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Top Pennsylvania Medical Schools Comparison

There are 6 LCME-accredited Medical Schools in Pennsylvania. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. You can search all Medical Schools in Pennsylvania at Pennsylvania Medical School search page.
The following list compares 6 schools with important Medical School statistics - Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine - Temple University, Drexel University College of Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
  • UPenn School of Medicine's tuition is the most expensive ($77,491) and Temple School of Medicine's tuition is the lowest ($62,868).
  • Pitt School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 1.27% and Kimmel Medical College has the highest rate of 2.38%.
  • UPenn School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 521 and Temple School of Medicine has the lowest score of 512.
  • UPenn School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Drexel College of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.76.
  • Drexel College of Medicine is the largest school with 1,278 enrolled students and GCSOM is the smallest school with 470 students.
  • UPenn School of Medicine is the oldest school founded in 1765 and GCSOM is the most recently founded in 2008.
  • Drexel College of Medicine requires the most expensive application fees of $115.
Founded
1765
Tuition & Costs
$77,491 tuition & fees
$28,170 Living Costs
$2,260 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
521 MCAT Scores
3.97 GPA
Admission
2.16% Acceptance Rate
7,097 Applicants
153 Enrolled
Enrollment
805 Total Enrollment
Male: 400
Female: 402
Prerequisites
English
Biology
Chemistry
Physics and Mathematics
Behavioral Disciplines
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2026-10-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.med.upenn.edu/admissions/admissions.html
Class Profile
https://www.med.upenn.edu/admissions/entering-class-profile
Founded
1883
Tuition & Costs
$72,798 ($67,522 in-state)
$23,395 Living Costs
MCAT Scores and GPA
516 MCAT Scores
3.91 GPA
Admission
1.27% Acceptance Rate
11,887 Applicants
151 Enrolled
Enrollment
725 Total Enrollment
Male: 299
Female: 424
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
physics
Biochemistry
English
Statistics
Application Fees
$110
Application deadline
2026-10-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/admissions/you-apply/academic-requirements
Class Profile
https://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/admissions/who-we-are/class-profile
Founded
1824
Tuition & Costs
$70,712 tuition & fees
$20,047 Living Costs
MCAT Scores and GPA
513 MCAT Scores
3.8 GPA
Admission
2.38% Acceptance Rate
12,033 Applicants
286 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,194 Total Enrollment
Male: 543
Female: 645
Prerequisites
biology
Chemistry
physics
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2026-11-17
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/skmc/admissions/applying.html
Class Profile
https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/skmc/admissions/selection-factors.html
Founded
1901
Tuition & Costs
$62,868 ($59,292 in-state)
MCAT Scores and GPA
512 MCAT Scores
3.79 GPA
Admission
1.59% Acceptance Rate
14,278 Applicants
227 Enrolled
Enrollment
945 Total Enrollment
Male: 404
Female: 537
Prerequisites
Biology
Chemistry
Organic chemistry
physics
Biochemistry
Psychology and Sociology.
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2026-12-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://medicine.temple.edu/education/md-program/how-apply/requirements
Class Profile
https://medicine.temple.edu/education/md-program
Drexel University College of Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine

Private • Philadelphia, PA
Founded
1848
Tuition & Costs
$76,245 tuition & fees
$26,132 Living Costs
$2,440 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
512 MCAT Scores
3.76 GPA
Admission
1.84% Acceptance Rate
16,547 Applicants
305 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,278 Total Enrollment
Male: 523
Female: 749
Prerequisites
biology
Chemistry
physics
Statistics and probability
English
Behavioral and social sciences
Application Fees
$115
Application deadline
2026-12-01
Admission Info
General Admission
https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/md-program/md-program-admissions/admissions-recommendations/
Class Profile
https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/md-program/md-program-admissions/medical-student-demographics/
Founded
2008
Tuition & Costs
$72,397 tuition & fees
$18,618 Living Costs
$10,025 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
513 MCAT Scores
3.87 GPA
Admission
1.78% Acceptance Rate
6,964 Applicants
124 Enrolled
Enrollment
470 Total Enrollment
Male: 221
Female: 244
Prerequisites
biology
inorganic chemistry
Organic chemistry
physics
English
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2026-12-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.geisinger.edu/education/admissions/md-admissions/admission-requirements
Class Profile
https://www.geisinger.edu/gchs/education/gcsom/admissions-financial-aid/md-class-profile