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 4.02% over 158 LCME accredited medical school in United States. A total of 945,685 students applied to medical school(s) and 22,839 students enrolled in medical schools.
    New York University Long Island School of Medicine has the lowest acceptance rate of 0.55%. Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine follow it with 0.67% and 0.86% 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    		0.55%4,37024$100$66,6525153.84
    2 Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
    PrivatePasadena, CA    		0.67%7,59351$50$63,3395153.88
    3 The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
    PublicTyler, TX    		0.86%4,64940No Fee$38,3825053.84
    4 Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute
    PublicRoanoke, VA    		0.89%5,73751$70$63,7795123.69
    5 Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
    PublicAustin, TX    		0.95%5,28750No Fee$37,1385153.92
    6 Stanford University School of Medicine
    PrivateStanford, CA    		1.00%8,99890$100$69,6635193.92
    7 Albany Medical College
    PrivateAlbany, NY    		1.08%12,973140$130$60,6755103.8
    8 Rush Medical College at Rush University
    PrivateChicago, IL    		1.10%13,045144$100$70,7525113.7
    9 George Washington University Medical School
    PrivateWashington, DC    		1.13%16,370185$140$75,8805123.81
    9 Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
    PrivateHanover, NH    		1.13%8,50596$130$74,8685163.82
    11 Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
    PrivateDavie, FL    		1.14%5,45762$50$74,9125133.78
    12 Emory University School of Medicine
    PrivateAtlanta, GA    		1.16%12,880150$120$60,3825173.84
    13 Wake Forest School of Medicine
    PrivateWinston-Salem, NC    		1.19%12,138145$130$64,9475123.85
    14 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
    PublicEdinburg, TX    		1.22%4,49455$75$34,6325073.79
    15 University of Houston College of Medicine
    PublicHouston, TX    		1.25%4,79960$60$37,3685053.75
    16 New York University School of Medicine
    PrivateNew York, NY    		1.26%8,271104$110$68,6005233.98
    17 Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
    PrivateNorth Haven, CT    		1.29%7,34195$100$65,6905113.78
    18 Boston University School of Medicine
    PrivateBoston, MA    		1.31%10,680140$110$73,1905183.88
    19 University of Vermont College of Medicine
    PublicBurlington, VT    		1.33%9,301124$127$72,4025133.75
    20 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    PrivateNew York, NY    		1.34%8,890119$110$75,9535193.92
    21 University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
    PublicRiverside, CA    		1.35%6,46487$105$59,8835083.6
    22 Central Michigan University College of Medicine
    PublicMount Pleasant, MI    		1.38%7,529104$100$70,9685073.78
    23 Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
    PrivateLos Angeles, CA    		1.39%8,657120$100$78,4665173.85
    24 Georgetown University School of Medicine
    PrivateWashington, DC    		1.40%14,480203$130$76,6035133.89
    25 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
    PrivateLos Angeles, CA    		1.41%4,27060No Fee$69,0005163.9