Hardest Medical Schools to Get Into

The most selective medical schools in the country accept fewer than 5% of applicants. These programs demand exceptional academic credentials, research experience, and extracurricular involvement. Here are the hardest medical schools to get into, ranked by acceptance rate.

Programs

3.7%

Avg Acceptance Rate

519

Avg MCAT Score

$50,147

Avg In-State Tuition

#	School	Location	Acceptance	MCAT	GPA	Tuition (In-State)
1	Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA	Stanford, California	2.1%	523	3.95	$61,428
2	Harvard Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	2.2%	524	3.97	$63,464
3	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2.3%	523	3.96	$55,982
4	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Rochester, MN	Rochester, Minnesota	2.4%	521	3.92	$60,146
5	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Baltimore, Maryland	2.5%	522	3.95	$57,048
6	Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Saint Louis, MO	Saint Louis, Missouri	2.5%	522	3.94	$53,121
7	University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine Chicago, IL	Chicago, Illinois	2.6%	522	3.94	$63,403
8	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2.7%	522	3.93	$57,140
9	Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, NY	New York, New York	2.8%	522	3.93	$58,467
10	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine La Jolla, CA	La Jolla, California	2.9%	521	3.91	$38,177
11	NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	3%	520	3.9	$0
12	Vanderbilt University School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Nashville, TN	Nashville, Tennessee	3%	521	3.91	$51,049
13	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	Houston, Texas	3.1%	521	3.94	$60,586
14	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, Ohio	3.1%	519	3.88	$39,168
15	Albert Einstein College of MedicineIMG-Friendly Bronx, NY	Bronx, New York	3.2%	519	3.88	$55,468
16	University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, California	3.2%	520	3.89	$38,162
17	Yale School of MedicineIMG-Friendly New Haven, CT	New Haven, Connecticut	3.2%	521	3.92	$53,016
18	University of California, Davis, School of Medicine Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, California	3.3%	519	3.88	$39,950
19	Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	3.3%	520	3.9	$64,699
20	Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL	Chicago, Illinois	3.4%	521	3.92	$57,854
21	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiIMG-Friendly New York, NY	New York, New York	3.5%	520	3.89	$64,952
22	University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, California	3.5%	519	3.87	$36,261
23	Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem, North Carolina	3.6%	519	3.87	$56,806
24	Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC	Durham, North Carolina	3.6%	521	3.91	$60,960
25	Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Portland, OR	Portland, Oregon	3.7%	519	3.86	$43,272
26	Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, Georgia	3.8%	519	3.87	$62,543
27	University of Virginia School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Charlottesville, VA	Charlottesville, Virginia	3.8%	519	3.87	$42,128
28	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3.9%	519	3.86	$60,263
29	University of Michigan Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Ann Arbor, MI	Ann Arbor, Michigan	3.9%	519	3.86	$42,759
30	University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN	Minneapolis, Minnesota	4%	518	3.85	$44,290
31	Saint Louis University School of Medicine Saint Louis, MO	Saint Louis, Missouri	4%	518	3.85	$55,239
32	Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	4.1%	518	3.86	$62,356
33	Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	4.1%	518	3.85	$55,474
34	Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterIMG-Friendly Chicago, IL	Chicago, Illinois	4.2%	518	3.84	$56,032
35	University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, FL	Gainesville, Florida	4.2%	518	3.85	$41,201
36	University of Washington School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Seattle, WA	Seattle, Washington	4.2%	518	3.84	$43,100
37	Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, Utah	4.3%	518	3.84	$43,343
38	USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Tampa, FL	Tampa, Florida	4.4%	518	3.83	$37,657
39	Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Cleveland, OH	Cleveland, Ohio	4.5%	520	3.87	$55,817
40	The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, RI	Providence, Rhode Island	4.5%	517	3.8	$60,114
41	George Washington University School of Medicine & Health SciencesIMG-Friendly Washington, DC	Washington, Washington DC	4.6%	517	3.82	$63,070
42	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	4.7%	517	3.8	$35,884
43	Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	4.7%	516	3.8	$53,080
44	Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, OH	Columbus, Ohio	4.8%	517	3.81	$41,543
45	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover, NH	Hanover, New Hampshire	4.8%	517	3.8	$50,763
46	Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, Indiana	4.9%	516	3.81	$35,773
47	University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO	Aurora, Colorado	4.9%	516	3.8	$37,177
48	University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Dallas, TX	Dallas, Texas	4.9%	517	3.79	$43,698
49	University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, KS	Kansas City, Kansas	5%	516	3.79	$43,304
50	Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, California	5%	517	3.79	$50,156

Key Takeaways

There are 50 medical schools matching this criteria.
The average acceptance rate is 3.7%, ranging from 2.1% to 5%.
The average MCAT score is 519, with scores ranging from 516 to 524.
Average in-state tuition is $50,147 per year.
The average GPA of admitted students is 3.87.

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