Oldest Medical Schools

    Among 158 LCME accredited medical schools, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest school. It established 1765 and is serving for 201 years excepts 59 years closing which is closed in 1861 and reopened in 1920. Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Harvard Medical School have also long histories established in 1767 and 1782 respectively.
    The following table lists the top 25 oldest medical schools. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
    RankSchoolEstablishedEnrollmentTuition & FeesAcceptance RateMCAT Score
    1 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    PrivatePhiladelphia, PA    		1765801$77,4912.45%522
    2 Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    PrivateNew York, NY    		1767643$75,6891.89%522
    3 Harvard Medical School
    PrivateBoston, MA    		1782830$76,4212.09%521
    4 Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
    PrivateHanover, NH    		1797418$74,8681.13%516
    5 University of Maryland School of Medicine
    PublicBaltimore, MD    		1807662$83,0022.50%514
    6 Yale School of Medicine
    PrivateNew Haven, CT    		1810554$75,9851.58%522
    7 Alpert Medical School at Brown University
    PrivateProvidence, RI    		1811640$74,6701.73%517
    8 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    PublicCincinnati, OH    		1819778$55,2312.95%513
    9 University of Vermont College of Medicine
    PublicBurlington, VT    		1822510$72,4021.33%513
    10 Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
    PublicCharleston, SC    		1823754$70,3244.74%511
    11 George Washington University Medical School
    PrivateWashington, DC    		1824768$75,8801.13%512
    11 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    PrivatePhiladelphia, PA    		18241,171$70,7122.61%514
    13 University of Virginia School of Medicine
    PublicCharlottesville, VA    		1827666$69,0022.64%517
    14 Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
    PublicAugusta, GA    		18281,125$62,7679.37%513
    15 Tulane University School of Medicine
    PrivateNew Orleans, LA    		1834817$71,9981.41%509
    15 SUNY Upstate Medical University
    PublicSyracuse, NY    		1834738$72,7912.59%513
    17 Rush Medical College at Rush University
    PrivateChicago, IL    		1837605$70,7521.10%511
    17 University of Louisville School of Medicine
    PublicLouisville, KY    		1837686$74,3203.24%508
    19 Albany Medical College
    PrivateAlbany, NY    		1838590$60,6751.08%510
    19 VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division
    PublicRichmond, VA    		1838790$61,2242.80%513
    21 New York University School of Medicine
    PrivateNew York, NY    		1841469$68,6001.26%523
    22 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    PrivateCleveland, OH    		18431,013$74,5402.55%518
    23 University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
    PublicColumbia, MO    		1845533$97,3285.10%509
    24 Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
    PublicBuffalo, NY    		1846783$73,8413.11%511
    25 Boston University School of Medicine
    PrivateBoston, MA    		1848683$73,1901.31%518