The acceptance rate generally refers to the percentage of students who applied who were accepted.
The same goes for the medical school admission, but recently, communities or websites that prepare and provide medical school admission information tend to use the percentage of final successful applicants as the acceptance rate.
This change is expected to have occurred for the following two reasons.
First, the data report provided by AAMC excludes information on admitted applicants and provides only information on applicants and matriculants. Therefore, it is hard to determine the percentage of accepted applicants.
Second, due to the nature of the medical school admissions process, the acceptance rate may not have much meaning.
During the medical school admissions process, relatively few applicants are invited to an interview after applying to medical school. Only invited applicants have chance to be accepted. The percentage of invited applicants for interview can also be important information for students preparing for medical school.
Therefore, we want to compare medical schools using both acceptance and interview rates. To avoid confusion:
  • Acceptance rate: Percentage of applicants who were finally matriculated
  • Interview rate: percentage of applicants invited to an interview
Medical Schools Admission Statistics with Acceptance and Interview Rate
Applicants966,947
Interviewees24,706
matriculants22,981
Interview Rate2.56%
Acceptance Rate2.38%

Acceptance Rate and Interview Rate for 2025 Medical School Admission

Not many medical schools have yet announced the number of applicants invited to interview for the 2024-2025 admission. The last column in the table lets you see which year's admission data was used.
Medical Schools Acceptance Rate and Interview Rate
SchoolApplicantsIntervieweesMatriculantsInterview RateAcceptance RateYear Data Used
University of Alabama School of Medicine
PublicBirmingham, AL
4,32949319011.39%4.39%2024
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
PublicMobile, AL
1,4391977913.69%5.49%2024
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
PrivateRochester, AZ
5,59176010613.59%1.90%2024
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
PublicTucson, AZ
6,4895311178.18%1.80%2024
The University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
PrivatePhoenix, AZ
5,5454421307.97%2.34%2024
University of Arkansas College of Medicine
PublicLittle Rock, AR
2,74335217112.83%6.23%2024
California Northstate University College of Medicine
PrivateElk Grove, CA
3,72150011813.44%3.17%2024
California University of Science and Medicine
PrivateColton, CA
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
4,270328607.68%1.41%2024
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
PrivatePasadena, CA
7,593711519.36%0.67%2024
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
8,6574071204.70%1.39%2024
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
PrivateLoma Linda, CA
5,4963801726.91%3.13%2024
Stanford University School of Medicine
PrivateStanford, CA
8,998498905.53%1.00%2024
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
PublicSacramento, CA
7,7965621397.21%1.78%2024
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
PublicIrvine, CA
6,9294911147.09%1.65%2024
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
PublicLos Angeles, CA
11,3268241777.28%1.56%2024
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
PublicRiverside, CA
6,464291874.50%1.35%2024
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
PublicLa Jolla, CA
9,26797915210.56%1.64%2024
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
PublicSan Francisco, CA
9,5555881746.15%1.82%2024
University of Colorado School of Medicine
PublicAurora, CO
10,0036741826.74%1.82%2024
Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
PrivateNorth Haven, CT
7,341490956.67%1.29%2024
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
PublicFarmington, CT
4,6263301127.13%2.42%2024
Yale School of Medicine
PrivateNew Haven, CT
6,5976551049.93%1.58%2024
George Washington University Medical School
PrivateWashington, DC
16,3708701855.31%1.13%2024
Georgetown University School of Medicine
PrivateWashington, DC
14,4801,0532037.27%1.40%2024
Howard University College of Medicine
PrivateWashington, DC
8,3313881254.66%1.50%2024
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
PublicBoca Raton, FL
4,236328797.74%1.86%2024
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University
PublicMiami, FL
6,0734581207.54%1.98%2024
Florida State University College of Medicine
PublicTallahassee, FL
6,4542521203.90%1.86%2024
Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
PrivateDavie, FL
5,457398627.29%1.14%2024
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
PublicOrlando, FL
4,97050212010.10%2.41%2024
University of Florida College of Medicine
PublicGainesville, FL
5,3673601356.71%2.52%2024
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
PrivateMiami, FL
9,0035412356.01%2.61%2024
University of South Florida College of Medicine
PublicTampa, FL
5,57894713016.98%2.33%2024
Emory University School of Medicine
PrivateAtlanta, GA
12,8806691505.19%1.16%2024
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
PublicAugusta, GA
3,24458030417.88%9.37%2024
Mercer University School of Medicine
PrivateMacon, GA
1,21142517435.09%14.37%2024
Morehouse School of Medicine
PrivateAtlanta, GA
6,8554621056.74%1.53%2024
University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine
PublicHonolulu, HI
2,2162797712.59%3.47%2024
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of Medicine
PublicUrbana, IL
----2.55%-
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
PrivateMaywood, IL
