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The acceptance rate is one of the important considerations when choosing colleges. For medical school applicants, it is also considered importantly with MCAT and GPA. Here, we use the acceptance rate as the percentage of applicants who accepted and enrolled in a medical school (not only accepted).

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine ranked first and George Washington University Medical School ranked second in 2026 Tightest Medical Schools to Admit rankings.

Below statements summarize the average statistics including medical schools tuition and admission data for the top 10 Tightest Medical Schools to Admit.

The average medical school tuition & fees of Tightest Medical Schools to Admit is $68,137, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $80,358 and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $35,472.
The average MCAT score is 513 and, among Tightest Medical Schools to Admit, New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523 and Central Michigan University College of Medicine has the lowest score of 504.
The average acceptance rate is 3.81% and, among Tightest Medical Schools to Admit, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) rate of 1% and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has the loosest (highest) rate of 1%.
The average medical school population is 632 and, among Tightest Medical Schools to Admit, Tufts University School of Medicine has the most students of 850 and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has the fewest students of 208.

Comparison Table between Tightest Medical Schools to Admit

The following table compares the 25 Tightest Medical Schools to Admit. The tuition & fees is based on the 2025-2026 academic year. The admission data including MCAT, GPA, acceptance rate, applicants, and matriculants are based on the 2025-2026 data. You can sort the table by touching/clicking the column title that you want to sort.

Rank^[1]	College Name	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Matriculants	Tuition & Fees	MCAT Score	GPA
18	Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine Pasadena, CA	0.7%	6,596	49	$69,212	515	3.84
52	George Washington University Medical School Washington, DC	0.8%	17,194	130	$76,341	514	3.88
68	Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute Roanoke, VA	0.9%	6,370	55	$65,637	512	3.67
47	Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	0.9%	5,684	50	$37,138	515	3.92
8	Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA	0.9%	9,793	90	$72,102	520	3.95
36	Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Hanover, NH	0.9%	10,330	96	$77,784	516	3.82
92	Albany Medical College Albany, NY	1.0%	14,157	141	$63,490	510	3.80
67	Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University North Haven, CT	1.0%	9,426	95	$66,680	511	3.78
29	Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY	1.1%	14,035	148	$80,358	516	3.88
35	Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA	1.1%	12,671	136	$60,382	515	3.81
72	Rush Medical College at Rush University Chicago, IL	1.1%	13,237	144	$60,999	510	3.72
136	Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Davie, FL	1.1%	5,790	65	$76,862	513	3.78
146	University of Houston College of Medicine Houston, TX	1.1%	5,247	60	$37,368	505	3.75
120	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Edinburg, TX	1.2%	4,789	55	$35,472	507	3.79
11	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Chicago, IL	1.2%	7,738	91	$67,602	521	3.94
1	New York University School of Medicine New York, NY	1.2%	8,385	99	$70,050	523	3.98
88	University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, VT	1.2%	10,377	122	$75,675	512	3.75
21	Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA	1.2%	11,429	138	$75,468	517	3.84
105	Central Michigan University College of Medicine Mount Pleasant, MI	1.2%	8,513	104	$70,968	504	3.60
13	Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY	1.2%	8,599	106	$78,526	518	3.93
1	Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, TN	1.2%	7,685	95	$74,975	521	3.95
23	Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	1.3%	9,612	120	$78,559	517	3.85
22	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA	1.3%	11,887	151	$76,062	516	3.91
121	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, IL	1.3%	13,289	175	$73,720	512	3.80
41	Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA	1.3%	15,455	204	$76,419	514	3.82
	Average	3.8%	-	-	$68,137	513	3.82

[1] Medical School Rankings over based on multiple factors including admission, academic, size, and costs.