Research-Focused Medical Schools

For students interested in academic medicine, physician-scientist careers, or research-intensive training, these medical schools stand out for their research infrastructure, funding, and opportunities.

Programs

3.8%

Avg Acceptance Rate

519

Avg MCAT Score

$48,252

Avg In-State Tuition

#	School	Location	Acceptance	MCAT	GPA	Tuition (In-State)
1	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	Houston, Texas	3.1%	521	3.94	$60,586
2	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, Ohio	3.1%	519	3.88	$39,168
3	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine La Jolla, CA	La Jolla, California	2.9%	521	3.91	$38,177
4	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2.3%	523	3.96	$55,982
5	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2.7%	522	3.93	$57,140
6	Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, NY	New York, New York	2.8%	522	3.93	$58,467
7	University of California, Davis, School of Medicine Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, California	3.3%	519	3.88	$39,950
8	Albert Einstein College of MedicineIMG-Friendly Bronx, NY	Bronx, New York	3.2%	519	3.88	$55,468
9	University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN	Minneapolis, Minnesota	4%	518	3.85	$44,290
10	Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem, North Carolina	3.6%	519	3.87	$56,806
11	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Baltimore, Maryland	2.5%	522	3.95	$57,048
12	Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Portland, OR	Portland, Oregon	3.7%	519	3.86	$43,272
13	University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, California	3.2%	520	3.89	$38,162
14	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiIMG-Friendly New York, NY	New York, New York	3.5%	520	3.89	$64,952
15	University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine Chicago, IL	Chicago, Illinois	2.6%	522	3.94	$63,403
16	Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	4.1%	518	3.86	$62,356
17	Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, Georgia	3.8%	519	3.87	$62,543
18	Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL	Chicago, Illinois	3.4%	521	3.92	$57,854
19	Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	3.3%	520	3.9	$64,699
20	Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Cleveland, OH	Cleveland, Ohio	4.5%	520	3.87	$55,817
21	Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC	Durham, North Carolina	3.6%	521	3.91	$60,960
22	University of Virginia School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Charlottesville, VA	Charlottesville, Virginia	3.8%	519	3.87	$42,128
23	USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Tampa, FL	Tampa, Florida	4.4%	518	3.83	$37,657
24	Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Saint Louis, MO	Saint Louis, Missouri	2.5%	522	3.94	$53,121
25	Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, Indiana	4.9%	516	3.81	$35,773
26	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
27	Harvard Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Boston, MA	Boston, Massachusetts	2.2%	524	3.97	$63,464
28	University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, FL	Gainesville, Florida	4.2%	518	3.85	$41,201
29	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Rochester, MN	Rochester, Minnesota	2.4%	521	3.92	$60,146
30	University of Washington School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Seattle, WA	Seattle, Washington	4.2%	518	3.84	$43,100
31	NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York, NY	New York, New York	3%	520	3.9	$0
32	Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA	Stanford, California	2.1%	523	3.95	$61,428
33	Vanderbilt University School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Nashville, TN	Nashville, Tennessee	3%	521	3.91	$51,049
34	University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO	Aurora, Colorado	4.9%	516	3.8	$37,177
35	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	4.7%	517	3.8	$35,884
36	Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, OH	Columbus, Ohio	4.8%	517	3.81	$41,543
37	University of Maryland School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Baltimore, MD	Baltimore, Maryland	5.1%	516	3.79	$38,967
38	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, WI	Madison, Wisconsin	5.2%	516	3.78	$35,086
39	The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, RI	Providence, Rhode Island	4.5%	517	3.8	$60,114
40	University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine Worcester, MA	Worcester, Massachusetts	5.3%	516	3.78	$36,039
41	University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, Alabama	5.1%	516	3.78	$41,479
42	University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Iowa City, IA	Iowa City, Iowa	5.2%	516	3.78	$36,563
43	University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineIMG-Friendly Miami, FL	Miami, Florida	5.4%	516	3.77	$64,093
44	University of Michigan Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Ann Arbor, MI	Ann Arbor, Michigan	3.9%	519	3.86	$42,759
45	Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, California	5%	517	3.79	$50,156
46	University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolIMG-Friendly Dallas, TX	Dallas, Texas	4.9%	517	3.79	$43,698
47	Yale School of MedicineIMG-Friendly New Haven, CT	New Haven, Connecticut	3.2%	521	3.92	$53,016
48	University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, California	3.5%	519	3.87	$36,261
49	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Charleston, SC	Charleston, South Carolina	7.5%	512	3.7	$41,995

Key Takeaways

There are 49 medical schools matching this criteria.
The average acceptance rate is 3.8%, ranging from 2.1% to 7.5%.
The average MCAT score is 519, with scores ranging from 512 to 524.
Average in-state tuition is $48,252 per year.
The average GPA of admitted students is 3.86.

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