Prospective students and families: It was great meeting so many of you at the 2024 UCSB Open House. For those who couldn't make it, a standout UCSB pre-med recently posted this helpful guide to r/UCSantaBarbara that's worth a read, too!
Scroll further down this page to see recent data on how UCSB grads fare when it comes to health professional school applications (MD, DDS, PA, etc.), or go to the bottom of our "About Us" page where we answer a number of frequently asked questions.
S24 Pre-health drop-in advising hours via Qless
Tues 1 - 3:30 (Natalie)
Wed 9:30-11:30 (Ashley)
Thurs 9-11:30 (Manasvi)
Even if you come to see us in person here in 2105 North Hall during the above hours (and please only do so if you're healthy), you'll still need to get into the q-less line so we can manage our workflow.
Questions? Email us at PreHealthInfo@LTSC.ucsb.edu
For those seeking to make an appointment with a pre-health advisor, please read the following:
To talk with Natalie (Pre-Med, Bio BS), click here
To talk with Ashley (Pre-Med, Microbiology, Phil minor), click here
To Talk with Leila (Pre-Med, Bio), click here
UCSB Health Professions Advising provides information and resources to students who are preparing for careers in various areas of healthcare. Whether you hope to become a physician, dentist, veterinarian, nurse, physician assistant, or other healthcare professional, we offer curriculum and academic guidance, including course selection and scheduling as well as career and admissions counseling.
Sincerely,
UCSB Health Professions Advising Staff
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Statistics on Professional Schools UCSB Students Have Been Accepted To
Are you "on the list?" If so, please consider adding your name in the "MD" tab of our spreadsheet
Interested in getting perspectives on the MD application process from two recent UCSB grads (Bio, '21 and BioPsych, '22)? Check out this video here
Health Professions (besides MD), 2022-23 application cycle
Application System | # UCSB Appplicants | # UCSB Accepts | # UCSB Matriculants | UCSB Accept % | National Accept % |
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AACOMAS (DO) | 85 | 58 | 31 | 68.24 | 56.08 |
AADSAS (Dentistry) | 45 | 37 | 32 | 82.22 | 58.97 |
CASPA (PA) | 111 | 38 | 29 | 34.23 | 40.52 |
OptomCAS (OD) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 70.83 |
PharmCAS (Pharmacy) | 30 | 27 | 26 | 90 | 84.04 |
PTCAS (Physical Therapy) | 29 | 20 | 12 | 68.97 | 72.11 |
VMCAS (Veterinary Medicine) | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57.89 | 47.75 |
Health Professions (besides MD), 2021-22 application cycle
Application System | # UCSB Appplicants | # UCSB Accepts | # UCSB Matriculants | UCSB Accept % | National Accept % |
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AACOMAS (DO) | 70 | 42 | 30 | 60 | 51.25 |
AADSAS (Dentistry) | 43 | 31 | 31 | 72.09 | 56.62 |
CASPA (PA) | 111 | 50 | 47 | 45.05 | 42.24 |
OptomCAS (OD) | 11 | 9 | 3 | 81.82 | 68.57 |
PharmCAS (Pharmacy) | 26 | 24 | 22 | 92.31 | 84.06 |
PTCAS (Physical Therapy) | 31 | 26 | 12 | 83.87 | 69.56 |
VMCAS (Veterinary Medicine) | 19 | 13 | 9 | 68.42 | 49.14 |
Click on the name of the program you are interested in to see more details on average GPAs, test scores, and schools students were accepted to.
Attention UCSB Alumni in Health Professions Schools!
If you are willing to be contacted by UCSB students with questions about your journey to professional school, please list your name, school, and email in the google sheet linked here.