Medical Schools with the Highest MCAT Score

The Medical School Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination developed and administered by the AAMC. The current MCAT consists of four distinct sections that are individually scored. Each section is allotted either 90 or 95 minutes and tests between 50 and 60 questions.
In 2023, the average MCAT score submitted by first-year enrolled students is 512. New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523. Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine follow it with 522 and 521 respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the highest MCAT scores. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
RankSchoolMCAT ScoreGPAAcceptance RateTuition & FeesEnrollment
1 New York University School of Medicine
PrivateNew York, NY
5233.971.24%$68,600473
2 Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
PrivateNew York, NY
5223.91.92%$75,689642
3 Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
PrivateRochester, AZ
5213.941.96%$67,900484
3 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
PrivateChicago, IL
5213.911.34%$64,337434
3 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
PrivateBaltimore, MD
5213.922.01%$66,874581
3 Harvard Medical School
PrivateBoston, MA
5213.92.07%$76,421845
3 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
5213.922.61%$74,687782
8 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
PrivateChicago, IL
5203.921.85%$74,197719
8 Washington University School of Medicine
PrivateSaint Louis, MO
5203.882.18%$72,975625
10 Yale School of Medicine
PrivateNew Haven, CT
5193.871.64%$75,985553
10 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PrivateNew York, NY
5193.811.41%$70,653614
10 Weill Cornell Medical College
PrivateNew York, NY
5193.911.47%$74,194530
10 Duke University School of Medicine
PrivateDurham, NC
5193.891.40%$77,100586
14 Stanford University School of Medicine
PrivateStanford, CA
5183.891.01%$67,305494
14 University of South Florida College of Medicine
PublicTampa, FL
5183.923.30%$54,916740
14 Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
PrivateHempstead, NY
5183.861.97%$61,875440
14 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
PrivateCleveland, OH
5183.832.51%$72,7621,011
14 Baylor College of Medicine
PrivateHouston, TX
5183.914.06%$42,671880
14 UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
PublicSan Antonio, TX
5183.884.31%$37,239947
14 University of Virginia School of Medicine
PublicCharlottesville, VA
5183.862.78%$69,002657
21 Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
5173.82.15%$74,373833
21 University of Colorado School of Medicine
PublicAurora, CO
5173.71.84%$72,518782
21 Boston University School of Medicine
PrivateBoston, MA
5173.741.38%$71,202698
21 University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
PublicDallas, TX
5173.834.20%$38,7371,021
25 The University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
PrivatePhoenix, AZ
5163.782.04%$60,639470