Table 2.

Age, Sex, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Score, and Postgraduate Degrees at Matriculation, Ochsner Clinical School, 2009-2023

Entry YearNAverage Age at Entry, YearsPercentage FemaleAverage MCAT ScoreaPercentage With Master's Degree/PhD
200916262529.46
201034273427.914
201134265028.69
201280254827.623
2013100253828.520
2014130255427.820
2015120264828.822
2016123274129, 504.724
2017122264230.1, 503.724
2018110254830.4, 507.521
2019108255550819
2020118285150921
2021115275050825
2022101255050825
202390265451030
  • aMCAT scoring changed in 2015, so the mean for both formats is shown for 2016 through 2018. Beginning in 2019, all students had 3-digit scores. The minimum MCAT requirement for Ochsner Clinical School entry was increased from 499 in 2016, to 502 with the class entering in 2018, and to 504 with the class entering in 2019.