Data provided by Association of American Medical Colleges and the Law School Admission Council
Table 1
Average MCAT Scores by Selected Majors, 2009.
Physical Sciences Biomedical Engineering Physics Electrical Engineering Economics Neuroscience Mathematics A physics bachelors is an excellent entry degree for medical school. English Biochemistry Chemistry Microbiology (or Bacteriology) Psychology Biology Premedical All Majors 10.9 11.1 Biological Sciences 10.7 10.3 Verbal reasoning 9.6 9.6 Number of applicants 1,005 207
The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) has three sections of standardized multiple choice questions (total of 219 items) with an additional writing sample comprised of two essays. Scores of 9.5 to 11 in each section are considered competitive by most medical schools. Source: Association of American Medical Colleges, Data Warehouse http://www.aip.org/statistics February 2010
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Table 2
Average LSAT Scores* by Selected Majors, 2009.
Mean score Physics Mathematics Economics Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemistry English Biology Computer Science Political Science Psychology Pre Law Criminal Justice All Majors 161.5 159.7 157.4 156.3 156.0 155.7 154.7 154.5 154.0 153.0 152.5 148.3 Table 2 145.5 152.6 Number of applicants 180 336 3,047 546 427 355 5,120 1,055 682 14,964 4,355 1,078 3,306 81,530
Physics bachelors receive higher scores on the LSAT than other undergraduate majors.
*The scores in the table are for individuals who applied to Law school for the 2007-08 academic year. All test takers are not represented. Individuals may have taken the LSAT months or possibly years earlier.
Source: AIP Statistical Research Center compiled data from the Law School Admission Council, Newton PA. http://www.aip.org/statistics
February 2010