Medical Schools with the Lowest GPA

With MCAT score, the undergraduate GPA (Grade Point Average) is a required component in medical school application process. In 2024, the average GPA submitted by first-year enrolled students is 3.77. Meharry Medical College School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.46. Ponce School of Medicine and Eastern Virginia Medical School follow it with 3.5 and 3.5 respectively.

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

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Rank	School	GPA	MCAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Tuition & Fees	Enrollment
1	Meharry Medical College School of Medicine PrivateNashville, TN	3.46	503	1.54%	$66,366	499
2	Ponce School of Medicine PrivatePonce , PR	3.5	499	9.70%	$48,903	684
2	Eastern Virginia Medical School PublicNorfolk, VA	3.5	513	2.11%	$61,253	613
4	University of Houston College of Medicine PublicHouston, TX	3.59	506	1.23%	$37,368	180
5	California Northstate University College of Medicine PrivateElk Grove, CA	3.6	511	3.23%	$74,456	453
5	University of California, Riverside School of Medicine PublicRiverside, CA	3.6	509	1.42%	$57,169	362
5	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine PrivateMaywood, IL	3.6	511	1.42%	$70,998	723
5	New York Medical College PrivateValhalla, NY	3.6	515	2.08%	$66,134	885
5	Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine PublicSpokane, WA	3.6	508	4.96%	$43,242	334
10	California University of Science and Medicine PrivateColton, CA	3.61	514	2.68%	$70,200	534
10	Howard University College of Medicine PrivateWashington, DC	3.61	503	1.50%	$58,690	514
10	The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University PublicGreenville, NC	3.61	506	8.22%	$25,295	353
13	Rush Medical College at Rush University PrivateChicago, IL	3.62	509	1.18%	$57,778	611
13	Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute PublicRoanoke, VA	3.62	513	0.81%	$61,966	200
15	Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University PublicDayton, OH	3.63	509	2.01%	$74,160	529
16	Tulane University School of Medicine PrivateNew Orleans, LA	3.64	510	1.21%	$75,824	814
16	SUNY Upstate Medical University PublicSyracuse, NY	3.64	510	3.11%	$70,721	714
18	University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine PublicLAS VEGAS, NV	3.65	510	4.23%	$69,944	253
19	Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science PrivateNorth Chicago, IL	3.66	512	2.03%	$71,757	814
19	University of North Carolina School of Medicine PublicChapel Hill, NC	3.66	512	3.51%	$63,258	889
19	Drexel University College of Medicine PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	3.66	511	1.92%	$72,327	1,236
22	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University PublicCamden, NJ	3.67	506	2.46%	$76,857	461
23	Morehouse School of Medicine PrivateAtlanta, GA	3.68	506	1.57%	$56,828	502
23	Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine PublicRootstown, OH	3.68	510	3.73%	$65,349	679
25	Central Michigan University College of Medicine PublicMount Pleasant, MI	3.69	508	1.27%	$64,237	425

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