Members of the first class were selected from among more than 3,500 applicants from across the nation. The class, which is 56 percent male and 44 percent female, includes students from 14 states. They earned their undergraduate degrees at 35 colleges and universities ranging from Big Ten schools like the universities of Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota to liberal arts colleges, like Albion, Calvin and Hillsdale.
The incoming class includes 23 students, or 43 percent of the class total, who are from Michigan; 15 students from California; and four who hail from Illinois. The three WMU graduates and two who earned degrees at Kalamazoo College were part of the class. Both of those schools enjoy a preferred relationship status with the medical school. Additionally, one member of the first class is a Kalamazoo Promise-eligible student.
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