Built for SLU SOM applicants — a Private MD (allopathic) school in St. Louis, Missouri, founded 1836. Its graduates most often match into Primary Care (combined), Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Jesuit Catholic school with 98.3% match rate Class of 2026 and 55% primary care match; SLU reports 98.8% match rate for Class of 2025; strong social justice and service-learning emphasis.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in St. Louis, Missouri · Private institution
Founded in 1836
The specialties SLU SOM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
See SLU SOM's full published match list →Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties SLU SOM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the MD (allopathic) training model and patient mix that defines SLU SOM — the same qualities that make the school distinctive. Reviewers can tell when a school's culture is reflected in the writing, and when it's not.
Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal fit for the specialties SLU SOM graduates most often enter — Primary Care (combined), Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.
Signal & program list strategy: with SLU SOM reporting a 98.3% match rate in 2026, we balance reach, target, and safety programs to protect that outcome for your specialty.
Competitiveness and match data for the fields you're targeting.
View all →GuideStructure, openings, and AAMC rules for the ERAS PS.
Read more →GuideSignals, geography, and reach/target/safety tiers.
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School data sourced from SLU SOM official site and published match outcomes.