12,0605501704.56%1.41%2024
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
PrivateChicago, IL
8,1386601408.11%1.72%2024
Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
PrivateNorth Chicago, IL
11,1226772036.09%1.83%2024
Rush Medical College at Rush University
PrivateChicago, IL
13,0454631443.55%1.10%2024
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PublicSpringfield, IL
1,0962308020.99%7.30%2024
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
PrivateChicago, IL
6,407629919.82%1.42%2024
University of Illinois College of Medicine
PublicChicago, IL
9,6107002977.28%3.09%2024
Indiana University School of Medicine - Evansville
PrivateEvansville, IN
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Indiana University School of Medicine
PublicIndianapolis, IN
6,35697136515.28%5.74%2024
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
PublicIowa City, IA
3,83772915319.00%3.99%2024
University of Kansas School of Medicine
PublicKansas City, KS
4,7424732119.97%4.45%2024
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
PublicLexington, KY
4,37856320712.86%4.73%2024
University of Louisville School of Medicine
PublicLouisville, KY
4,9984461628.92%3.24%2024
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
PublicNew Orleans, LA
3,35953319615.87%5.84%2024
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
PublicShreveport, LA
3,6163121508.63%4.15%2024
Tulane University School of Medicine
PrivateNew Orleans, LA
13,4435941904.42%1.41%2024
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
PrivateBaltimore, MD
6,2405891299.44%2.07%2024
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
PrivateBethesda, MD
2,20362117828.19%8.08%2024
University of Maryland School of Medicine
PublicBaltimore, MD
6,5194881637.49%2.50%2024
Boston University School of Medicine
PrivateBoston, MA
10,6801,0081409.44%1.31%2024
Harvard Medical School
PrivateBoston, MA
7,89078916510.00%2.09%2024
Tufts University School of Medicine
PrivateBoston, MA
14,2487882025.53%1.42%2024
University of Massachusetts Medical School
PublicNorth Worcester, MA
4,9031,05023521.42%4.79%2024
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
PublicMount Pleasant, MI
7,5294771046.34%1.38%2024
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
PublicEast Lansing, MI
7,5826311898.32%2.49%2024
University of Michigan Medical School
Public6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI
9,3384451714.77%1.83%2024
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
PublicRochester, MI
7,0435171297.34%1.83%2024
Wayne State University School of Medicine
PublicDetroit, MI
9,1591,41231815.42%3.47%2024
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
PrivateKalamazoo, MI
4,3191,3148630.42%1.99%2024
University of Minnesota Medical School
PublicMinneapolis, MN
5,80777324013.31%4.13%2024
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
PublicJackson, MS
35020316258.00%46.29%2024
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
PrivateSt. Louis, MO
5,80880517613.86%3.03%2024
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, MO
2,51039912815.90%5.10%2024
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
PublicKansas City, MO
1,8051321217.31%6.70%2024
Washington University School of Medicine
PrivateSaint Louis, MO
5,4521,05312419.31%2.27%2024
Creighton University School of Medicine
PrivateOmaha, NE
5,76198625017.12%4.34%2024
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
PublicOmaha, NE
2,43241613317.11%5.47%2024
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine
PublicLAS VEGAS, NV
1,7323006617.32%3.81%2024
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
PublicReno, NV
1,7313507120.22%4.10%2024
Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
PrivateHanover, NH
8,505645967.58%1.13%2024
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
PublicCamden, NJ
4,6603481137.47%2.42%2024
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
PrivateNutley, NJ
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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
PublicNew Brunswick, NJ
6,6114241726.41%2.60%2024
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
PublicAlbuquerque, NM
1,7361701039.79%5.93%2024
Albany Medical College
PrivateAlbany, NY
12,9737121405.49%1.08%2024
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PrivateBronx, NY
8,89694816510.66%1.85%2024
Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
PrivateNew York, NY
7,29175713810.38%1.89%2024
CUNY School of Medicine
PublicNew York, NY
5723257407.02%100.00%2024
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
PrivateHempstead, NY
4,7908229917.16%2.07%2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PrivateNew York, NY
8,8907121198.01%1.34%2024
New York Medical College
PrivateValhalla, NY
9,07596421910.62%2.41%2024
New York University School of Medicine
PrivateNew York, NY
8,2718191049.90%1.26%2024
New York University Long Island School of Medicine
PrivateMineola, NY
4,370372248.51%0.55%2024
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
PublicStony Brook, NY
5,30384913616.01%2.56%2024
SUNY Upstate Medical University
PublicSyracuse, NY
6,6356501729.80%2.59%2024
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
PublicBrooklyn, NY
6,5961,08720116.48%3.05%2024
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
PublicBuffalo, NY
5,8285671819.73%3.11%2024
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
PrivateRochester, NY
5,92562810210.60%1.72%2024
Weill Cornell Medical College
PrivateNew York, NY
7,34578410610.67%1.44%2024
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
PublicGreenville, NC
1,1193488431.10%7.51%2024
Duke University School of Medicine
