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Top Pennsylvania Medical Schools Comparison

There are 6 LCME-accredited Medical Schools in Pennsylvania. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. You can search all Medical Schools in Pennsylvania at Pennsylvania Medical School search page.
The following list compares 6 schools with important Medical School statistics - Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine - Temple University, Drexel University College of Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
  • UPenn School of Medicine's tuition is the most expensive ($74,687) and Temple School of Medicine's tuition is the lowest ($60,890).
  • Temple School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 1.71% and Kimmel Medical College has the highest rate of 2.61%.
  • UPenn School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 522 and Temple School of Medicine has the lowest score of 512.
  • UPenn School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Temple School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.79.
  • Drexel College of Medicine is the largest school with 1,278 enrolled students and GCSOM is the smallest school with 467 students.
  • UPenn School of Medicine is the oldest school founded in 1765 and GCSOM is the most recently founded in 2008.
  • Drexel College of Medicine requires the most expensive application fees of $115.
Founded
1765
Tuition & Costs
$74,687 tuition & fees
$30,976 Living Costs
$2,486 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
522 MCAT Scores
3.97 GPA
Admission
2.45% Acceptance Rate
6,288 Applicants
154 Enrolled
Enrollment
801 Total Enrollment
399 Male Students
399Female Students
Prerequisites
English
Biology
Chemistry
Physics and Mathematics
Behavioral Disciplines
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-10-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.med.upenn.edu/admissions/admissions.html
Class Profile
https://www.med.upenn.edu/admissions/entering-class-profile.html
Founded
1883
Tuition & Costs
$69,704 ($65,872 in-state)
$22,275 Living Costs
MCAT Scores and GPA
515 MCAT Scores
3.83 GPA
Admission
1.79% Acceptance Rate
8,259 Applicants
148 Enrolled
Enrollment
725 Total Enrollment
298 Male Students
427Female Students
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
physics
Biochemistry
English
Statistics
Application Fees
$110
Application deadline
2025-10-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/admissions/you-apply/academic-requirements
Class Profile
https://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/admissions/who-we-are/class-profile
Founded
1824
Tuition & Costs
$70,712 tuition & fees
$20,047 Living Costs
MCAT Scores and GPA
514 MCAT Scores
3.86 GPA
Admission
2.61% Acceptance Rate
10,377 Applicants
271 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,171 Total Enrollment
541 Male Students
627Female Students
Prerequisites
biology
Chemistry
physics
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2025-11-17
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/skmc/admissions/applying.html
Class Profile
https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/skmc/admissions/selection-factors.html
Founded
1901
Tuition & Costs
$60,890 ($57,426 in-state)
MCAT Scores and GPA
512 MCAT Scores
3.79 GPA
Admission
1.71% Acceptance Rate
12,939 Applicants
221 Enrolled
Enrollment
919 Total Enrollment
397 Male Students
521Female Students
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Organic chemistry
physics
Biochemistry
Psychology and Sociology.
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-12-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://medicine.temple.edu/education/md-program/how-apply/requirements
Class Profile
https://medicine.temple.edu/education/md-program
Drexel University College of Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine

Private • Philadelphia, PA
Founded
1848
Tuition & Costs
$72,327 tuition & fees
$25,490 Living Costs
$2,380 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
512 MCAT Scores
3.8 GPA
Admission
1.94% Acceptance Rate
15,654 Applicants
303 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,278 Total Enrollment
540 Male Students
737Female Students
Prerequisites
biology
Chemistry
physics
Statistics and probability
English
Behavioral and social sciences
Application Fees
$115
Application deadline
2025-12-01
Admission Info
General Admission
https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/md-program/md-program-admissions/admissions-recommendations/
Class Profile
https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/md-program/md-program-admissions/medical-student-demographics/
Founded
2008
Tuition & Costs
$72,397 tuition & fees
$18,618 Living Costs
$10,025 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
512 MCAT Scores
3.82 GPA
Admission
2.03% Acceptance Rate
5,656 Applicants
115 Enrolled
Enrollment
467 Total Enrollment
222 Male Students
242Female Students
Prerequisites
biology
inorganic chemistry
Organic chemistry
physics
English
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-12-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.geisinger.edu/education/admissions/md-admissions/admission-requirements
Class Profile
https://www.geisinger.edu/gchs/education/gcsom/admissions-financial-aid/md-class-profile