Compare Medical Schools

Top California Medical Schools Comparison

There are 11 LCME-accredited Medical Schools in California. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. You can search all Medical Schools in California at California Medical School search page.
  • South Carolina School of Medicine's tuition is the most expensive ($74,373) and UCSD School of Medicine's tuition is the lowest ($56,959). *
  • Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 0.67% and UCSF School of Medicine has the highest rate of 1.82%.
  • Stanford School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 519 and UCSD School of Medicine has the lowest score of 514.
  • Stanford School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.92 and UCSD School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.81.
  • UCLA School of Medicine is the largest school with 858 enrolled students and Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is the smallest school with 211 students.
  • UCSF School of Medicine is the oldest school founded in 1864 and Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is the most recently founded in 2020.
  • UCSD School of Medicine requires the most expensive application fees of $135.
* Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is a tuition free school. See details at the school's tuition page.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Founded
1908
Tuition & Costs
$67,305 tuition & fees
$27,675 Living Costs
$8,655 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
519 MCAT Scores
3.92 GPA
Admission
1.00% Acceptance Rate
8,998 Applicants
90 Enrolled
Enrollment
508 Total Enrollment
250 Male Students
255Female Students
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry and Physics
Physics and Mathematics
Laboratory or Field Experiments
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Communication
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-10-02
Founded
2020
Tuition & Costs
$61,494 tuition & fees
$39,636 Living Costs
* Tuition Free School
MCAT Scores and GPA
515 MCAT Scores
3.88 GPA
Admission
0.67% Acceptance Rate
7,593 Applicants
51 Enrolled
Enrollment
211 Total Enrollment
90 Male Students
119Female Students
Prerequisites
Behavioral or social science
Biology
General or inorganic chemistry
Physics
Humanities
Application Fees
$50
Application deadline
2025-10-02
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Public • Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1951
Tuition & Costs
$63,725 ($51,480 in-state)
$33,040 Living Costs
$4,470 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
515 MCAT Scores
3.85 GPA
Admission
1.56% Acceptance Rate
11,326 Applicants
177 Enrolled
Enrollment
858 Total Enrollment
362 Male Students
494Female Students
Prerequisites
Biological Sciences and Physiology
Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physical Sciences
Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Application Fees
$95
Application deadline
2025-10-02
Founded
1864
Tuition & Costs
$62,782 ($50,537 in-state)
$33,075 Living Costs
MCAT Scores and GPA
517 MCAT Scores
3.89 GPA
Admission
1.82% Acceptance Rate
9,555 Applicants
174 Enrolled
Enrollment
848 Total Enrollment
365 Male Students
476Female Students
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Physics
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2025-10-15
Founded
1885
Tuition & Costs
$74,373 tuition & fees
$26,461 Living Costs
$3,192 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
517 MCAT Scores
3.85 GPA
Admission
1.39% Acceptance Rate
8,657 Applicants
120 Enrolled
Enrollment
773 Total Enrollment
336 Male Students
436Female Students
Prerequisites
No course requirements
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-11-01
Founded
1968
Tuition & Costs
$56,959 ($44,714 in-state)
$21,528 Living Costs
$1,064 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
514 MCAT Scores
3.81 GPA
Admission
1.64% Acceptance Rate
9,267 Applicants
152 Enrolled
Enrollment
666 Total Enrollment
238 Male Students
426Female Students
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Calculus or Statistics
Application Fees
$135
Application deadline
2025-10-15