How many Princeton premeds take glide years before medical school? How does that compare with other schools?
Over the past five years (2020-2024), about 20% of Princeton applicants started medical school directly after graduation (10% through the regular admission process and 10% through sophomore early assurance programs.) About 53% took 1-2 glide years, and about 26% took three or more years between graduation and medical school matriculation. We don’t know how many of this year’s applicants will be accepted, but right now, we have nine current seniors applying direct out of our 99 committee letter applicants. Adding in Princeton students applying early assurance or outside of our committee letter process, it’s nine out of 135.
In 2024, about 74% of applicants nationally took glide time, which is a small increase compared to the last two years. Similarly, about 74% were 23 or older when they started medical school. See the AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire for more statistics on the entering class.
Learn more about glide years in our Glide Year Guide.
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