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 2024, the medical school acceptance rate is 3.97% over 158 LCME accredited medical school in United States. A total of 965,477 students applied to medical school(s) and 22,980 students enrolled in medical schools.
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.
RankSchoolAcceptance RateApplicantsMatriculatedApplication FeeTuition & FeesMCAT ScoreGPA
1 New York University Long Island School of Medicine
PrivateMineola, NY
0.59%4,04524$100$64,0885153.78
2 Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
PrivatePasadena, CA
0.65%7,73150$50$61,4945163.76
3 Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute
PublicRoanoke, VA
0.81%6,18450$70$60,4125133.62
4 Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
PublicFort Worth, TX
0.94%6,35760$100$66,8205113.77
5 Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
PrivateDavie, FL
0.95%5,58053$50$70,8095113.8
5 Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
PublicAustin, TX
0.95%5,28350No Fee$35,4065143.78
7 Stanford University School of Medicine
PrivateStanford, CA
1.01%8,83789$100$65,3435183.89
8 The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
PublicTyler, TX
1.06%3,75640No Fee$38,3225083.7
9 Emory University School of Medicine
PrivateAtlanta, GA
1.08%12,882139$120$55,2425153.78
9 Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
PrivateHanover, NH
1.08%8,52192$130$69,7885163.77
9 Albany Medical College
PrivateAlbany, NY
1.08%13,258143$130$58,7505103.7
12 George Washington University Medical School
PrivateWashington, DC
1.11%16,062179$140$68,3565123.72
13 Rush Medical College at Rush University
PrivateChicago, IL
1.18%11,993141$100$57,7785093.62
13 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
PublicEdinburg, TX
1.18%4,50853$75$33,7115083.69
15 Wake Forest School of Medicine
PrivateWinston-Salem, NC
1.20%12,066145$130$63,6745123.8
16 Tulane University School of Medicine
PrivateNew Orleans, LA
1.21%15,708190$125$73,6645103.64
17 University of Houston College of Medicine
PublicHouston, TX
1.23%4,89360$60$37,3685063.59
18 New York University School of Medicine
PrivateNew York, NY
1.24%8,081100$110$65,9615233.97
19 Georgetown University School of Medicine
PrivateWashington, DC
1.25%16,018201$130$74,1335123.78
20 Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
PrivateNorth Haven, CT
1.26%7,55695$100$63,6905133.7
21 Central Michigan University College of Medicine
PublicMount Pleasant, MI
1.27%8,178104$100$64,2375083.69
22 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
PublicHershey, PA
1.31%11,073145$90$65,2065113.75
23 David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
PublicLos Angeles, CA
1.34%13,064175$95$56,0885143.8
23 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
PrivateChicago, IL
1.34%6,56388$85$62,4045213.91
25 Boston University School of Medicine
PrivateBoston, MA
1.38%10,573146$110$70,9455173.74