Medical Schools with the Highest Acceptance Rate

An acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of admitted or matriculated applicants to the total number of applicants.
In 2026, the medical school acceptance rate is 3.81% over 160 LCME accredited medical school in United States. A total of 1,040,848 students applied to medical school(s) and 23,062 students enrolled in medical schools.
CUNY School of Medicine has the highest acceptance rate of 100.00%. University of Mississippi School of Medicine and Mercer University School of Medicine follow it with 52.15% and 14.13% acceptance rate respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the highest acceptance rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
RankSchoolAcceptance RateApplicantsMatriculatedApplication FeeTuition & FeesMCAT ScoreGPA
1 CUNY School of Medicine
PublicNew York, NY
100.00%5959$65$43,912-3.8
2 University of Mississippi School of Medicine
PublicJackson, MS
52.15%326170$50$37,3755063.8
3 Mercer University School of Medicine
PrivateMacon, GA
14.13%1,246176$90$45,7635033.69
4 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
PublicSan Juan, PR
13.11%801105$30$42,1655043.9
5 Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
PublicAugusta, GA
9.03%3,368304No Fee$62,7675123.84
6 Ponce School of Medicine
PrivatePonce , PR
8.60%2,255194$90$73,3924993.7
7 University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
PublicKansas City, MO
8.43%1,589134$50$58,0605053.62
8 Roseman University College of Medicine
PrivateLas Vegas, NV
8.08%79264No Fee$69,500--
9 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
PrivateBethesda, MD
7.91%2,238177No Fee-5123.84
10 University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
PublicOklahoma City, OK
7.80%2,590202$85$69,2505103.7
11 Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
PublicSioux Falls, SD
6.60%1,07671$35$81,4745093.85
12 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PublicSpringfield, IL
6.57%1,21880$75$43,9015073.86
13 University of Tennessee College of Medicine
PublicMemphis, TN
6.34%2,744174$100$61,7565133.83
14 Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
PrivateBayamon, PR
6.23%1,20475$200$52,3254993.77
15 University of Nebraska College of Medicine
PublicOmaha, NE
6.14%2,311142$70$54,9805163.94
16 University of New Mexico School of Medicine
PublicAlbuquerque, NM
5.99%1,719103$100$48,3885063.82
17 University of Washington School of Medicine
PublicSeattle, WA
5.31%5,275280$35$102,3195123.81
18 Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
PublicCharleston, SC
5.24%3,413179$95$70,3245113.92
19 University of Arkansas College of Medicine
PublicLittle Rock, AR
5.21%3,337174$100$69,7445073.85
20 Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
PublicSpokane, WA
5.08%1,57480$50$44,7065083.64
21 Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
PublicNew Orleans, LA
5.05%3,865195$50$61,1145103.86
22 Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
PublicShreveport, LA
4.69%3,201150$50$66,7125073.85
23 Indiana University School of Medicine
PublicIndianapolis, IN
4.68%7,822366$70$66,8555123.9
24 University of Alabama School of Medicine
PublicBirmingham, AL
4.66%4,206196$100$67,7865093.87
25 San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
PrivateCaguas, PR
4.44%1,55369$100$47,5284993.65