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Best Medical Schools in the U.S. Ranked

Best Medical Schools in the U.S. Ranked
Best Medical Schools in the U.S. Ranked
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What are the top U.S. Medical Schools?

  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Harvard Medical School
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Podcast CoverThe Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is one of the most critical components of your medical school application. MedEdits' unique ranking methodology combines median MCAT scores with comprehensive outcomes data, including match list strength, residency placements, and MedEdits internal acceptance patterns, to provide a more holistic view of medical school competitiveness.

Similar to U.S. News rankings, our top-tier schools are grouped as "tied" when they demonstrate comparable selectivity and outcomes despite slight MCAT variations. These elite institutions consistently produce exceptional physicians who match into competitive residencies across all specialties.

At MedEdits Medical Admissions, we specialize in helping students navigate every aspect of the medical school admissions process, from comprehensive admissions consulting to MCAT preparation.

Below the elite tier, schools are ranked numerically by median MCAT score (starting at #4), providing clear benchmarks for applicants assessing their competitiveness. For context, we've included median GPA data, though this does not affect the MCAT-based rankings.

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Keep in mind, that we are firm believers that any U.S.-based medical school is a great one!

 

523

Highest Median MCAT Score
(NYU Grossman)

498

Lowest MCAT Score
(San Juan Bautista)

186

Medical Schools
Ranked by MCAT

 

