Top Public Medical Schools

There are 96 public medical schools accredited by LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education). Most public medical schools often give priority to in-state students during the admissions process, and tuition is somewhat cheaper than private medical schools. For this reason, the acceptance and enrollment rates of state residents in public medical schools are higher than private schools.

For the public medical schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $40,691 for state residents and $62,206 for out-of-state students. (The private medical schools' average is $67,457.)

University of Virginia School of Medicine ranked first among public medical schools. Its MCAT score is 517 and the acceptance rate is 2.64%. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine follow it in public medical school rankings.

The following table lists the top 25 public medical schools. The ranking is based on the MCAT score & GPA, acceptance rate, yield, tuition, and more characteristics of medical schools.

Rank	School	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Matriculated	Application Fee	Tuition & Fees	MCAT Score	GPA
1	University of Virginia School of Medicine PublicCharlottesville, VA	2.64%	5,872	155	$80	$69,002	517	3.85
2	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA PublicLos Angeles, CA	1.56%	11,326	177	$95	$63,725	515	3.85
3	University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine PublicSan Francisco, CA	1.82%	9,555	174	$80	$62,782	517	3.89
4	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine PublicPittsburgh, PA	1.79%	8,259	148	$110	$69,704	515	3.83
5	University of California, San Diego School of Medicine PublicLa Jolla, CA	1.64%	9,267	152	$135	$56,959	514	3.81
6	UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine PublicSan Antonio, TX	4.22%	5,377	227	$200	$37,239	518	3.93
7	University of California, Irvine School of Medicine PublicIrvine, CA	1.65%	6,929	114	$120	$57,690	516	3.89
8	University of Michigan Medical School Public6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI	1.83%	9,338	171	$85	$75,822	518	3.9
9	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas PublicDallas, TX	3.96%	5,604	222	$185	$38,737	517	3.93
10	Stony Brook University School of Medicine PublicStony Brook, NY	2.56%	5,303	136	$100	$71,322	516	3.93
11	University of South Florida College of Medicine PublicTampa, FL	2.33%	5,578	130	$30	$54,916	519	3.93
12	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine PublicCincinnati, OH	2.95%	6,162	182	$100	$55,231	513	3.82
13	University of Utah School of Medicine PublicSalt Lake City,, UT	5.01%	2,496	125	$110	$87,728	511	3.82
14	The Ohio State University College of Medicine PublicColumbus, OH	2.84%	7,633	217	$80	$56,919	516	3.9
15	University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine PublicIowa City, IA	3.99%	3,837	153	$60	$58,940	515	3.81
16	University of Florida College of Medicine PublicGainesville, FL	2.52%	5,367	135	$37	$49,390	516	3.92
17	University of Massachusetts Medical School PublicNorth Worcester, MA	4.79%	4,903	235	$100	$71,780	512	3.87
18	SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine PublicBrooklyn, NY	3.05%	6,596	201	$100	$67,816	513	3.79
19	Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin PublicAustin, TX	0.95%	5,287	50	No Fee	$35,406	515	3.92
20	Rutgers New Jersey Medical School PublicNewark, NJ	2.60%	6,611	172	$80	$75,836	515	3.83
20	Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School PublicNew Brunswick, NJ	2.60%	6,611	172	$80	$75,066	515	3.83
22	University of Central Florida College of Medicine PublicOrlando, FL	2.41%	4,970	120	$30	$56,709	595	3.91
23	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health PublicMadison, WI	2.43%	7,125	173	$75	$60,968	510	3.77
24	The University of Texas Medical Branch PublicGalveston, TX	4.51%	5,097	230	$70	$41,933	513	3.87
25	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine PublicLubbock, TX	3.68%	4,948	182	$75	$36,329	512	3.93

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