Tightest Medical Schools To Admit with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

    An acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of admitted or matriculated applicants to the total number of applicants. In general, the medical school acceptance rate is much lower than the rate in general college admission.
    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.
    New York University Long Island School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 0.51%. Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and George Washington University Medical School follow it with 0.74% and 0.76% acceptance rate respectively.
    The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the lowest acceptance rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
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    RankSchoolAcceptance RateApplicantsMatriculatedApplication FeeTuition & FeesMCAT ScoreGPA
    1 New York University Long Island School of Medicine
    PrivateMineola, NY    		0.51%4,73824$100$66,6525153.84
    2 Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
    PrivatePasadena, CA    		0.74%6,59649$50$63,3395153.84
    3 George Washington University Medical School
    PrivateWashington, DC    		0.76%17,194130$140$75,8805143.88
    4 The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
    PublicTyler, TX    		0.80%4,99040No Fee$38,3825053.84
    5 Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute
    PublicRoanoke, VA    		0.86%6,37055$70$63,7795123.67
    6 Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
    PublicAustin, TX    		0.88%5,68450No Fee$37,1385153.92
    7 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
    PrivateLos Angeles, CA    		0.90%6,63960No Fee$69,0005113.65
    8 Stanford University School of Medicine
    PrivateStanford, CA    		0.92%9,79390$100$69,6635203.95
    9 Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
    PrivateHanover, NH    		0.93%10,33096$130$74,8685163.82
    10 Albany Medical College
    PrivateAlbany, NY    		1.00%14,157141$130$60,6755103.8
    11 Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
    PrivateNorth Haven, CT    		1.01%9,42695$100$65,6905113.78
    12 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    PrivateBronx, NY    		1.05%14,035148$120$77,2325163.88
    13 Emory University School of Medicine
    PrivateAtlanta, GA    		1.07%12,671136$120$60,3825153.81
    14 Rush Medical College at Rush University
    PrivateChicago, IL    		1.09%13,237144$100$70,7525103.72
    15 Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
    PrivateDavie, FL    		1.12%5,79065$50$74,9125133.78
    16 University of Houston College of Medicine
    PublicHouston, TX    		1.14%5,24760$60$37,3685053.75
    17 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
    PublicEdinburg, TX    		1.15%4,78955$75$34,6325073.79
    18 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
    PrivateChicago, IL    		1.18%7,73891$85$64,3375213.94
    18 New York University School of Medicine
    PrivateNew York, NY    		1.18%8,38599$110$68,6005233.98
    18 University of Vermont College of Medicine
    PublicBurlington, VT    		1.18%10,377122$127$72,4025123.75
    21 Boston University School of Medicine
    PrivateBoston, MA    		1.21%11,429138$110$73,1905173.84
    22 Central Michigan University College of Medicine
    PublicMount Pleasant, MI    		1.22%8,513104$100$70,9685043.6
    23 Weill Cornell Medical College
    PrivateNew York, NY    		1.23%8,599106$100$76,4865183.93
    24 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    PrivateNashville, TN    		1.24%7,68595$95$72,8045213.95
    25 Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
    PrivateLos Angeles, CA    		1.25%9,612120$100$78,4665173.85