New York Medical Schools Comparison
In New York, 15 medical schools that are accredited by Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) are active for the academic year 2025-2026. There are 5 public and 10 private medical schools in New York. The 2026 average tuition & fees is $48,716 for New York residents and $68,492 for out-of-state students.
The saverage MCAT score of the enrolled students of the New York medical schools is 516 and the average GPA is 3.84. The acceptance rate of the New York medical schools is 8
as 1,989 students accepted and enrolled out of 113,626 applicants. The total medical school population at New York medical schools is 8,904.
The next list summarizes the medical school information in New York.
- In New York, New York University Long Island School of Medicine is the newest medical school (founded in 2019) and Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is the second oldest medical school, founded in 1767.
- The average tuition & fees of New York medical schools is $68,492 and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell has the highest tuition & fees of $81,975 and CUNY School of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $43,912.
- The average MCAT score of New York medical schools is 516 and New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523 and Albany Medical College has the lowest score of 510.
- The average acceptance rate of New York medical schools is 8.35% and New York University Long Island School of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) rate of 1% and CUNY School of Medicine has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average medical school population of New York medical schools is 8,904 and New York Medical College has the most students of 934 and New York University Long Island School of Medicine has the fewest students of 75.
15 New York Medical Schools Comparison
The below table compares the 15 New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University School of Medicine New York, NY | 1841 | $70,050 | 523 | 3.98 | 1.2% | 474 |
| 5 | Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, NY | 1767 | $79,690 | 522 | 3.95 | 1.8% | 644 |
| 10 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | 1963 | $80,483 | 519 | 3.92 | 1.3% | 598 |
| 13 | Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY | 1898 | $78,526 | 518 | 3.93 | 1.2% | 532 |
| 25 | Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Hempstead, NY | 2008 | $81,975 | 518 | 3.92 | 1.9% | 438 |
| 29 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY | 1955 | $80,358 | 516 | 3.88 | 1.1% | 809 |
| 32 | Stony Brook University School of Medicine Stony Brook, NY | 1971 | $79,726 | 516 | 3.93 | 2.5% | 607 |
| 48 | New York Medical College Valhalla, NY | 1858 | $71,714 | 516 | 3.80 | 2.5% | 934 |
| 42 | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, NY | 1925 | $78,596 | 516 | 3.60 | 1.8% | 475 |
| 147 | New York University Long Island School of Medicine Mineola, NY | 2019 | $68,102 | 515 | 3.84 | 0.5% | 75 |
| 44 | SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Brooklyn, NY | 1858 | $72,192 | 513 | 3.79 | 2.6% | 883 |
| 73 | SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY | 1834 | $72,791 | 513 | 3.81 | 2.9% | 753 |
| 92 | Albany Medical College Albany, NY | 1838 | $63,490 | 510 | 3.80 | 1.0% | 603 |
| 100 | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | 1846 | $73,841 | 510 | 3.70 | 3.0% | 791 |
| 1 | CUNY School of Medicine New York, NY | 2016 | $43,912 | - | 3.80 | 100.0% | 288 |
| Average | - | $68,492 | 516 | 3.84 | 8.4% | 8,904 |