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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 2025-2026. There are 6 public and 7 private medical schools in California. The 2026 average tuition & fees is $52,896 for California residents and $64,839 for out-of-state students.

The saverage MCAT score of the enrolled students of the California medical schools is 514 and the average GPA is 3.80. The acceptance rate of the California medical schools is 2 as 1,578 students accepted and enrolled out of 101,812 applicants. The total medical school population at California medical schools is 7,318.

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 $64,839 and California Northstate University College of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $80,537 and University of California, Riverside School of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $61,240.
The average MCAT score of California medical schools is 514 and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has the highest MCAT score of 522 and University of California, Riverside School of Medicine has the lowest score of 509.
The average acceptance rate of California medical schools is 1.71% and Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) rate of 1% and California Northstate University College of Medicine has the loosest (lowest) rate of 3%.
The average medical school population of California medical schools is 7,318 and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has the most students of 878 and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has the fewest students of 180.

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
19	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA	1951	$66,420	522	3.96	1.4%	878
8	Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA	1908	$72,102	520	3.95	0.9%	509
23	Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	1885	$78,559	517	3.85	1.3%	703
20	University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, CA	1864	$68,204	517	3.89	1.7%	852
28	University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, CA	1896	$64,413	516	3.86	1.5%	521
18	Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine Pasadena, CA	2020	$69,212	515	3.84	0.7%	209
24	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine La Jolla, CA	1968	$66,545	514	3.83	1.4%	670
84	California Northstate University College of Medicine Elk Grove, CA	2015	$80,537	513	3.83	3.5%	482
1	California University of Science and Medicine Colton, CA	2015	$76,800	513	3.60	2.8%	550
2	Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	1966	$69,000	511	3.65	0.9%	180
86	Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loma Linda, CA	1909	$71,746	511	3.92	3.1%	766
79	University of California, Davis School of Medicine Sacramento, CA	1966	$62,214	510	3.58	1.7%	606
87	University of California, Riverside School of Medicine Riverside, CA	2008	$61,240	509	3.60	1.4%	392
	Average	-	$64,839	514	3.80	1.7%	7,318