Medical Schools with The Most Applicants

In 2026, total 1,040,848 applicants have applied to medical schools in United States. A student may apply to more than one medical schools and the total number includes the multiple applicants.

George Washington University Medical School has the most applicants of 17,194. Of that, 130 admitted (matriculated), and the acceptance rate is 0.76%. Drexel University College of Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine follow it with 16,547 and 15,455 applicants.

The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the most applicants. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Rank	School	Applicants	Male	Female	State Residents	Out-of-State	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	George Washington University Medical School PrivateWashington, DC	17,194	6,809	10,282	86	17,108	130	0.76%
2	Drexel University College of Medicine PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	16,547	6,834	9,614	1,142	15,405	305	1.84%
3	Tufts University School of Medicine PrivateBoston, MA	15,455	6,244	9,103	1,144	14,311	204	1.32%
4	Georgetown University School of Medicine PrivateWashington, DC	14,542	5,962	8,493	87	14,455	203	1.40%
5	Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University PublicPhiladelphia, PA	14,278	5,954	8,238	1,171	13,107	227	1.59%
6	Albany Medical College PrivateAlbany, NY	14,157	5,974	8,098	2,067	12,090	141	1.00%
7	Albert Einstein College of Medicine PrivateBronx, NY	14,035	6,035	7,888	2,105	11,930	148	1.05%
8	Tulane University School of Medicine PrivateNew Orleans, LA	13,814	5,650	8,109	401	13,413	190	1.38%
9	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine PrivateMaywood, IL	13,289	5,502	7,708	1,528	11,761	175	1.32%
10	Rush Medical College at Rush University PrivateChicago, IL	13,237	5,295	7,863	1,363	11,874	144	1.09%
11	Wake Forest School of Medicine PrivateWinston-Salem, NC	12,800	5,632	7,130	1,024	11,776	194	1.52%
12	Emory University School of Medicine PrivateAtlanta, GA	12,671	5,537	7,032	950	11,721	136	1.07%
13	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA PublicLos Angeles, CA	12,474	5,277	7,085	5,364	7,110	175	1.40%
14	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	12,033	5,355	6,594	1,143	10,890	286	2.38%
15	Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science PrivateNorth Chicago, IL	11,973	4,897	6,992	1,389	10,584	203	1.70%
16	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine PublicPittsburgh, PA	11,887	5,492	6,288	1,034	10,853	151	1.27%
17	Boston University School of Medicine PrivateBoston, MA	11,429	4,514	6,823	983	10,446	138	1.21%
18	University of Illinois College of Medicine PublicChicago, IL	11,273	4,723	6,482	1,770	9,503	302	2.68%
19	Medical College of Wisconsin PrivateMilwaukee, WI	10,711	4,852	5,805	707	10,004	274	2.56%
20	Wayne State University School of Medicine PublicDetroit, MI	10,438	4,697	5,689	1,681	8,757	299	2.86%
21	University of Colorado School of Medicine PublicAurora, CO	10,405	4,724	5,598	624	9,781	181	1.74%
22	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine PublicLa Jolla, CA	10,400	4,503	5,803	5,574	4,826	140	1.35%
23	University of Vermont College of Medicine PublicBurlington, VT	10,377	4,441	5,853	73	10,304	122	1.18%
24	University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine PublicSan Francisco, CA	10,372	4,553	5,705	4,802	5,570	177	1.71%
25	Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine PrivateHanover, NH	10,330	4,700	5,558	103	10,227	96	0.93%

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