PrivateDurham, NC
8,2846241197.53%1.44%2024
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
PublicChapel Hill, NC
5,95763720410.69%3.42%2024
Wake Forest School of Medicine
PrivateWinston-Salem, NC
12,1385001454.12%1.19%2024
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
PublicGrand Forks, ND
1,5951967412.29%4.64%2024
Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University
PublicDayton, OH
6,2984161306.61%2.06%2024
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
PrivateCleveland, OH
8,4417982159.45%2.55%2024
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
PrivateCleveland, OH
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Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine
PublicRootstown, OH
5,37589218616.60%3.46%2024
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
PublicColumbus, OH
7,6336302178.25%2.84%2024
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
PublicCincinnati, OH
6,16272918211.83%2.95%2024
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
PublicToledo, OH
6,1963791766.12%2.84%2024
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
PublicOklahoma City, OK
2,14228418813.26%8.78%2024
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine
PublicTulsa, OK
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Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
PublicPortland, OR
5,6555421509.58%2.65%2024
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
PrivateScranton, PA
5,65682311514.55%2.03%2024
Drexel University College of Medicine
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
15,6541,4593039.32%1.94%2024
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
PublicHershey, PA
11,0737461456.74%1.31%2023
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
6,28886715413.79%2.45%2024
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
10,3776042715.82%2.61%2024
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University
PublicPhiladelphia, PA
12,9391,1392218.80%1.71%2024
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
PublicPittsburgh, PA
8,25991614811.09%1.79%2024
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
PrivateBayamon, PR
9501997720.95%8.11%2024
Ponce School of Medicine
PrivatePonce , PR
2,00447018023.45%8.98%2024
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
PrivateCaguas, PR
1,2251917015.59%5.71%2024
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
PublicSan Juan, PR
63515010223.62%16.06%2024
Alpert Medical School at Brown University
PrivateProvidence, RI
8,3153891444.68%1.73%2024
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
PublicCharleston, SC
3,78038917910.29%4.74%2024
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
PublicGreenville, SC
2,9653409811.47%3.31%2024
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
PublicSioux Falls, SD
1,0791937017.89%6.49%2024
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
PublicJohnson City, TN
3,0173537811.70%2.59%2024
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
PrivateNashville, TN
7,6782361133.07%1.47%2024
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
PublicMemphis, TN
2,62741617515.84%6.66%2024
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
PrivateNashville, TN
6,87372110310.49%1.50%2024
Baylor College of Medicine
PrivateHouston, TX
5,6221,12422619.99%4.02%2024
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
PublicBryan, TX
5,6345542009.83%3.55%2024
Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
PublicFort Worth, TX
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
PublicEl Paso, TX
4,52761412413.56%2.74%2024
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
PublicLubbock, TX
4,94891218218.43%3.68%2024
University of Houston College of Medicine
PublicHouston, TX
4,799333606.94%1.25%2024
The University of Texas Medical Branch
PublicGalveston, TX
5,09795223018.68%4.51%2024
UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School
PublicHouston, TX
5,6991,11024019.48%4.21%2024
UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
PublicSan Antonio, TX
5,3771,10122720.48%4.22%2024
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
PublicEdinburg, TX
4,4945265511.70%1.22%2024
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
PublicDallas, TX
5,60477822213.88%3.96%2024
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
PublicAustin, TX
5,287368506.96%0.95%2024
University of Utah School of Medicine
PublicSalt Lake City,, UT
2,49636012514.42%5.01%2024
University of Vermont College of Medicine
PublicBurlington, VT
9,3016131246.59%1.33%2024
Eastern Virginia Medical School
PublicNorfolk, VA
7,64979615110.41%1.97%2024
University of Virginia School of Medicine
PublicCharlottesville, VA
5,87261415510.46%2.64%2024
VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division
PublicRichmond, VA
6,70876118811.34%2.80%2024
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute
PublicRoanoke, VA
5,737283514.93%0.89%2024
University of Washington School of Medicine
PublicSeattle, WA
5,07768527513.49%5.42%2024
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
PublicSpokane, WA
1,5662988019.03%5.11%2024
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
PublicHuntington, WV
2,121163827.69%3.87%2024
West Virginia University School of Medicine
PublicMorgantown, WV
5,26654211510.29%2.18%2024
Medical College of Wisconsin
PrivateMilwaukee, WI
9,4547872708.32%2.86%2024
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PublicMadison, WI
7,1252881734.04%2.43%2024
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
PublicTyler, TX
4,649272405.85%0.86%2024
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University
PrivateNashville, TN
----3.66%-