Among 158 LCME accredited medical schools, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest school. It established 1765 and is serving for 201 years excepts 59 years closing which is closed in 1861 and reopened in 1920. Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Harvard Medical School have also long histories established in 1767 and 1782 respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 oldest medical schools. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
| Rank | School | Established | Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | MCAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, Philadelphia, PA | 1765 | 801 | $74,687 | 2.45% | 522 |
| 2 | Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsPrivate, New York, NY | 1767 | 643 | $75,689 | 1.89% | 522 |
| 3 | Harvard Medical SchoolPrivate, Boston, MA | 1782 | 830 | $76,421 | 2.09% | 521 |
| 4 | Dartmouth College Geisel School of MedicinePrivate, Hanover, NH | 1797 | 418 | $72,382 | 1.13% | 516 |
| 5 | University of Maryland School of MedicinePublic, Baltimore, MD | 1807 | 662 | $74,917 | 2.50% | 514 |
| 6 | Yale School of MedicinePrivate, New Haven, CT | 1810 | 554 | $75,985 | 1.58% | 522 |
| 7 | Alpert Medical School at Brown UniversityPrivate, Providence, RI | 1811 | 640 | $72,518 | 1.73% | 517 |
| 8 | University of Cincinnati College of MedicinePublic, Cincinnati, OH | 1819 | 778 | $55,231 | 2.95% | 513 |
| 9 | University of Vermont College of MedicinePublic, Burlington, VT | 1822 | 510 | $69,314 | 1.33% | 513 |
| 10 | Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicinePublic, Charleston, SC | 1823 | 754 | $69,400 | 4.74% | 511 |
| 11 | George Washington University Medical SchoolPrivate, Washington, DC | 1824 | 768 | $71,159 | 1.13% | 512 |
| 11 | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrivate, Philadelphia, PA | 1824 | 1,171 | $70,712 | 2.61% | 514 |
| 13 | University of Virginia School of MedicinePublic, Charlottesville, VA | 1827 | 666 | $69,002 | 2.64% | 517 |
| 14 | Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPublic, Augusta, GA | 1828 | 1,125 | $62,767 | 9.37% | 513 |
| 15 | Tulane University School of MedicinePrivate, New Orleans, LA | 1834 | 817 | $75,824 | 1.41% | 509 |
| 15 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityPublic, Syracuse, NY | 1834 | 738 | $70,721 | 2.59% | 513 |
| 17 | Rush Medical College at Rush UniversityPrivate, Chicago, IL | 1837 | 605 | $57,778 | 1.10% | 511 |
| 17 | University of Louisville School of MedicinePublic, Louisville, KY | 1837 | 686 | $72,548 | 3.24% | 508 |
| 19 | Albany Medical CollegePrivate, Albany, NY | 1838 | 590 | $58,750 | 1.08% | 510 |
| 19 | VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences DivisionPublic, Richmond, VA | 1838 | 790 | $61,224 | 2.80% | 513 |
| 21 | New York University School of MedicinePrivate, New York, NY | 1841 | 469 | $68,600 | 1.26% | 523 |
| 22 | Case Western Reserve University School of MedicinePrivate, Cleveland, OH | 1843 | 1,013 | $72,762 | 2.55% | 518 |
| 23 | University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicinePublic, Columbia, MO | 1845 | 533 | $92,713 | 5.10% | 509 |
| 24 | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at BuffaloPublic, Buffalo, NY | 1846 | 783 | $70,368 | 3.11% | 511 |
| 25 | Boston University School of MedicinePrivate, Boston, MA | 1848 | 683 | $71,202 | 1.31% | 518 |