Meet the PPC classes!

  • Race/Ethnicity:

    • Asian: 32%
    • Black or African American: 8%
    • Hispanic or Latino: 21%
    • None of these: 5%
    • Prefer not to state: 3%
    • Two or More: 13%
    • White: 18%

    Gender:

    • Female: 66%
    • Male: 34%

    Undergraduate School Location:

    • California
    • Indiana
    • South Dakota
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania

    Undergraduate Institution:

    • Biola University+
    • Bryn Mawr College
    • California State Polytechnic University Pomona+
    • California State University Los Angeles+
    • California State University Northridge+
    • Chapman University*+
    • Mount Marty College
    • Occidental College*+
    • Rutgers University
    • University of California Berkeley+
    • University of California Irvine+
    • University of California Los Angeles+
    • University of California Merced+
    • University of California Riverside*+
    • University of California San Diego+
    • University of California Santa Barbara+
    • University of California Santa Cruz+
    • University of California La Verne
    • University of California Notre Dame
    • University of San Diego*+

      * Institutions with Articulation Agreements
      +Institutions we have visited

    Undergraduate Degree Major:

    • Biochemistry
    • Biology
    • Mathematics
    • Microbiology
    • Neuroscience
    • Physiological Science
    • Political Science
    • Premedical Science
    • Psychology
    • Spanish

    Average Age: 23

    GPA:

    • Average Cumulative GPA: 3.26
    • Average Science GPA: 3.07

    Standardized Test:

    • GRE:
      • Average Quantitative Score: 152
      • Average Verbal Score: 133
      • Score Range: 147-160
    • MCAT:
      • Average Score: 496

  • Race/Ethnicity:

    • Asian: 46%
    • Black or African American: 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino: 15%
    • White: 21%
    • Two or More races: 6%

    Gender:

    • Female: 73%
    • Male: 27%

    Undergraduate School Location:

    • California
    • Georgia
    • Massachusetts
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Texas

    Undergraduate Institution:

    • Amherst College
    • Baylor University
    • Bryn Mawr College
    • California State University Dominguez Hills*+
    • California State University Long Beach+
    • California State University Northridge+
    • Charles Drew University
    • Emory University
    • Princeton University
    • San Francisco State University
    • Spelman College
    • University of California Irvine+
    • University of California Los Angeles+
    • University of California Merced+
    • University of California Riverside*+
    • University of California San Diego+
    • University of California Santa Barbara+
    • University of Southern California+
    • Villanova University
      * Institutions with Articulation Agreements
      +Institutions we have visited

    Undergraduate Degree Major:

    • Anthropology
    • Biology
    • Biochemistry
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
    • Kinesiology
    • Music
    • Neuroscience
    • Physiology
    • Political Science
    • Psychology

    Average Age: 25

    GPA:

      • Average Cumulative GPA: 3.23
      • Average Science GPA: 3.01

    Standardized Test:

      • GRE:
        • Average Quantitative Score: 150
        • Average Verbal Score: 155
      • MCAT:
        • Average Score: 501

  • Race/Ethnicity:

    • Asian: 41%
    • Black of African American: 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino: 19%
    • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 6%
    • Other: 5%
    • White: 17%
    • Decline to State: 1%

    Gender:

    • Female: 63%
    • Male: 37%

    Undergraduate School Location:

    • Alaska
    • Arizona
    • California
    • Chicago
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Minnesota
    • Nebraska
    • New York
    • Ohio
    • Texas
    • Washington

    Undergraduate Institution:

    • Arizona State University+*
    • Boston University+
    • California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo+
    • California State University Bakersfield+*
    • California State University Dominguez Hills+*
    • California State University East Bay
    • California State University Los Angeles+
    • California State University Northridge+
    • California State University Sacramento+
    • Case Western University
    • Chapman University+*
    • Claremont McKenna College+*
    • College of Saint Benedict
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Merced College
    • Mount Saint Marys University Chalon+
    • New York University
    • Seattle Pacific University
    • Seattle University
    • University of Alaska Anchorage
    • University of Arizona+
    • University of California Berkeley+
    • University of California Davis+
    • University of California Irvine+
    • University of California Los Angeles+
    • University of California Merced+
    • University of California Riverside+*
    • University of California San Diego+
    • University of California Santa Barbara+
    • University of Chicago
    • University of Maryland Baltimore County
    • University of Minnesota Rochester
    • University of Nebraska Lincoln
    • University of Southern California+
    • University of Texas Arlington
      * Institutions with Articulation Agreements
      + Institutions we have visited

    Undergraduate Degree Major:

    • Animal Science
    • Asian Literature
    • Biochemistry
    • Biology
    • Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    • Health Sciences
    • Neuroscience
    • Physiological Sciences
    • Physiology
    • Pre-Medical
    • Psychology
    • Public Policy
    • Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Sociology of Science

    Average Age: 24

    GPA:

    • Average Cumulative GPA: 3.16
    • Average Science GPA: 2.90

    Standardized Test:

    • GRE:
      • Average Quantitative Score: 158
      • Average Verbal Score: 152
      • Score range: 140-167
    • MCAT:
      • Average Score: 499
      • Score Range: 488-511

  • Race/Ethnicity:

    • American Indian or Alaska Native: 2%
    • Asian: 50%
    • Black or African American: 5%
    • Hispanic or Latino: 14%
    • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 2%
    • White: 13%
    • Other: 14%

    Gender:

    • Female: 46%
    • Male: 52%
    • Non-binary/ Third Gender: 2%

    Undergraduate School Location:

    • California
    • Florida
    • Indiana
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • Utah
    • Washington

    Undergraduate Institution:

    • California State Polytechnic University Pomona+
    • California State University Long Beach+
    • California State University Northridge+
    • California State University Sacramento+
    • Columbia University+
    • Dixie State University+
    • Indiana University Bloomington+
    • La Sierra University
    • New York University+
    • Princeton University
    • Santa Clara University*+
    • University of California Berkeley+
    • University of California Davis+
    • University of California Irvine+
    • University of California Los Angeles+
    • University of California Merced+
    • University of California Riverside*+
    • University of California San Diego+
    • University of California Santa Barbara+
    • University of Miami
    • University of San Diego*+
    • University of Southern California+
    • Washington State University+
    • Washington University
      * Institutions with Articulation Agreements
      + Institutions we have visited

    Undergraduate Degree Major:

    • Behavioral Neuroscience
    • Biology
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Biopsychology
    • Biotechnology
    • Chemistry
    • Food and Nutrition
    • Human Biology
    • Mathematics and Physics
    • Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
    • Neuroscience
    • Nutritional Science
    • Psychobiology
    • Psychology
    • Public Health

    Average Age: 24

    GPA

    • Average Cumulative GPA: 3.23
    • Average Science GPA: 3.07

    Standardized Test

    • GRE:
      • Average Quantitative Score: 151
      • Average Verbal Score: 152
      • Score range: 139-164
    • MCAT:
      • Average Score: 502
      • Score Range: 488-514