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    SGU is the largest source of physicians for the entire US workforce.1

    St. George’s University has over 23,000 School of Medicine graduates in the US and around the world.2

    There’s a bright future for St. George’s University Students and Grads. Students from across the world come to St. George’s University for a rewarding education with global impact. Could use some more copy here…

    1,035+

    US residencies in 2025. No other medical school in the world provides more new doctors to the US healthcare system.1

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    95%

    US residency placement rate for US graduates over the last five years.2

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    84%

    Pass rate of SGU students from the US taking the USMLE 1 for the first time 2019-2023.3

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    Strong Family of Doctors

    After more than 40 years of producing doctors around the world, SGU doctors have had a profound effect on medical care in the United States, Canada, and around the world.

    In the US alone, SGU graduates have set the pace worldwide for securing postgraduate positions. SGU students and graduates obtained US residencies in 20 specialties in 2025.4

    Alumni Helping Alumni

    As an SGU graduate, you will have access to an alumni network of more than 23K MD graduates around the world, many of whom have senior hospital roles such as chief resident or director, and play a key role in determining which residents are hired.

    Easing the Physician Shortage Burden

    A recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that the US alone will have a shortfall of between 37,800–124,000 physicians by 2034. St. George’s University continues to do our part to alleviate this shortage. According to a recent publication, St. George’s University is the largest source of doctors for the entire US workforce, as well as the number one provider of new primary care doctors into the US each year. With this extensive network of graduates, a strong and expanding clinical program, excellent student support services, and a consistent record of residency placement, our current and future students are in a great position for success.

    50 countries around the world

    Distinctively SGU
    What Makes SGU Stand Apart

    With outstanding faculty and award-winning student support services, SGU students are prepared to practice worldwide.

    SGU’s Department of Educational Services (DES), a pioneer in the development of student support services, has been recognized by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). The DES provides access to small study groups and more than 450 workshops each week to help ensure student success. Services focus on such topics as:

    • Time management
    • Study skills
    • Test-taking skills
    • Note-taking skills
    • More efficient learning techniques

    The department’s unique and highly effective faculty is the largest on campus and is an important component of our student and graduate success. Close to 100 percent of the University’s students avail themselves of the support offered through a variety of innovative programs.

    The Office of Career Guidance and Student Development assists medical students from the time they step foot on campus to residency and beyond. Services include:

    • Preparation for USMLE and licensure exams
    • Scheduling of clinical rotations
    • Residency application process
    • Counseling in specialty and residency selection

    The faculty is highly qualified, dedicated to teaching, and committed to learning and utilizing the best teaching techniques of the 21st century. SGU’s School of Medicine has nearly 2,000 campus-based and clinical faculty who service the student body, and faculty members with professorial rank have terminal degrees—a PhD, an MD or equivalent, or both. Distinguished visiting scholars—from such highly regarded institutions as Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and Harvard University, Georgetown University, and Emory University in the United States—have lectured in the School of Medicine.

    St. George’s University is one of a few international universities recognized by the US Department of Education to administer student loans for qualified US students. In its history, the university has provided more than 5,000 students with academic scholarships, and has granted more than USD$100 million in scholarships. More than 75% of all entering four-year MD students received SGU scholarships in the 2020-21 academic year.

    Graduation and Federal Loan Credit Default Rates

    0.9%5

    SGU’s School of Medicine US Title IV federal student aid cohort default rate is below one percent (0.9%) for federal fiscal year 2018, the most recently available data, which is below the “national cohort default rate” at schools participating in US federal loan programs (7.3%)2 for that year.

    SGU Graduates

    Graduation and Federal Loan Credit Default Rates

    87%4

    SGU’s School of Medicine graduation rate for all students who began in 2017.

    82%5

    pass rate on the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) over the last five years

    88%6

    SGU’s School of Veterinary Medicine graduation rate is 88% for all students who began in academic year 2017.

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    SGU’s School of Veterinary Medicine US Title IV federal student aid cohort default rate* is 0.0% for federal fiscal year 2018, the most recently available data, which is below the “national cohort default rate” at schools participating in US federal loan programs (7.3%) for that year.

    Facts & Figures Verification

    St. George’s University has retained the services of  Summit Consulting, LLC, a quantitative and qualitative consultancy, to independently verify statistics used on this website on an ongoing basis. Where applicable and noted, Summit has examined the relevant data and confirmed the accuracy of the statement.

    The statements below have been reviewed and verified by Summit Consulting, LLC

    1. SGU provides the largest number of graduates to US residents each year, for the past 8 years.
    2. SGU is the largest source of physicians licensed (and active licenses) in the US—more than any other medical school in the world.
    3. Number of SGU SOM graduates placed into residencies per year (annually & 3yr avg) broken down by citizenship/source country (US, Int’l, Canada, Caribbean)
    4. SGU SOM Residency attainment rates (annually & 3yr avg) broken down by citizenship/source country (US, Int’l, Canada, Caribbean)
    5. Annual residency placement #’s broken down by citizenship/source country (US, Int’l, Canada, Caribbean)
    6. USMLE Step 1 & 2CK (annually, 3yr avg, & 5yr) broken down by region (US, Int’l, Canada)
    7. SGU SOM graduates have practiced at all US News and World Report Top 20 US Hospitals
    8. Breakdown of # of SGU’s grads by school by US, Canada, and Int’l
    9. For each SGU school, US states and countries where graduates have practiced around the world.
    10. SGU’s School of Medicine graduation rate is 86% for all students who began in Academic Year 2017.
      SGU’s School of Veterinary Medicine graduation rate is 88% for all students who began in Academic Year 2017.
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