* The specific medical school: Highly prestigious schools like Harvard or Stanford have acceptance rates far below 2%, while other schools might have acceptance rates in the double digits.
* Year-to-year fluctuations: The number of applicants and the number of available spots change annually, affecting the acceptance rate.
* Applicant pool: The strength of the applicant pool (GPA, MCAT scores, research experience, etc.) impacts the acceptance rate. A stronger applicant pool generally leads to a lower acceptance rate.
While you can find the acceptance rate for *individual* medical schools on their websites or through organizations like the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), there's no reliable single percentage representing all medical schools across the country (or globally). You'll see numbers cited in various publications, but they are usually averages and estimations that vary widely in their methodology. To get a precise figure, you'd need to compile and average the acceptance rates of every medical school in question for a specific year.