Medical Schools with the Lowest 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.
For 2026 medical school admission, the average MCAT score submitted by first-year enrolled students is 512. Ponce Health Sciences University, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine has the lowest MCAT score of 499.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the lowest MCAT scores. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
RankSchoolMCAT ScoreGPAAcceptance RateTuition & FeesEnrollment
1 Ponce Health Sciences University
PrivatePonce , PR
4993.58.60%$79,758797
1 San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
PrivateCaguas, PR
4993.574.44%$47,528311
3 Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
PrivateBayamon, PR
5013.86.23%$52,325340
4 Mercer University School of Medicine
PrivateMacon, GA
5033.6914.13%$45,763690
4 Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
PrivateNashville, TN
5033.461.45%$69,032521
6 Central Michigan University College of Medicine
PublicMount Pleasant, MI
5043.61.22%$70,968428
7 University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
PublicKansas City, MO
5053.628.43%$58,060546
8 Morehouse School of Medicine
PrivateAtlanta, GA
5063.641.60%$67,314540
8 University of Mississippi School of Medicine
PublicJackson, MS
5063.852.15%$37,928679
8 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
PublicSan Juan, PR
5063.813.11%$42,165436
8 Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
PublicHuntington, WV
5063.812.71%$66,123331
12 University of Arkansas College of Medicine
PublicLittle Rock, AR
5073.855.21%$67,506725
12 Howard University College of Medicine
PrivateWashington, DC
5073.611.44%$61,124548
12 Florida State University College of Medicine
PublicTallahassee, FL
5073.681.78%$47,250496
12 University of Louisville School of Medicine
PublicLouisville, KY
5073.783.16%$74,769698
12 Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
PublicEast Lansing, MI
5073.72.33%$61,926822
12 University of New Mexico School of Medicine
PublicAlbuquerque, NM
5073.755.99%$47,831445
12 University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
PublicGrand Forks, ND
5073.84.02%$71,658295
19 University of South Alabama College of Medicine
PublicMobile, AL
5083.854.14%$73,559314
19 University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
PublicTucson, AZ
5083.741.61%$63,722517
19 Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
PrivateNorth Chicago, IL
5083.691.70%$76,367830
19 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PublicSpringfield, IL
5083.76.57%$43,901330
19 University of Kentucky College of Medicine
PublicLexington, KY
5083.843.61%$78,046856
19 Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
PublicShreveport, LA
5083.84.69%$67,224613
19 University of South Carolina School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, SC
5083.773.29%$88,750408