The Medical School Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination developed and administered by the AAMC. The current MCAT consists of four distinct sections that are individually scored. Each section is allotted either 90 or 95 minutes and tests between 50 and 60 questions.
In 2023, the average MCAT score submitted by first-year enrolled students is 512. New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523. Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine follow it with 522 and 521 respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the highest MCAT scores. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
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| Rank | School | MCAT Score | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University School of MedicinePrivate, New York, NY | 523 | 3.97 | 1.24% | $65,961 | 473 |
| 2 | Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsPrivate, New York, NY | 522 | 3.9 | 1.92% | $73,511 | 642 |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic Alix School of MedicinePrivate, Rochester, AZ | 521 | 3.94 | 1.96% | $64,000 | 484 |
| 3 | University of Chicago Pritzker School of MedicinePrivate, Chicago, IL | 521 | 3.91 | 1.34% | $62,404 | 434 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePrivate, Baltimore, MD | 521 | 3.92 | 2.01% | $66,664 | 581 |
| 3 | Harvard Medical SchoolPrivate, Boston, MA | 521 | 3.9 | 2.07% | $71,305 | 845 |
| 3 | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, Philadelphia, PA | 521 | 3.92 | 2.61% | $71,935 | 782 |
| 8 | Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicinePrivate, Chicago, IL | 520 | 3.92 | 1.85% | $72,048 | 719 |
| 8 | Washington University School of MedicinePrivate, Saint Louis, MO | 520 | 3.88 | 2.18% | $71,544 | 625 |
| 10 | Yale School of MedicinePrivate, New Haven, CT | 519 | 3.87 | 1.64% | $71,389 | 553 |
| 10 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPrivate, New York, NY | 519 | 3.81 | 1.41% | $66,446 | 614 |
| 10 | Weill Cornell Medical CollegePrivate, New York, NY | 519 | 3.91 | 1.47% | $71,900 | 530 |
| 10 | Duke University School of MedicinePrivate, Durham, NC | 519 | 3.89 | 1.40% | $72,757 | 586 |
| 14 | Stanford University School of MedicinePrivate, Stanford, CA | 518 | 3.89 | 1.01% | $65,343 | 494 |
| 14 | University of South Florida College of MedicinePublic, Tampa, FL | 518 | 3.92 | 3.30% | $54,916 | 740 |
| 14 | Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellPrivate, Hempstead, NY | 518 | 3.86 | 1.97% | $58,325 | 440 |
| 14 | Case Western Reserve University School of MedicinePrivate, Cleveland, OH | 518 | 3.83 | 2.51% | $71,708 | 1,011 |
| 14 | Baylor College of MedicinePrivate, Houston, TX | 518 | 3.91 | 4.06% | $41,565 | 880 |
| 14 | UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicinePublic, San Antonio, TX | 518 | 3.88 | 4.31% | $40,454 | 947 |
| 14 | University of Virginia School of MedicinePublic, Charlottesville, VA | 518 | 3.86 | 2.78% | $64,484 | 657 |
| 21 | Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, Los Angeles, CA | 517 | 3.8 | 2.15% | $70,890 | 833 |
| 21 | University of Colorado School of MedicinePublic, Aurora, CO | 517 | 3.7 | 1.84% | $71,175 | 782 |
| 21 | Boston University School of MedicinePrivate, Boston, MA | 517 | 3.74 | 1.38% | $70,945 | 698 |
| 21 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasPublic, Dallas, TX | 517 | 3.83 | 4.20% | $36,123 | 1,021 |
| 25 | The University of Arizona College of Medicine PhoenixPrivate, Phoenix, AZ | 516 | 3.78 | 2.04% | $56,810 | 470 |