Sidney Kimmel Medical College Office of Admissions

• The members of the 2024 entering class came from 107 different undergraduate schools, 27 states and eight other countries. A profile of the matriculated students includes the following:
  
• Overall BCPM GPA 3.72
  
• Average total MCAT score of 514
  
• Mean age 23
  
• 54% women; 45% men
• 16.8% from groups underrepresented in medicine
  
• 28% non-white ethnic groups

No preference is given to in-state applicants. Sidney Kimmel Medical College is the official medical school for the state of Delaware. Delaware residents (In residence for three years or more) may apply as a DIMER applicant.

SKMC graduates are located all over the U.S. For more information, see the Match List for the Class of 2024 (PDF).

The Sidney Kimmel Medical College participates in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Applications should be submitted to AMCAS between June 1 and November 15. 

The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS) is the Association of American Medical Colleges' centralized medical school application processing service. AAMC - Student Services, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC, 20001-2399

Yes. Some of our cooperative programs include the following:

• Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER) Program
• Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP)
• Medical Scholars Program (MSP)
• Jefferson Accelerated Program with Penn State University BS/MD

Students interested in the combined MD/PhD program must apply through AMCAS, indicating the Combined Degree application type, and complete a secondary application to Sidney Kimmel Medical College. The deadline for application to the MD/PhD program is October 15.

Yes, the Jefferson Accelerated Program with Penn State University, for high school seniors only. Students earn both the BS and MD degrees in seven calendar years after graduation from high school. To apply, please contact Penn State at 814-865-7620.

SKMC does not offer a formal post-baccalaureate course of study, but the Jefferson College of Life Sciences does offer a Post-Bacculaureate Pre-Professional Program for individuals seeking to complete their basic science requirements in order to prepare for entrance to medical school.

To maintain the integrity of the admissions process at Sidney Kimmel Medical College. All communications concerning your application, including the interview, should be emailed to: [email protected]. Please include "Attention: Committee on Admissions" in your email subject line. You may also call our offices directly: 215-955-6984.

The status page is designed for all applicants, to see what stage your application is in during the processing phase. The page will indicate when your AMCAS application and SKMC supplemental application form and fee were received, when your MCAT test scores were received at SKMC from AMCAS and when your letters of recommendation were received.

Your application is complete when all items on the status page have a date received, or a 'yes' indicated. Once all required items are in, your application will move to the Admissions Committee for review.

Your application will begin processing after we receive your AMCAS application, SKMC secondary application, fee or AMCAS Fee Waiver and letters of recommendation. It can sometimes take six weeks to complete the processing of your application.

Invitations for interviews are extended between July and January. If you are granted an interview, you will receive an email via [email protected] from our Dean of Admissions, Dr. Alisa LoSasso.

Applicants will be informed of the committee on admissions final decission between February and July.  All applicants who have interviewed, will be notified within 4 to 6 weeks of their interview date. 

Yes. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university is required.

No, but the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is required.

SAT & ACT information provides additional information about your performance during standardized testing.

Scores should be no older than three years at the time of application.

Letters of recommendation are to be sent to AMCAS only. Please review the AMCAS letter transmission policy. Do not submit letters of recommendation to Sidney Kimmel Medical College.

Generally Sidney Kimmel Medical College prefers a composite letter written on behalf of the applicant by the college or university's pre-health committee, if there is one. Some schools do not provide this service but offer to collect individual letters of recommendation and mail them to the medical schools. If individual letters are sent, Please consider sedning them from the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics and humanities. Additionally, letters can be submitted by a principal investigator, employer, or volunteer supervisor.

You may direct exemption requests to the Committee on Admissions using the optional information section on the Secondary Application.

Once we receive your verified AMCAS application, we will send you an e-mail notification with instructions for completing the Sidney Kimmel Medical College online secondary application.

Yes. You will be able to cut and paste information into the SKMC supplemental application if you would like to prepare the text ahead of time. The easiest way to accomplish this is by using Microsoft Word, then copy it into the application. Please be aware of our 4,000 character (including spaces) limit for the additional information section.

Changes to your application can only be submitted in writing. No online changes can occur.

International students who have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States or Canada, and have completed the requirements, are eligible to apply at SKMC. International students are judged by the same criteria as U.S. citizens.

International students who do not have a Baccalaureate degree from an institution in the United States or Canada are not accepted for admission.

No. Foreign students who do not have a Baccalaureate degree from an institution in the United States or Canada are not accepted for admission. Courses taken outside the U.S. or Canada cannot be used to fulfill requirements. 

We do not accept transfer applications from students enrolled in foreign medical schools. Only students currently enrolled in Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical schools may apply for transfer.

International students are not eligible to apply for financial scholarships and loans. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.