Medical schools do not have a large number of students, and the numbers are not much changed from year to year. In 2025, total 97,463 students enrolled in medical schools in United States. Among them, 43,796 students (44.94%) are male and 53,474 (54.87%) are female students.
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University has the least number of students of 50. New York University Long Island School of Medicine and The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine follow it with 74 and 80 respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the least number of students. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
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Smallest Medical Schools with the Least Students Comparison Table
RankSchoolEnrollmentMaleFemaleTuition & FeesAcceptance RateMCAT ScoreGPA
1 Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont UniversityPrivate, Nashville, TN502327$66,9243.66%5093.64
2 New York University Long Island School of MedicinePrivate, Mineola, NY743242$66,6520.55%5153.84
3 The University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicinePublic, Tyler, TX801763$38,3220.86%5053.84
4 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and SciencePrivate, Los Angeles, CA1205070$69,0001.41%5163.90
5 Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research InstitutePublic, Roanoke, VA20782123$61,9660.89%5123.69
5 Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustinPublic, Austin, TX20782125$35,4060.95%5153.92
7 Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of MedicinePrivate, Pasadena, CA21190119$61,4940.67%5153.88
8 University of Houston College of MedicinePublic, Houston, TX21768149$37,3681.25%5053.75
9 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of MedicinePublic, Edinburg, TX222102120$34,6321.22%5073.79
10 Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic MedicinePrivate, Davie, FL224114110$73,1661.14%5133.78
11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of MedicinePublic, Urbana, IL243125117$52,7902.55%5153.83
12 University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of MedicinePublic, LAS VEGAS, NV258116141$69,9443.81%5103.77
13 University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health SciencesPublic, Grand Forks, ND284126158$65,3124.64%5093.86
14 Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South DakotaPublic, Sioux Falls, SD287135152$79,2036.49%5093.85
15 CUNY School of MedicinePublic, New York, NY292102190$41,912100.00%3.80
15 University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicinePublic, Reno, NV292144148$62,7414.10%5093.76
17 San Juan Bautista School of MedicinePrivate, Caguas, PR303129174$47,5285.71%4993.65
18 University of South Alabama College of MedicinePublic, Mobile, AL306140166$69,3625.49%5083.89
19 Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic UniversityPublic, Boca Raton, FL313160152$67,9721.86%5163.90
20 East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicinePublic, Johnson City, TN322160162$49,7862.59%5113.78
21 University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of MedicinePublic, Honolulu, HI324127197$72,1003.47%5133.88
22 Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall UniversityPublic, Huntington, WV325159165$59,1983.87%5043.80
23 Southern Illinois University School of MedicinePublic, Springfield, IL328135193$42,7467.30%5073.86
24 Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicinePublic, Spokane, WA344129213$43,2425.11%5093.65
25 The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityPublic, Greenville, NC349142206$25,2957.51%5073.73