Medical school in Singapore class profile

Our medical students come from diverse academic backgrounds from top universities all over the world, with degrees ranging from accountancy to life sciences. The diverse skills and wide range of knowledge they bring, enables our students to bring creative problem solving to medical challenges, and helps them to develop as future leaders in clinical care and medical research.

While students with strong science backgrounds typically excel in medical school, students who are academically strong from other fields, including engineering, computer science, business or humanities can also be highly successful.

MD Enrolment Statistics Overview

Admissions Statistics: 2023 entering class

Matriculated Class Size: 72
Average Age: 25 years old
Age Range: 21-40 years old

Average GPA: 3.69
Average MCAT: 515

MCAT and GPA scores are shown above for reference. We accept a range of scores as we review all applicants holistically and consider GPA and MCAT scores together with other attributes in determining the suitability of a candidate. While we do not set pre-determined cut-offs for GPA and MCAT scores, these should reflect an academic background that is able to withstand the rigours of a fast-paced medical education at Duke-NUS.

Academic Background

Key Universities Attended

Key Universities Attended

Top 3 undergraduate institutions our students come from: National University of Singapore, National Technological University and John Hopkins University

24.8% of Duke-NUS MD students have completed or been accepted to additional graduate degree programmes

28% of students are international students

37% of students go into Internal Medicine

Class of 2021 produced 45 student publications and 39 presentations.

558 students have graduated with a MD degree since 2011

All information is accurate as of Sep 2023.

Some of our students share why they chose to study medicine at Duke-NUS.