It’s no secret: getting accepted into medical school is not an easy task. The nationwide average acceptance rate is just a meager 7%, and last year of the 53,000 plus students that applied, only around 20,000 were actually admitted – less than 40% got in. It’s your dream to become a doctor, why not give yourself the best chance to beat the bleak odds of the medical school admissions landscape?

“Jesus heard this and said to them, ‘Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.” Mark 2:17
As a pre-medical student at Belmont Abbey College, you’ll be giving yourself the best opportunity possible to make your dreams of becoming a doctor a reality. Almost 100% of pre-medical students enrolled in the Pre-Professional Pathway program for Biology majors at Belmont Abbey College are accepted into medical school.
Belmont Abbey College’s pre-medical program focuses on helping you succeed professionally while being a blessing to yourself and others: your education will combine the Benedictine liberal arts tradition with the tenets of the Catholic Faith. As a student you’ll achieve a strong understanding of biology as the study of life, along with the tools needed to tackle the issues that face today’s world through practical lab experience and excellent internship and research opportunities.
The Pre-Med Pathway at Belmont Abbey College prepares students for medical school at prestigious institutions like Duke, Oxford, Johns Hopkins, Tulane University, Florida State, and Eastern Carolina University.

Belmont Abbey College also has a vibrant campus community. You can participate in extracurricular activities and join student organizations that are the right fit for you. All the while, you can nourish your Faith with opportunities for daily Mass, Monastic prayer, Adoration, and talks from top Catholic speakers from around the nation.

Belmont Abbey College is rooted in the 1,500 year old Benedictine tradition of prayer and learning, and believes in educating the whole person, in mind, body, and spirit. If you are ready to strengthen your Faith and pursue your dreams of becoming a doctor, Belmont Abbey College is the place for you – where you will learn, seek, and thrive.