Medical Schools with the Highest MCAT Score

The Medical School Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination developed and administered by the AAMC. The current MCAT consists of four distinct sections that are individually scored. Each section is allotted either 90 or 95 minutes and tests between 50 and 60 questions.

For 2026 medical school admission, the average MCAT score submitted by first-year enrolled students is 513. University of Central Florida College of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 595. New York University School of Medicine and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA follow it with 523 and 522 respectively.

The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the highest MCAT scores. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

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Rank	School	MCAT Score	GPA	Acceptance Rate	Tuition & Fees	Enrollment
1	University of Central Florida College of Medicine PublicOrlando, FL	595	3.91	2.22%	$56,709	492
2	New York University School of Medicine PrivateNew York, NY	523	3.98	1.18%	$68,600	474
3	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA PublicLos Angeles, CA	522	3.96	1.40%	$65,008	878
3	Yale School of Medicine PrivateNew Haven, CT	522	3.96	1.41%	$75,985	570
3	Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons PrivateNew York, NY	522	3.95	1.80%	$75,689	644
6	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine PrivateRochester, AZ	521	3.95	1.84%	$67,900	503
6	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine PrivateChicago, IL	521	3.93	1.63%	$76,263	696
6	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine PrivateChicago, IL	521	3.94	1.18%	$64,337	435
6	Harvard Medical School PrivateBoston, MA	521	3.9	1.99%	$76,421	829
6	Washington University School of Medicine PrivateSaint Louis, MO	521	3.95	2.00%	$74,693	656
6	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	521	3.97	2.16%	$77,491	805
6	Vanderbilt University School of Medicine PrivateNashville, TN	521	3.95	1.24%	$72,804	462
13	Stanford University School of Medicine PrivateStanford, CA	520	3.95	0.92%	$69,663	509
13	University of South Florida College of Medicine PublicTampa, FL	520	3.96	2.31%	$57,036	631
13	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine PrivateBaltimore, MD	520	3.94	1.46%	$68,878	596
13	Duke University School of Medicine PrivateDurham, NC	520	3.92	1.33%	$77,100	569
17	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai PrivateNew York, NY	519	3.92	1.34%	$75,953	598
18	University of Michigan Medical School Public6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI	518	3.9	1.63%	$79,500	773
18	Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell PrivateHempstead, NY	518	3.92	1.94%	$61,875	438
18	Weill Cornell Medical College PrivateNew York, NY	518	3.93	1.23%	$76,486	532
18	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine PrivateCleveland, OH	518	3.87	2.28%	$74,540	1,028
18	Baylor College of Medicine PrivateHouston, TX	518	3.94	3.69%	$37,400	964
18	UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine PublicSan Antonio, TX	518	3.87	4.02%	$41,764	983
18	University of Virginia School of Medicine PublicCharlottesville, VA	518	3.85	2.18%	$69,002	668
25	Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California PrivateLos Angeles, CA	517	3.85	1.25%	$78,466	703

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