Medical Schools with the Lowest GPA

With MCAT score, the undergraduate GPA (Grade Point Average) is a required component in medical school application process. In 2024, the average GPA submitted by first-year enrolled students is 3.77. Meharry Medical College School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.46. Ponce School of Medicine and Eastern Virginia Medical School follow it with 3.5 and 3.5 respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the lowest GPA. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
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RankSchoolGPAMCAT ScoreAcceptance RateTuition & FeesEnrollment
1 Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
PrivateNashville, TN
3.465031.54%$63,688499
2 Ponce School of Medicine
PrivatePonce , PR
3.54999.70%$71,643684
2 Eastern Virginia Medical School
PublicNorfolk, VA
3.55132.11%$61,333613
4 University of Houston College of Medicine
PublicHouston, TX
3.595061.23%$37,368180
5 California Northstate University College of Medicine
PrivateElk Grove, CA
3.65113.23%$69,069453
5 University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
PublicRiverside, CA
3.65091.42%$57,169362
5 Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
PrivateMaywood, IL
3.65111.42%$68,616723
5 New York Medical College
PrivateValhalla, NY
3.65152.08%$63,824885
5 Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
PublicSpokane, WA
3.65084.96%$42,000334
10 California University of Science and Medicine
PrivateColton, CA
3.615142.68%$70,000534
10 Howard University College of Medicine
PrivateWashington, DC
3.615031.50%$57,632514
10 The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
PublicGreenville, NC
3.615068.22%$25,295353
13 Rush Medical College at Rush University
PrivateChicago, IL
3.625091.18%$57,778611
13 Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute
PublicRoanoke, VA
3.625130.81%$60,412200
15 Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University
PublicDayton, OH
3.635092.01%$67,579529
16 Tulane University School of Medicine
PrivateNew Orleans, LA
3.645101.21%$73,664814
16 SUNY Upstate Medical University
PublicSyracuse, NY
3.645103.11%$68,653714
18 University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine
PublicLAS VEGAS, NV
3.655104.23%$67,865253
19 Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
PrivateNorth Chicago, IL
3.665122.03%$68,924814
19 University of North Carolina School of Medicine
PublicChapel Hill, NC
3.665123.51%$62,666889
19 Drexel University College of Medicine
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
3.665111.92%$67,5901,236
22 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
PublicCamden, NJ
3.675062.46%$73,196461
23 Morehouse School of Medicine
PrivateAtlanta, GA
3.685061.57%$56,345502
23 Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine
PublicRootstown, OH
3.685103.73%$92,645679
25 Central Michigan University College of Medicine
PublicMount Pleasant, MI
3.695081.27%$64,237425