Medical Schools
160 medical schools that are accredited by Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) are active for the academic year 2025-2026. To apply and admit to medical schools, applicants are required to submit the GPA of undergraduate degree and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores. In addition, most medical schools requires premedical coursework such as biology and chemistry, and it varies by institute.
Below statements summarize the medical school information for academic year 2025-2026. You can compare all medical schools in one table with GPA, MCAT, admission, and tuition information at medical school comparison page.
- Total 160 LCME accredited medical schools are active - 96 public and 64 private schools. It excludes 3 campuses or partnership institutions - Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, and Indiana University School of Medicine - Evansville.
- The average MCAT score is 513 and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.82 for 2026 admission.
- The 2026 average medical school tuition is $42,110 for state residents and $65,250 for out-of-state students in public medical schools. In private medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $72,062.
- The average acceptance rate is 3.81% where 23,062 students are matriculated at one or more medical schools out of total 1,040,848 applicants.
- For the academic year 2025-2026, 23,062 first-time students have enrolled to medical schools and the total medical school population is 99,182.
Data source: AAMC Data & Reports, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Individual Medical Schools Admission Page
Medical Schools Statistics by State
The following table shows important medical schools statistics by state. The tuition is for the academic year 2025-2026, admission data including LSAT, GPA, and enrollment is based on the 2025-2026 data.
| State | Number of Schools | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | MCAT Score | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | $37,498 | $71,353 | 509 | 3.86 | 4.4% | 1,159 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $39,106 | $69,758 | 507 | 3.85 | 3.8% | 773 |
| Arizona | 3 | $43,022 | $65,916 | 515 | 3.83 | 1.9% | 1,538 |
| California | 13 | $52,896 | $69,769 | 514 | 3.80 | 1.7% | 7,318 |
| Colorado | 1 | $49,280 | $75,235 | 517 | 3.78 | 1.7% | 811 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $51,242 | $75,403 | 515 | 3.86 | 1.5% | 1,474 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | - | $72,219 | 511 | 3.81 | 1.2% | 2,194 |
| Florida | 8 | $31,549 | $62,407 | 524 | 3.88 | 2.0% | 4,205 |
| Georgia | 4 | $32,073 | $59,849 | 509 | 3.75 | 6.5% | 3,076 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $37,466 | $72,122 | 512 | 3.79 | 3.3% | 327 |
| Iowa | 1 | $40,494 | $61,893 | 514 | 3.81 | 3.4% | 665 |
| Illinois | 8 | $47,663 | $68,328 | 513 | 3.82 | 2.3% | 5,241 |
| Indiana | 2 | $42,642 | $80,586 | 512 | 3.90 | 4.7% | 1,525 |
| Kansas | 1 | $44,368 | $73,800 | 509 | 3.84 | 4.2% | 879 |
| Kentucky | 2 | $46,118 | $76,408 | 507 | 3.82 | 3.4% | 1,554 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $36,230 | $72,077 | 509 | 3.80 | 3.7% | 2,291 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $47,626 | $78,006 | 516 | 3.86 | 2.2% | 3,268 |
| Maryland | 3 | $51,936 | $78,376 | 515 | 3.88 | 3.9% | 1,998 |
| Michigan | 6 | $50,559 | $70,955 | 511 | 3.81 | 1.9% | 4,179 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $50,472 | $75,951 | 510 | 3.83 | 3.9% | 1,090 |
| Missouri | 4 | $39,985 | $74,655 | 513 | 3.82 | 4.2% | 2,489 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $37,928 | $37,928 | 506 | 3.80 | 52.2% | 679 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $30,195 | $58,195 | 514 | 3.83 | 2.6% | 2,542 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $39,612 | $71,658 | 509 | 3.86 | 4.0% | 295 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $48,845 | $69,131 | 515 | 3.90 | 5.1% | 1,569 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | - | $77,784 | 516 | 3.82 | 0.9% | 430 |
| New Jersey | 4 | $50,980 | $78,908 | 515 | 3.86 | 2.6% | 2,030 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $19,135 | $47,831 | 506 | 3.82 | 6.0% | 445 |
| Nevada | 3 | $40,309 | $71,927 | 509 | 3.77 | 4.6% | 629 |
| New York | 15 | $48,716 | $73,030 | 516 | 3.84 | 8.4% | 8,904 |
| Ohio | 7 | $44,225 | $76,053 | 513 | 3.81 | 2.7% | 4,764 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $35,724 | $69,750 | 510 | 3.70 | 7.8% | 753 |
| Oregon | 1 | $47,193 | $67,320 | 509 | 3.66 | 2.1% | 668 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $64,262 | $73,359 | 515 | 3.85 | 1.8% | 5,417 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $24,665 | $55,444 | 500 | 3.76 | 8.1% | 1,884 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | - | $76,762 | 517 | 3.87 | 1.6% | 636 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $43,410 | $82,623 | 509 | 3.82 | 3.9% | 1,565 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $37,048 | $84,417 | 509 | 3.85 | 6.6% | 293 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $41,117 | $65,943 | 512 | 3.81 | 2.6% | 2,120 |
| Texas | 13 | $28,815 | $42,797 | 512 | 3.86 | 2.8% | 7,882 |
| Utah | 1 | $37,000 | $68,000 | 511 | 3.82 | 4.1% | 543 |
| Virginia | 4 | $47,415 | $65,578 | 514 | 3.80 | 1.8% | 2,289 |
| Vermont | 1 | $42,611 | $75,675 | 512 | 3.75 | 1.2% | 519 |
| Washington | 2 | $53,417 | $76,258 | 510 | 3.73 | 5.2% | 1,584 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $45,512 | $68,182 | 511 | 3.79 | 2.4% | 1,897 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $34,566 | $71,618 | 509 | 3.80 | 2.3% | 791 |