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 200 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
1765782$71,9352.61%521
2 Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
PrivateNew York, NY
1767642$73,5111.92%522
3 Harvard Medical School
PrivateBoston, MA
1782845$71,3052.07%521
4 Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
PrivateHanover, NH
1797414$69,7881.08%516
5 University of Maryland School of Medicine
PublicBaltimore, MD
1807645$72,6262.59%513
6 Yale School of Medicine
PrivateNew Haven, CT
1810553$71,3891.64%519
7 Alpert Medical School at Brown University
PrivateProvidence, RI
1811636$70,5261.62%515
8 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
PublicCincinnati, OH
1819770$55,2312.86%515
9 University of Vermont College of Medicine
PublicBurlington, VT
1822510$66,9081.42%512
10 Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
PublicCharleston, SC
1823737$47,1174.67%511
11 George Washington University Medical School
PrivateWashington, DC
1824754$68,3561.11%512
11 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
18241,165$64,3892.49%514
13 University of Virginia School of Medicine
PublicCharlottesville, VA
1827657$64,4842.78%518
14 Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
PublicAugusta, GA
18281,067$59,6957.92%512
15 Tulane University School of Medicine
PrivateNew Orleans, LA
1834814$73,6641.21%510
15 SUNY Upstate Medical University
PublicSyracuse, NY
1834714$68,6533.11%510
17 Rush Medical College at Rush University
PrivateChicago, IL
1837611$57,7781.18%509
17 University of Louisville School of Medicine
PublicLouisville, KY
1837678$69,1702.92%507
19 Albany Medical College
PrivateAlbany, NY
1838592$58,7501.08%510
19 VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division
PublicRichmond, VA
1838781$64,3842.61%512
21 New York University School of Medicine
PrivateNew York, NY
1841473$65,9611.24%523
22 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
PrivateCleveland, OH
18431,011$71,7082.51%518
23 University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, MO
1845527$88,2964.74%509
24 Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
PublicBuffalo, NY
1846777$70,3683.03%512
25 Boston University School of Medicine
PrivateBoston, MA
1848698$70,9451.38%517