Compare Medical Schools

Top Tennessee Medical Schools Comparison

There are 3 LCME-accredited Medical Schools in Tennessee. The schools in the below table lists the schools in order of rankings.
The following list compares 3 schools with important Medical School statistics - University of Tennessee College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine.
  • Meharry Medical College's tuition is the most expensive ($66,366) and ETSU College of Medicine's tuition is the lowest ($49,786).
  • Meharry Medical College has the lowest acceptance rate of 1.47% and UTHSC College of Medicine has the highest rate of 6.66%.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 511 and Meharry Medical College has the lowest score of 504.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.83 and Meharry Medical College has the lowest GPA of 3.58.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine is the largest school with 705 enrolled students and ETSU College of Medicine is the smallest school with 322 students.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine is the oldest school founded in 1850 and ETSU College of Medicine is the most recently founded in 1978.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine requires the most expensive application fees of $100.
Founded
1850
Tuition & Costs
$59,590 ($41,539 in-state)
$19,065 Living Costs
$10,298 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
511 MCAT Scores
3.83 GPA
Admission
6.66% Acceptance Rate
2,627 Applicants
175 Enrolled
Enrollment
705 Total Enrollment
359 Male Students
346Female Students
Prerequisites
chemistry
Physics
biology
English
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-11-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.uthsc.edu/medicine/admissions/requirements.php
Class Profile
https://www.uthsc.edu/medicine/admissions/class-profiles.php
Founded
1978
Tuition & Costs
$49,786 tuition & fees
$24,220 Living Costs
$2,910 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
511 MCAT Scores
3.78 GPA
Admission
2.59% Acceptance Rate
3,017 Applicants
78 Enrolled
Enrollment
322 Total Enrollment
160 Male Students
162Female Students
Prerequisites
Biochemistry
Communications
Biology
Chemistry
Logic
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Psychology
Rhetoric
Sociology
Application Fees
$50
Application deadline
2025-11-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.etsu.edu/com/sa/admissions/
Class Profile
https://www.etsu.edu/com/admissions/collegeinfo/statistics.php
Founded
1876
Tuition & Costs
$66,366 tuition & fees
MCAT Scores and GPA
504 MCAT Scores
3.58 GPA
Admission
1.47% Acceptance Rate
7,678 Applicants
113 Enrolled
Enrollment
504 Total Enrollment
196 Male Students
307Female Students
Prerequisites
General Biology or Zoologyoratory
Inorganic Chemistry with Quantitative Analysisoratory
Organic Chemistryoratory
General Physicsoratory
English Composition
Biochemistry
Application Fees
$65
Application deadline
2025-12-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://home.mmc.edu/admissions/school-of-medicine/
Class Profile
https://home.mmc.edu/about/quick-facts/#1495143880226-1df179a3-ee8d044a-6153