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Oldest Medical Schools

Founded in 1765, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest medical school in United States and Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, founded in 1767, is the second oldest medical school.

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

The average medical school tuition & fees of Oldest Medical Schools is $68,137, and University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $97,328 and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $58,435.
The average MCAT score is 513 and, among Oldest Medical Schools, New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523 and University of Louisville School of Medicine has the lowest score of 508.
The average acceptance rate is 3.81% and, among Oldest Medical Schools, George Washington University Medical School has the tightest (lowest) rate of 1% and Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University has the loosest (highest) rate of 9%.
The average medical school population is 632 and, among Oldest Medical Schools, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University has the most students of 1,194 and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine has the fewest students of 430.

Comparison Table between Oldest Medical Schools

The following table compares the 25 Oldest Medical Schools. 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	Founded	Tuition & Fees	MCAT Score	GPA	Acceptance Rate	Student Population
6	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	1765	$80,511	521	3.97	2.2%	805
5	Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, NY	1767	$79,690	522	3.95	1.8%	644
12	Harvard Medical School Boston, MA	1782	$80,639	521	3.90	2.0%	829
36	Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Hanover, NH	1797	$77,784	516	3.82	0.9%	430
62	University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	1807	$85,244	514	3.86	2.4%	693
3	Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT	1810	$79,350	522	3.96	1.4%	570
27	Alpert Medical School at Brown University Providence, RI	1811	$76,762	517	3.87	1.6%	636
34	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH	1819	$58,435	514	3.81	2.6%	779
88	University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, VT	1822	$75,675	512	3.75	1.2%	519
97	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Charleston, SC	1823	$70,324	511	3.92	5.2%	749
52	George Washington University Medical School Washington, DC	1824	$76,341	514	3.88	0.8%	728
46	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	1824	$73,104	513	3.80	2.4%	1,194
16	University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, VA	1827	$71,046	518	3.85	2.2%	668
83	Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Augusta, GA	1828	$65,937	512	3.84	9.0%	1,175
113	Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA	1834	$81,782	510	3.70	1.4%	838
73	SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY	1834	$72,791	513	3.81	2.9%	753
72	Rush Medical College at Rush University Chicago, IL	1837	$60,999	510	3.72	1.1%	596
119	University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, KY	1837	$74,769	508	3.82	3.2%	698
92	Albany Medical College Albany, NY	1838	$63,490	510	3.80	1.0%	603
69	VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division Richmond, VA	1838	$61,224	513	3.88	2.2%	782
1	New York University School of Medicine New York, NY	1841	$70,050	523	3.98	1.2%	474
17	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OH	1843	$74,542	518	3.87	2.3%	1,028
108	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Columbia, MO	1845	$97,328	511	3.84	3.7%	555
100	Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	1846	$73,841	510	3.70	3.0%	791
21	Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA	1848	$75,468	517	3.84	1.2%	651
	Average	-	$68,137	513	3.82	3.8%	632

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