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.

In 2023, the average MCAT score submitted by first-year enrolled students is 512. New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523. Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine follow it with 522 and 521 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	New York University School of Medicine PrivateNew York, NY	523	3.97	1.24%	$65,961	473
2	Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons PrivateNew York, NY	522	3.9	1.92%	$73,511	642
3	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine PrivateRochester, AZ	521	3.94	1.96%	$64,000	484
3	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine PrivateChicago, IL	521	3.91	1.34%	$62,404	434
3	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine PrivateBaltimore, MD	521	3.92	2.01%	$66,664	581
3	Harvard Medical School PrivateBoston, MA	521	3.9	2.07%	$71,305	845
3	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	521	3.92	2.61%	$71,935	782
8	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine PrivateChicago, IL	520	3.92	1.85%	$72,048	719
8	Washington University School of Medicine PrivateSaint Louis, MO	520	3.88	2.18%	$71,544	625
10	Yale School of Medicine PrivateNew Haven, CT	519	3.87	1.64%	$71,389	553
10	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai PrivateNew York, NY	519	3.81	1.41%	$66,446	614
10	Weill Cornell Medical College PrivateNew York, NY	519	3.91	1.47%	$71,900	530
10	Duke University School of Medicine PrivateDurham, NC	519	3.89	1.40%	$72,757	586
14	Stanford University School of Medicine PrivateStanford, CA	518	3.89	1.01%	$65,343	494
14	University of South Florida College of Medicine PublicTampa, FL	518	3.92	3.30%	$54,916	740
14	Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell PrivateHempstead, NY	518	3.86	1.97%	$58,325	440
14	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine PrivateCleveland, OH	518	3.83	2.51%	$71,708	1,011
14	Baylor College of Medicine PrivateHouston, TX	518	3.91	4.06%	$41,565	880
14	UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine PublicSan Antonio, TX	518	3.88	4.31%	$40,454	947
14	University of Virginia School of Medicine PublicCharlottesville, VA	518	3.86	2.78%	$64,484	657
21	Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California PrivateLos Angeles, CA	517	3.8	2.15%	$70,890	833
21	University of Colorado School of Medicine PublicAurora, CO	517	3.7	1.84%	$71,175	782
21	Boston University School of Medicine PrivateBoston, MA	517	3.74	1.38%	$70,945	698
21	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas PublicDallas, TX	517	3.83	4.20%	$36,123	1,021
25	The University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix PrivatePhoenix, AZ	516	3.78	2.04%	$56,810	470

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