Tightest Medical Schools To Admit with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

An acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of admitted or matriculated applicants to the total number of applicants. In general, the medical school acceptance rate is much lower than the rate in general college admission.

In 2024, the medical school acceptance rate is 3.97% over 158 LCME accredited medical school in United States. A total of 965,477 students applied to medical school(s) and 22,980 students enrolled in medical schools.

New York University Long Island School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 0.59%. Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute follow it with 0.65% and 0.81% acceptance rate respectively.

The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the lowest acceptance rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

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Rank	School	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Matriculated	Application Fee	Tuition & Fees	MCAT Score	GPA
1	New York University Long Island School of Medicine PrivateMineola, NY	0.59%	4,045	24	$100	$64,088	515	3.78
2	Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine PrivatePasadena, CA	0.65%	7,731	50	$50	$61,494	516	3.76
3	Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute PublicRoanoke, VA	0.81%	6,184	50	$70	$60,412	513	3.62
4	Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University PublicFort Worth, TX	0.94%	6,357	60	$100	$66,820	511	3.77
5	Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine PrivateDavie, FL	0.95%	5,580	53	$50	$70,809	511	3.8
5	Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin PublicAustin, TX	0.95%	5,283	50	No Fee	$35,406	514	3.78
7	Stanford University School of Medicine PrivateStanford, CA	1.01%	8,837	89	$100	$65,343	518	3.89
8	The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine PublicTyler, TX	1.06%	3,756	40	No Fee	$38,322	508	3.7
9	Emory University School of Medicine PrivateAtlanta, GA	1.08%	12,882	139	$120	$55,242	515	3.78
9	Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine PrivateHanover, NH	1.08%	8,521	92	$130	$69,788	516	3.77
9	Albany Medical College PrivateAlbany, NY	1.08%	13,258	143	$130	$58,750	510	3.7
12	George Washington University Medical School PrivateWashington, DC	1.11%	16,062	179	$140	$68,356	512	3.72
13	Rush Medical College at Rush University PrivateChicago, IL	1.18%	11,993	141	$100	$57,778	509	3.62
13	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine PublicEdinburg, TX	1.18%	4,508	53	$75	$33,711	508	3.69
15	Wake Forest School of Medicine PrivateWinston-Salem, NC	1.20%	12,066	145	$130	$63,674	512	3.8
16	Tulane University School of Medicine PrivateNew Orleans, LA	1.21%	15,708	190	$125	$73,664	510	3.64
17	University of Houston College of Medicine PublicHouston, TX	1.23%	4,893	60	$60	$37,368	506	3.59
18	New York University School of Medicine PrivateNew York, NY	1.24%	8,081	100	$110	$65,961	523	3.97
19	Georgetown University School of Medicine PrivateWashington, DC	1.25%	16,018	201	$130	$74,133	512	3.78
20	Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University PrivateNorth Haven, CT	1.26%	7,556	95	$100	$63,690	513	3.7
21	Central Michigan University College of Medicine PublicMount Pleasant, MI	1.27%	8,178	104	$100	$64,237	508	3.69
22	Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine PublicHershey, PA	1.31%	11,073	145	$90	$65,206	511	3.75
23	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA PublicLos Angeles, CA	1.34%	13,064	175	$95	$56,088	514	3.8
23	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine PrivateChicago, IL	1.34%	6,563	88	$85	$62,404	521	3.91
25	Boston University School of Medicine PrivateBoston, MA	1.38%	10,573	146	$110	$70,945	517	3.74

Tightest Medical Schools To Admit with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

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