Compare Medical Schools

Top California Medical Schools Comparison

There are 11 LCME-accredited Medical Schools in California. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. You can search all Medical Schools in California at California Medical School search page.
  • South Carolina School of Medicine's tuition is the most expensive ($78,466) and UCSD School of Medicine's tuition is the lowest ($58,300). *
  • Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 0.74% and UCSF School of Medicine has the highest rate of 1.71%.
  • UCLA School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 522 and UCSD School of Medicine has the lowest score of 514.
  • UCLA School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.96 and UCSD School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.83.
  • UCLA School of Medicine is the largest school with 878 enrolled students and Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is the smallest school with 209 students.
  • UCSF School of Medicine is the oldest school founded in 1864 and Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is the most recently founded in 2020.
  • UCSD School of Medicine requires the most expensive application fees of $135.
* Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is a tuition free school. See details at the school's tuition page.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Founded
1908
Tuition & Costs
$69,663 tuition & fees
$28,650 Living Costs
$8,985 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
520 MCAT Scores
3.95 GPA
Admission
0.92% Acceptance Rate
9,793 Applicants
90 Enrolled
Enrollment
509 Total Enrollment
Male: 244
Female: 260
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry and Physics
Physics and Mathematics
Laboratory or Field Experiments
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Communication
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2026-10-02
Founded
2020
Tuition & Costs
$63,339 tuition & fees
$39,636 Living Costs
* Tuition Free School
MCAT Scores and GPA
515 MCAT Scores
3.84 GPA
Admission
0.74% Acceptance Rate
6,596 Applicants
49 Enrolled
Enrollment
209 Total Enrollment
Male: 90
Female: 116
Prerequisites
Behavioral or social science
Biology
General or inorganic chemistry
Physics
Humanities
Application Fees
$50
Application deadline
2026-10-02
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Public • Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1951
Tuition & Costs
$65,008 ($52,763 in-state)
$34,480 Living Costs
$4,470 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
522 MCAT Scores
3.96 GPA
Admission
1.40% Acceptance Rate
12,474 Applicants
175 Enrolled
Enrollment
878 Total Enrollment
Male: 370
Female: 503
Prerequisites
Biological Sciences and Physiology
Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physical Sciences
Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Application Fees
$95
Application deadline
2026-10-02
Founded
1864
Tuition & Costs
$65,686 ($53,441 in-state)
$32,280 Living Costs
MCAT Scores and GPA
517 MCAT Scores
3.89 GPA
Admission
1.71% Acceptance Rate
10,372 Applicants
177 Enrolled
Enrollment
852 Total Enrollment
Male: 351
Female: 488
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Physics
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2026-10-15
Founded
1885
Tuition & Costs
$78,466 tuition & fees
$28,791 Living Costs
$3,213 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
517 MCAT Scores
3.85 GPA
Admission
1.25% Acceptance Rate
9,612 Applicants
120 Enrolled
Enrollment
703 Total Enrollment
Male: 320
Female: 380
Prerequisites
No course requirements
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2026-11-01
Founded
1968
Tuition & Costs
$58,300 ($46,055 in-state)
$21,681 Living Costs
$1,046 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
514 MCAT Scores
3.83 GPA
Admission
1.35% Acceptance Rate
10,400 Applicants
140 Enrolled
Enrollment
670 Total Enrollment
Male: 233
Female: 432
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Calculus or Statistics
Application Fees
$135
Application deadline
2026-10-15