Rank Medical School Median MCAT Median GPA
T1
Houston, TX
519 3.96
T1
Durham, NC
520 3.91
T1
Boston, MA
521 3.97
T1
New York, NY
523 3.97
T1
Stanford, CA
520 3.95
T1
Philadelphia, PA
522 3.97
T2
New York, NY
522 3.95
T2
Baltimore, MD
521 3.97
T2
Chicago, IL
521 3.94
T2
Chicago, IL
520 3.94
T3
Rochester, MN
522 3.95
T3
Charlottesville, VA
520 3.96
T3
Nashville, TN
522 3.97
T3
New York, NY
519 3.94
T3
New Haven, CT
522 3.96
4
New York, NY
520 3.95
5
Saint Louis, MO
521 3.96
6
Tampa, FL
520 3.96
7
Boston, MA
519 3.91
7
San Antonio, TX
519 3.95
9
Cleveland, OH
518 3.93
9
Rochester, NY
518 3.91
9
Hempstead, NY
518 3.90
12
Bronx, NY
517 3.91
12
Providence, RI
517 3.88
12
Irvine, CA
517 3.90
12
San Francisco, CA
517 3.92
12
Iowa City, IA
517 3.93
12
Ann Arbor, MI
517 3.92
12
Pittsburgh, PA
517 3.90
12
Los Angeles, CA
517 3.91
12
Dallas, TX
517 3.95
12
Austin, TX
517 3.93
12
Stony Brook, NY
517 3.93
12
Valhalla, NY
517 3.86
25
Hanover, NH
516 3.89
25
Atlanta, GA
516 3.88
25
Boca Raton, FL
516 3.93
25
Urbana, IL
516 3.88
25
Boston, MA
516 3.90
25
La Jolla, CA
516 3.90
25
Aurora, CO
516 3.89
32
Washington, DC
515 3.90
32
Columbus, OH
515 3.90
32
Newark, NJ
515 3.87
32
Piscataway, NJ
515 3.86
32
Los Angeles, CA
515 3.86
32
Orlando, FL
515 3.94
32
Cincinnati, OH
515 3.90
32
Farmington, CT
515 3.87
32
Gainesville, FL
515 3.93
32
Baltimore, MD
515 3.90
32
Miami, FL
515 3.90
32
Chapel Hill, NC
515 3.87
32
Camden, NJ
515 3.91
32
Omaha, NE
515 3.90
47
Elk Grove, CA
514 3.86
47
Scranton, PA
514 3.89
47
Washington, DC
514 3.88
47
Philadelphia, PA
514 3.89
47
Houston, TX
514 3.91
47
Rootstown, OH
514 3.88
47
Saint Louis, MO
514 3.92
47
Brooklyn, NY
514 3.84
47
Worcester, MA
514 3.85
47
Richmond, VA
514 3.90
47
Kalamazoo, MI
514 3.86
47
Augusta, GA
514 3.89
59
Norfolk, VA
513 3.82
59
Indianapolis, IN
513 3.92
59
Maywood, IL
513 3.85
59
Davie, FL
513 3.87
59
Syracuse, NY
513 3.82
59
Philadelphia, PA
513 3.83
59
Bryan, TX
513 3.91
59
El Paso, TX
513 3.94
59
Honolulu, HI
513 3.88
59
Minneapolis, MN
513 3.86
59
Omaha, NE
513 3.92
59
Burlington, VT
513 3.81
59
Galveston, TX
513 3.86
59
Roanoke, VA
513 3.80
73
Philadelphia, PA
512 3.82
73
Loma Linda, CA
512 3.92
73
North Haven, CT
512 3.83
73
New Orleans, LA
512 3.81
73
Chicago, IL
512 3.80
73
Memphis, TN
512 3.90
73
Morgantown, WV
512 3.89
73
Lewisburg, WV
512 3.89
81
Milwaukee, WI
511 3.86
81
Charleston, SC
511 3.91
81
Chicago, IL
511 3.80
81
Tucson, AZ
511 3.87
81
Reno, NV
511 3.85
81
Oklahoma City, OK
511 3.88
81
Toledo, OH
511 3.87
81
Salt Lake City, UT
511 3.88
81
Seattle, WA
511 3.81
81
Madison, WI
511 3.84
81
Albany, NY
511 3.80
81
Greenville, NC
511 3.76
81
Johnson City, TN
511 3.87
81
Miami, FL
511 3.92
81
Kansas City, MO
511 3.88
81
Lubbock, TX
511 3.95
81
Winston Salem, NC
511 3.88
81
Spokane, WA
511 3.73
81
Detroit, MI
511 3.86
29
Columbus, OH
515 3.90
29
Los Angeles, CA
515 3.86
29
Gainesville, FL
515 3.93
29
Miami, FL
515 3.90
29
Chapel Hill, NC
515 3.87
34
Seattle, WA
511 3.81
35
Tampa, FL
520 3.96
36
San Antonio, TX
519 3.95
37
Rochester, NY
518 3.91
37
Hempstead, NY
518 3.90
39
Irvine, CA
517 3.90
39
Austin, TX
517 3.93
39
Iowa City, IA
517 3.93
39
Stony Brook, NY
517 3.93
39
Valhalla, NY
517 3.86
44
Hanover, NH
516 3.89
44
Aurora, CO
516 3.89
44
Boston, MA
516 3.90
44
Boca Raton, FL
516 3.93
44
Urbana, IL
516 3.88
49
Newark, NJ
515 3.87
49
Baltimore, MD
515 3.90
49
Cincinnati, OH
515 3.90
49
Washington, DC
515 3.90
49
Orlando, FL
515 3.94
49
Omaha, NE
515 3.90
49
Piscataway, NJ
515 3.86
49
Farmington, CT
515 3.87
49
Camden, NJ
515 3.91
58
Worcester, MA
514 3.85
58
Philadelphia, PA
514 3.89
58
Houston, TX
514 3.91
58
Brooklyn, NY
514 3.84
58
Richmond, VA
514 3.90
58
Augusta, GA
514 3.89
58
Kalamazoo, MI
514 3.86
58
Saint Louis, MO
514 3.92
58
Scranton, PA
514 3.89
58
Washington, DC
514 3.88
58
Rootstown, OH
514 3.88
69
Galveston, TX
513 3.86
69
Honolulu, HI
513 3.88
69
Minneapolis, MN
513 3.86
69
Bryan, TX
513 3.91
69
Indianapolis, IN
513 3.92
69
El Paso, TX
513 3.94
69
Davie, FL
513 3.87
69
Omaha, NE
513 3.92
69
Syracuse, NY
513 3.82
69
Philadelphia, PA
513 3.83
69
Burlington, VT
513 3.81
69
Norfolk, VA
513 3.82
69
Roanoke, VA
513 3.80
69
Maywood, IL
513 3.85
84
Chicago, IL
512 3.80
84
New Orleans, LA
512 3.81
84
Loma Linda, CA
512 3.92
84
Memphis, TN
512 3.90
84
Morgantown, WV
512 3.89
84
North Haven, CT
512 3.83
84
Philadelphia, PA
512 3.82
91
Birmingham, AL
510 3.88
91
Madison, WI
511 3.84
91
Sacramento, CA
510 3.70
91
Winston Salem, NC
511 3.88
91
Charleston, SC
511 3.91
91
Tucson, AZ
511 3.87
91
Salt Lake City, UT
511 3.88
91
Lubbock, TX
511 3.95
91
Detroit, MI
511 3.86
91
Oklahoma City, OK
511 3.88
91
Chicago, IL
511 3.80
91
Milwaukee, WI
511 3.86
91
Miami, FL
511 3.92
91
Toledo, OH
511 3.87
91
Johnson City, TN
511 3.87
91
Spokane, WA
511 3.73
91
Albany, NY
511 3.80
91
Greenville, NC
511 3.76
91
Kansas City, MO
511 3.88
91
Reno, NV
511 3.85
112
Portland, OR
510 3.77
112
Buffalo, NY
510 3.79
112
Riverside, CA
510 3.77
112
Columbia, MO
510 3.90
112
Tallahassee, FL
510 3.87
112
New Orleans, LA
510 3.85
112
Kansas City, KS
510 3.92
112
State College, PA
510 3.84
112
Edinburg, TX
510 3.92
112
Chicago, IL
510 3.74
112
Las Vegas, NV
510 3.77
112
Stillwater, OK
510 3.94
112
Dayton, OH
510 3.87
125
Louisville, KY
509 3.84
125
East Lansing, MI
509 3.84
125
Vermillion, SD
509 3.84
125
New York, NY
509 3.56
125
Fort Worth, TX
509 3.86
130
Mobile, AL
508 3.93
130
Grand Forks, ND
508 3.86
130
Mount Pleasant, MI
508 3.84
130
Little Rock, AR
508 3.91
130
Springfield, IL
508 3.89
135
Washington, DC
507 3.67
135
Shreveport, LA
507 3.82
135
Des Moines, IA
507 3.66
135
Lillington, NC
507 3.66
135
Meridian, ID
507 3.57
135
Downers Grove, IL
507 3.53
135
Stratford, NJ
507 3.65
135
Vallejo, CA
507 3.51
135
Pomona, CA
507 3.67
144
Tyler, TX
506 3.73
144
Nashville, TN
506 3.65
144
Conroe, TX
506 3.69
144
Houston, TX
506 3.85
148
Biddeford, ME
505 3.61
148
Albuquerque, NM
505 3.79
148
Jackson, MS
505 3.90
148
Huntington, WV
505 3.84
148
Kansas City, MO
505 3.62
148
New York, NY
505 3.60
148
Philadelphia, PA
505 3.41
155
Los Angeles, CA
504 3.54
155
Lynchburg, VA
504 3.40
155
Meridian, CO
504 3.54
158
Macon, GA
503 3.79
158
Fort Lauderdale, FL
503 3.60
160
Blacksburg, VA
502 3.70
160
Pikeville, KY
502 3.63
162
University Park, NM
501 3.48
163
Atlanta, GA
508 3.78
164
Lexington, KY
507 3.87
165
Columbia, SC
510 3.88
166
Clovis, CA
506 3.40
167
Lewisburg, WV
512 3.89
168
Erie, PA
505 3.74
169
Bradenton, FL
505 3.74
170
Elk Grove, CA
514 3.86
171
Nashville, TN
509 3.76
172
Dothan, AL
504 3.38
172
Terrace Heights, WA
504 3.60
172
Indianapolis, IN
504 3.65
172
Provo, UT
504 3.47
172
Mesa, AZ
504 3.46
172
Pascagoula, MS
504 3.56
178
Kirksville, MO
503 3.71
178
San Antonio, TX
503 3.60
180
Wichita, KS
502 3.42
181
Fort Smith, AR
500 3.50
181
Harrogate, TN
500 3.50
183
Bayamón, PR
499 3.72
183
Ponce, PR
499 3.67
185
Caguas, PR
498 3.68
186
San Juan, PR
504 3.83

