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
The 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.
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
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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.
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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