The medical center includes three degree-granting institutions: UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and UT Southwestern School of Health Professions. These three schools enroll nearly 4,400 medical, graduate and health professions students, residents and postdoctoral fellows each year. Faculty and residents provide care to nearly 97,000 hospitalized patients and oversee 1,8 million outpatient visits a year.

Admission
Students must meet the following eligibility requirements:
     - Submit a complete online application by the specified application deadline;
     - Mail the $10 application fee to the Office of Admissions, post-marked no later than the specified application deadline;
     - Submit official transcripts from all colleges/universities ever attended;
     - Provide a personal statement of career goals within the application;
     - Participate in the personal interview required with the application;
     - Submit 3 letters of recommendation from people who know of your academic work and/or employment;
     - Complete the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) within the past 5 years and submit report directly to the admissions office at time of application. Recommended minimum combined score is 1000;
     - Complete prerequisite science courses offered for science majors with a grade of ‘C’ or higher International Applicants who have foreign transcripts must have them evaluated by a transcript evaluation agency and an official report sent directly to the admissions office;
     - TOEFL scores are required for any applicant born in a country that does not consider English the native language and must be sent to the admissions office at time of application;
     - If accepted, applicants will be required to provide immunization records to Student Health per state requirements prior to enrollment;
     - If accepted, applicants will be required to submit a background check prior to enrollment.