Medical Schools with the Highest Acceptance Rate

An acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of admitted or matriculated applicants to the total number of applicants.
In 2025, the medical school acceptance rate is 4.02% over 158 LCME accredited medical school in United States. A total of 945,685 students applied to medical school(s) and 22,779 students enrolled in medical schools.
CUNY School of Medicine has the highest acceptance rate of 100.00%. University of Mississippi School of Medicine and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine follow it with 46.29% and 16.06% acceptance rate respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the highest acceptance rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
RankSchoolAcceptance RateApplicantsMatriculatedApplication FeeTuition & FeesMCAT ScoreGPA
1 CUNY School of Medicine
PublicNew York, NY
100.00%5757$65$41,912-3.8
2 University of Mississippi School of Medicine
PublicJackson, MS
46.29%350162$50$36,3055063.87
3 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
PublicSan Juan, PR
16.06%635102$30$42,1655043.9
4 Mercer University School of Medicine
PrivateMacon, GA
14.37%1,211174$90$45,7635033.72
5 Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
PublicAugusta, GA
9.37%3,244304No Fee$62,7675133.84
6 Ponce School of Medicine
PrivatePonce , PR
8.98%2,004180$90$48,9034993.7
7 University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
PublicOklahoma City, OK
8.78%2,142188$85$69,2505103.94
8 Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
PrivateBayamon, PR
8.11%95077$200$48,0004993.77
9 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
PrivateBethesda, MD
8.08%2,203178No Fee-5123.84
10 The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
PublicGreenville, NC
7.51%1,11984$70$25,2955073.73
11 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PublicSpringfield, IL
7.30%1,09680$75$42,7465073.86
12 University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
PublicKansas City, MO
6.70%1,805121$50$53,9625103.89
13 University of Tennessee College of Medicine
PublicMemphis, TN
6.66%2,627175$100$59,5905113.83
14 Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
PublicSioux Falls, SD
6.49%1,07970$35$79,2035093.85
15 University of Arkansas College of Medicine
PublicLittle Rock, AR
6.23%2,743171$100$67,8645073.85
16 University of New Mexico School of Medicine
PublicAlbuquerque, NM
5.93%1,736103$100$48,3885063.82
17 Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
PublicNew Orleans, LA
5.84%3,359196$50$61,1145103.86
18 Indiana University School of Medicine
PublicIndianapolis, IN
5.74%6,356365$70$63,8615123.9
19 San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
PrivateCaguas, PR
5.71%1,22570$100$47,5284993.65
20 University of South Alabama College of Medicine
PublicMobile, AL
5.49%1,43979$75$69,3625083.89
21 University of Nebraska College of Medicine
PublicOmaha, NE
5.47%2,432133$70$58,8255163.94
22 University of Washington School of Medicine
PublicSeattle, WA
5.42%5,077275$35$99,3475123.81
23 Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
PublicSpokane, WA
5.11%1,56680$50$43,2425093.65
24 University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, MO
5.10%2,510128$75$92,7135093.85
25 University of Utah School of Medicine
PublicSalt Lake City,, UT
5.01%2,496125$110$87,7285113.82