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California Medical Schools Comparison

In California, 13 medical schools that are accredited by Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) are active for the academic year 2023-2024. There are 6 public and 7 private medical schools in California. The average tuition & fees is $45,147 for California residents and $57,053 for out-of-state students.

The average MCAT score of the enrolled students of the California medical schools is 514 and the average GPA is 3.77. The acceptance rate of the California medical schools is 2 as 1,636 students accepted and enrolled out of 91,830 applicants. The total medical school population at California medical schools is 7,153.

The next list summarizes the medical school information in California.

In California, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine is the newest medical school (founded in 2020) and University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine is the second oldest medical school, founded in 1864.
The average tuition & fees of California medical schools is $57,053 and Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $70,890 and University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $55,537.
The average MCAT score of California medical schools is 514 and Stanford University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 518 and University of California, Davis School of Medicine has the lowest score of 509.
The average acceptance rate of California medical schools is 2.23% and Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) rate of 1% and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has the loosest (lowest) rate of 6%.
The average medical school population of California medical schools is 7,153 and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has the most students of 850 and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has the fewest students of 60.

13 California Medical Schools Comparison

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The below table compares the 13 California medical schools that accredited by LCME. You can sort the table by touching/clicking the column title that you want to sort

Rank	College Name	Founded	Tuition & Fees	MCAT Score	GPA	Acceptance Rate	Student Population
8	Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA	1908	$65,343	518	3.89	1.0%	494
23	Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	1885	$70,890	517	3.80	2.2%	833
18	Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine Pasadena, CA	2020	$61,494	516	3.76	0.7%	199
28	University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, CA	1896	$56,080	516	3.93	1.6%	513
24	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine La Jolla, CA	1968	$55,537	515	3.77	1.6%	667
20	University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, CA	1864	$59,825	515	3.87	2.0%	849
19	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA	1951	$56,088	514	3.80	1.3%	850
57	California University of Science and Medicine Colton, CA	2015	$70,000	514	3.61	2.7%	534
84	California Northstate University College of Medicine Elk Grove, CA	2015	$69,069	511	3.60	3.2%	453
86	Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loma Linda, CA	1909	$67,056	510	3.86	3.4%	771
79	University of California, Davis School of Medicine Sacramento, CA	1966	$57,616	509	3.73	1.7%	568
87	University of California, Riverside School of Medicine Riverside, CA	2008	$57,169	509	3.60	1.4%	362
1	Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	1966	$69,000	-	-	6.3%	60
	Average	-	$57,053	514	3.77	2.2%	7,153