PURCH Class Profiles

Our PURCH students come to us from varied backgrounds and educational paths, and bring with them a wealth of experiences to share with classmates and faculty—high school teacher, researcher, Peace Corps volunteer, and more. 

Class of 2023

Class of 2023 Demographics

• Massachusetts residents = 15 (3 from western Mass) | Out-of-state residents = 13
• Under-represented in medicine = 1
• Economically disadvantaged = 2
• Female = 21 | Male = 7

Undergraduate Information

• Average GPA = 3.7
• MCAT score average = 85.8 percentile
• Attended colleges from Washington to Washington, DC, and from Minnesota to Tennessee:

  Assumption College Bard College at Simon's Rock Biola University Boston College Brandeis University Carleton College Georgetown University Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) Harvard University Indiana Wesleyan University Kent State University-Main Campus

  Mount Holyoke College New York University Northeastern University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute St. Lawrence University Tufts University University of California-Berkeley University of California-Los Angeles University of Chicago University of Washington Vanderbilt University

Class of 2024

Class of 2024 Demographics

• Massachusetts residents = 15 (5 from western Mass) | Out-of-state residents = 11
• First generation to attend college = 4
• Under-represented in medicine = 4
• Economically disadvantaged = 3
• Female = 19 | Male = 7

Undergraduate Information

• Average GPA = 3.82
• MCAT score average = 86.4 percentile
• Attended colleges from Michigan to Virginia, and from Kansas to Turkey:
  

  Bates College Bogazici University Brown University Bucknell University City University of New York Queens College College of William & Mary Fairfield University Kansas State University Macalester College Mount Holyoke College Penn State-University Park

  Skidmore College Tufts University University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Notre Dame University of Rhode Island University of Vermont Wayne State University Wellesley College William E. Macaulay Honors College at City College

Class of 2025

Class of 2025 Demographics

• Massachusetts residents = 19 (6 from western Mass) | Out-of-state residents = 6
• First generation to attend college = 4
• Under-represented in medicine = 7
• Economically disadvantaged = 6
• Female = 16 | Male = 9

Undergraduate Information

• Average GPA = 3.74
• MCAT score average = 84.2 percentile
• Attended colleges from Minnesota to New York and from Kentucky to North Carolina:

Class of 2026

Class of 2026 Demographics

• Massachusetts residents = 20 (3 from western Mass) | Out-of-state residents = 6
• First generation to attend college = 2
• Under-represented in medicine = 7
• Economically disadvantaged = 5
• Female = 17 | Male = 8 | Genderqueer/Gender nonconforming = 1

Undergraduate Information

• Average GPA = 3.73
• MCAT score average = 85 percentile
• Attended colleges from Maine to Missouri and from Boston to Los Angeles:

Student Highlights

Read about some of our PURCH students' accomplishments and honors.