There are 7 LCME-accredited medical schools in Pennsylvania as of 2023. By school type, 3 medical schools are public and 4 are private. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ranked first among Pennsylvania medical schools with #5 in overall medical school ranking.
The below list summarizes the 2023 important medical schools statistics for Pennsylvania medical schools.
- The average MCAT Score of Pennsylvania medical schools is 513.
- The average GPA is 3.78.
- The average acceptance rate is 1.98%.
- In public Pennsylvania medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $60,280 for state residents and $63,913 for out-of-state students.
- In private Pennsylvania medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $68,386.
- Total 5,927 students have attended Pennsylvania medical schools in 2023 and each school had 847 medical school students in average.
- A total of 1,363 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) 2023 and , in average, a medical school had 195 first-time students last year.
List of Pennsylvania Medical Schools and Comparison
The following table lists 7 Pennsylvania medical schools with important statistics including tuition and MCAT scores. You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want. The ranking is for all LCME-accredited medical school. It is computed based on a number of factors including the admission scores, number of faculties, bar pass rate, acceptance rate, and employment statistics.
| School | Ranking | Founded | Tuition | MCAT | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 5 | 1765 | $71,935 | 521 | 3.92 | 2.61% | 782 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePublicPittsburgh, PA | 22 | 1883 | $67,072 | 514 | 3.79 | 1.69% | 710 |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 46 | 1824 | $64,389 | 514 | 3.8 | 2.49% | 1,165 |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple UniversityPublicPhiladelphia, PA | 60 | 1901 | $59,462 | 512 | 3.74 | 1.66% | 913 |
| Drexel University College of MedicinePrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 70 | 1848 | $67,590 | 511 | 3.66 | 1.92% | 1,236 |
| Pennsylvania State University College of MedicinePublicHershey, PA | 75 | 1963 | $65,206 | 511 | 3.75 | 1.31% | 649 |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicinePrivateScranton, PA | 96 | 2008 | $69,630 | 511 | 3.79 | 2.19% | 472 |