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 incoming students taking Step 1 of USMLE for the first time
| Pass Rate | Mean Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Southwestern | All U.S. Medical Schools | UT Southwestern | All U.S. Medical Schools | |
| 2006 | 98% | 93% | 230 | 218 |
| 2007 | 99% | 94% | 233 | 222 |
| 2008 | 98% | 93% | 233 | 221 |
| 2009 | 96% | 93% | 226 | 221 |
| 2010 | 96% | 91% | 230 | 222 |
| 2011 | 98% | 94% | 233 | 224 |
| 2012 | 98% | 235 | ||
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.
Undergraduate colleges of incoming students, 2012
(Boldface indicates 3 or more from the university.)
| Abilene Christian University | Austin College |
| Baylor University | Brigham Young University |
| Brown University | California State University – Los Angeles |
| Carleton College | Clemson University |
| College of William and Mary | Cornell University |
| Dartmouth College | Davidson College |
| Duke University | Emory University |
| Florida International University | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Harvard University | Johns Hopkins University |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mercer University |
| Middlebury College | Missouri University of Science & Technology |
| New York University | North Dakota State University |
| Northwestern University | Osmania University |
| Pomona College | Prairie View A&M University |
| Princeton University | Regis University |
| Rhodes College | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey |
| Saint Louis University | Sam Houston State University |
| Southern Methodist University | Tarleton State University |
| Texas A&M University | Texas Christian University |
| Texas Woman's University | Trinity University |
| Tufts University | University of Arkansas |
| University of California Berkeley | University of California Los Angeles |
| University of Chicago | University of Cincinnati |
| University of Colorado Denver | University of Dallas |
| University of Houston - Downtown | University of Houston |
| University of Kansas | University of Maryland College Park |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of North Texas |
| University of Notre Dame | University of Oklahoma |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus | University of Science and Technology of China |
| University of Texas Pan American | University of Texas at Arlington |
| University of Texas at Austin | University of Texas at Dallas |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | University of Texas of the Permian Basin |
| University of the Incarnate Word | Vanderbilt University |
| Vassar College | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Washington University in Saint Louis | Wellesley College |