Medical Schools with The Most Applicants

In 2025, total 945,685 applicants have applied to medical schools in United States. A student may apply to more than one medical schools and the total number includes the multiple applicants.

George Washington University Medical School has the most applicants of 16,370. Of that, 185 admitted (matriculated), and the acceptance rate is 1.13%. Drexel University College of Medicine and Georgetown University School of Medicine follow it with 15,654 and 14,480 applicants.

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

Rank	School	Applicants	Male	Female	State Residents	Out-of-State	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	George Washington University Medical School PrivateWashington, DC	16,370	6,581	9,675	65	16,305	185	1.13%
2	Drexel University College of Medicine PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	15,654	6,559	9,001	1,080	14,574	303	1.94%
3	Georgetown University School of Medicine PrivateWashington, DC	14,480	6,024	8,369	72	14,408	203	1.40%
4	Tufts University School of Medicine PrivateBoston, MA	14,248	5,813	8,321	1,069	13,179	202	1.42%
5	Tulane University School of Medicine PrivateNew Orleans, LA	13,443	5,660	7,730	444	12,999	190	1.41%
6	Rush Medical College at Rush University PrivateChicago, IL	13,045	5,296	7,657	1,344	11,701	144	1.10%
7	Albany Medical College PrivateAlbany, NY	12,973	5,475	7,421	2,063	10,910	140	1.08%
8	Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University PublicPhiladelphia, PA	12,939	5,421	7,440	1,087	11,852	221	1.71%
9	Emory University School of Medicine PrivateAtlanta, GA	12,880	5,757	7,032	902	11,978	150	1.16%
10	Wake Forest School of Medicine PrivateWinston-Salem, NC	12,138	5,486	6,591	983	11,155	145	1.19%
11	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine PrivateMaywood, IL	12,060	5,089	6,910	1,387	10,673	170	1.41%
12	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA PublicLos Angeles, CA	11,326	4,915	6,297	4,859	6,467	177	1.56%
13	Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science PrivateNorth Chicago, IL	11,122	4,638	6,417	1,301	9,821	203	1.83%
14	Boston University School of Medicine PrivateBoston, MA	10,680	4,315	6,258	897	9,783	140	1.31%
15	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	10,377	4,607	5,697	1,048	9,329	271	2.61%
16	University of Colorado School of Medicine PublicAurora, CO	10,003	4,571	5,342	640	9,363	182	1.82%
17	University of Illinois College of Medicine PublicChicago, IL	9,610	4,123	5,439	1,672	7,938	297	3.09%
18	University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine PublicSan Francisco, CA	9,555	4,118	5,313	4,300	5,255	174	1.82%
19	Medical College of Wisconsin PrivateMilwaukee, WI	9,454	4,415	4,992	690	8,764	270	2.86%
20	University of Michigan Medical School Public6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI	9,338	4,389	4,865	1,149	8,189	171	1.83%
21	University of Vermont College of Medicine PublicBurlington, VT	9,301	3,962	5,264	74	9,227	124	1.33%
22	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine PublicLa Jolla, CA	9,267	4,031	5,152	5,032	4,235	152	1.64%
23	Wayne State University School of Medicine PublicDetroit, MI	9,159	4,158	4,955	1,594	7,565	318	3.47%
24	New York Medical College PrivateValhalla, NY	9,075	3,839	5,173	2,042	7,033	219	2.41%
25	University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine PrivateMiami, FL	9,003	4,078	4,871	2,161	6,842	235	2.61%

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