Essential Resources for Medical School Applicants

Achieving competitive MCAT scores is just one component of a successful medical school application. Explore these resources to strengthen your entire application:

About These MCAT-Based Rankings

These rankings focus exclusively on median MCAT scores to provide a clear view of the academic competitiveness of each institution from a standardized testing perspective. The MCAT is scored on a scale from 472 to 528, with a median score of approximately 500 for all test-takers.

It's important to note that while MCAT scores are a significant factor in admissions decisions, medical schools employ holistic review processes that consider numerous other factors including GPA, clinical experience, research involvement, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and extracurricular activities.

The schools listed here represent some of the most academically competitive medical programs in the United States. However, the "best" medical school for you depends on many factors beyond MCAT scores, including location preferences, specific program strengths, teaching philosophy, research opportunities, and overall fit with your career goals.

For personalized guidance on selecting schools that match your profile and goals, contact MedEdits to schedule a consultation with our experienced admissions advisors.

Data current as of 2025. Rankings based solely on median MCAT scores. For the most current admissions data, consult individual school websites and the AAMC.

Jessica Freedman, M.D.

Jessica Freedman, M.D.

Jessica Freedman, M.D., is a board-certified emergency physician, former faculty member, medical school admissions committee member, and Associate Residency Director at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the founder and chair of MedEdits Medical Admissions. Since 2007, she has helped thousands of students navigate the medical school admissions and residency match processes, with more than 95% of comprehensive clients gaining acceptance. She is the author of four books on medical admissions and host of The Oath podcast.

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