Compare Medical Schools

Top Tennessee Medical Schools Comparison

There are 3 LCME-accredited Medical Schools in Tennessee. The schools in the below table lists the schools in order of rankings.
The following list compares 3 schools with important Medical School statistics - University of Tennessee College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine.
  • Meharry Medical College's tuition is the most expensive ($66,366) and ETSU College of Medicine's tuition is the lowest ($49,802).
  • Meharry Medical College has the lowest acceptance rate of 1.47% and UTHSC College of Medicine has the highest rate of 6.66%.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 511 and Meharry Medical College has the lowest score of 504.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.83 and Meharry Medical College has the lowest GPA of 3.58.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine is the largest school with 705 enrolled students and ETSU College of Medicine is the smallest school with 322 students.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine is the oldest school founded in 1850 and ETSU College of Medicine is the most recently founded in 1978.
  • UTHSC College of Medicine requires the most expensive application fees of $100.
Founded
1850
Tuition & Costs
$61,756 ($42,261 in-state)
$19,600 Living Costs
$10,588 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
511 MCAT Scores
3.83 GPA
Admission
6.66% Acceptance Rate
2,627 Applicants
175 Enrolled
Enrollment
705 Total Enrollment
Prerequisites
chemistry
Physics
biology
English
Application Fees
$100
Application deadline
2025-11-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.uthsc.edu/medicine/admissions/requirements.php
Class Profile
https://www.uthsc.edu/medicine/admissions/class-profiles.php
Founded
1978
Tuition & Costs
$49,802 ($38,858 in-state)
$21,022 Living Costs
$2,983 Personal Expenses
MCAT Scores and GPA
511 MCAT Scores
3.78 GPA
Admission
2.59% Acceptance Rate
3,017 Applicants
78 Enrolled
Enrollment
322 Total Enrollment
Prerequisites
Biochemistry
Communications
Biology
Chemistry
Logic
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Psychology
Rhetoric
Sociology
Application Fees
$50
Application deadline
2025-11-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://www.etsu.edu/com/sa/admissions/
Class Profile
https://www.etsu.edu/com/admissions/collegeinfo/statistics.php
Founded
1876
Tuition & Costs
$66,366 tuition & fees
MCAT Scores and GPA
504 MCAT Scores
3.58 GPA
Admission
1.47% Acceptance Rate
7,678 Applicants
113 Enrolled
Enrollment
504 Total Enrollment
Prerequisites
General Biology or Zoologyoratory
Inorganic Chemistry with Quantitative Analysisoratory
Organic Chemistryoratory
General Physicsoratory
English Composition
Biochemistry
Application Fees
$65
Application deadline
2025-12-15
Admission Info
General Admission
https://home.mmc.edu/admissions/school-of-medicine/
Class Profile
https://home.mmc.edu/about/quick-facts/#1495143880226-1df179a3-ee8d044a-6153