3.62 |
| 2011 | 793 | 153 | 71 | 71 | 8.9% | 19 | 3.62 | 3.57 |
| 2010 | 770 | 574 | — | 70 | — | 19 | 3.57 | 3.51 |
| 2009 | 792 | 121 | — | 58 | — | 18.2 | 3.59 | 3.50 |
| 2008 | 814 | 120 | — | 56 | — | 18.1 | 3.55 | 3.53 |
| 2007 | 622 | 115 | — | 56 | — | 18.6 | 3.46 | 3.44 |
| 2006 | 726 | 118 | — | 56 | — | 19.3 | 3.59 | 3.56 |
| 2005 | 679 | 119 | — | 54 | — | 18.8 | 3.55 | 3.49 |
| 2004 | 604 | 116 | — | 53 | — | 18.3 | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| 2003 | 116 | 116 | — | 55 | — | 18.39 | 3.40 | 3.36 |
| 2002 | 547 | 547 | — | 55 | — | 18.89 | 3.29 | 3.27 |
| 2001 | 113 | 113 | — | 54 | — | 18.11 | 3.28 | 3.24 |
| 2000 | 76 | 76 | — | 54 | — | 18.18 | 3.24 | 3.16 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.