Best Medical Schools in The Northeast

The Northeast region of the United States offers a diverse range of medical education options across 12 states. From research powerhouses to community-focused programs, here are all the medical schools in the Northeast, ranked by overall quality.

Programs

6.3%

Avg Acceptance Rate

515

Avg MCAT Score

$50,552

Avg In-State Tuition

#	School	Location	Acceptance	MCAT	GPA	Tuition (In-State)
1	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2.3%	523	3.96	$55,982
2	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2.7%	522	3.93	$57,140
3	Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, NY	New York, New York	2.8%	522	3.93	$58,467
4	Albert Einstein College of MedicineIMG-Friendly Bronx, NY	Bronx, New York	3.2%	519	3.88	$55,468
5	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Baltimore, Maryland	2.5%	522	3.95	$57,048
6	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiIMG-Friendly New York, NY	New York, New York	3.5%	520	3.89	$64,952
7	Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	4.1%	518	3.86	$62,356
8	Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	3.3%	520	3.9	$64,699
9	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3.9%	519	3.86	$60,263
10	Harvard Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	2.2%	524	3.97	$63,464
11	Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	4.1%	518	3.85	$55,474
12	NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	3%	520	3.9	$0
13	George Washington University School of Medicine & Health SciencesIMG-Friendly Washington, DC	Washington, Washington DC	4.6%	517	3.82	$63,070
14	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover, NH	Hanover, New Hampshire	4.8%	517	3.8	$50,763
15	Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ	Newark, New Jersey	5.1%	516	3.79	$36,538
16	University of Maryland School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Baltimore, MD	Baltimore, Maryland	5.1%	516	3.79	$38,967
17	The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, RI	Providence, Rhode Island	4.5%	517	3.8	$60,114
18	University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine Worcester, MA	Worcester, Massachusetts	5.3%	516	3.78	$36,039
19	NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine Mineola, NY	Mineola, New York	5.3%	516	3.78	$0
20	Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Nutley, NJ	Nutley, New Jersey	5.6%	515	3.76	$58,960
21	Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, NJ	Piscataway, New Jersey	5.5%	515	3.76	$36,983
22	State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine Syracuse, NY	Syracuse, New York	5.3%	515	3.77	$37,209
23	University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryIMG-Friendly Rochester, NY	Rochester, New York	5.8%	515	3.76	$59,045
24	Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	9.2%	509	3.63	$61,190
25	Yale School of MedicineIMG-Friendly New Haven, CT	New Haven, Connecticut	3.2%	521	3.92	$53,016
26	Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5.9%	515	3.75	$63,005
27	Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Burlington, VT	Burlington, Vermont	5.8%	515	3.75	$42,963
28	University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT	Farmington, Connecticut	6.2%	514	3.74	$38,740
29	Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Hempstead, NY	Hempstead, New York	5.5%	516	3.76	$63,644
30	Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	Hamden, Connecticut	6.2%	514	3.74	$64,154
31	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Camden, NJ	Camden, New Jersey	6.4%	514	3.73	$36,521
32	CUNY School of Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	6.7%	513	3.72	$40,589
33	Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineIMG-Friendly Hershey, PA	Hershey, Pennsylvania	6.9%	513	3.72	$56,822
34	Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	Stony Brook, New York	7.1%	513	3.71	$43,919
35	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine Bethesda, MD	Bethesda, Maryland	7.2%	513	3.71	$42,376
36	Howard University College of Medicine Washington, DC	Washington, Washington DC	7.5%	510	3.65	$57,120
37	Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	7%	513	3.72	$56,829
38	University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Biddeford, ME	Biddeford, Maine	10.7%	507	3.58	$61,805
39	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine Brooklyn, NY	Brooklyn, New York	8%	511	3.67	$38,801
40	Albany Medical CollegeIMG-Friendly Albany, NY	Albany, New York	6.8%	514	3.72	$56,672
41	Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, DC	Washington, Washington DC	7.1%	514	3.73	$53,467
42	Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloIMG-Friendly Buffalo, NY	Buffalo, New York	7.3%	512	3.69	$37,066
43	Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton, PA	Scranton, Pennsylvania	8.8%	510	3.67	$51,691
44	New York Medical College Valhalla, NY	Valhalla, New York	8.5%	511	3.67	$54,947
45	Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineIMG-Friendly Stratford, NJ	Stratford, New Jersey	11.3%	507	3.57	$53,644
46	New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Old Westbury, NY	Old Westbury, New York	11.8%	506	3.56	$47,382
47	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineIMG-Friendly Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10.3%	508	3.6	$51,300
48	Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	15.4%	503	3.48	$59,280
49	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA	Erie, Pennsylvania	19.2%	502	3.45	$57,122

Key Takeaways

There are 49 medical schools matching this criteria.
The average acceptance rate is 6.3%, ranging from 2.2% to 19.2%.
The average MCAT score is 515, with scores ranging from 502 to 524.
Average in-state tuition is $50,552 per year.
The average GPA of admitted students is 3.76.

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