The medical school admissions process is one of the most competitive in the world, and for good reason. The physicians we trust with our healthcare must demonstrate the academic ability, experience, and personal qualities needed to succeed in medicine.
Many prospective students wonder what percentage of medical school applicants get accepted each year. While acceptance rates fluctuate by application service and admissions cycle, fewer than half of medical school applicants typically matriculate into an incoming class.
In 2025, the overall acceptance rates for applicants were:
Compared to the previous year, acceptance rates moved in different directions. Acceptance rates for MD and Texas medical schools declined as applicant growth outpaced available seats, while DO programs saw acceptance rates increase thanks to continued enrollment growth.
Although overall acceptance rates fluctuate from year to year, acceptance rates at individual medical schools remain exceptionally low. On average, MD schools reported acceptance rates of about 3.1% in the 2025 admissions cycle. 10 MD schools had acceptance rates below 1%, and only 8 MD schools had acceptance rates above 7%.
Gaining admission to any individual medical school is far more competitive than overall acceptance rates suggest, making a strong application and balanced school list essential.
Use our free Med School Chance Predictor to calculate your odds of acceptance at MD and DO programs nationwide. Enter your GPA, MCAT, and other metrics to see your odds at each school.
The table below shows applicant, matriculant, and acceptance rate data from 2020 to 2025 for the AMCAS, AACOMAS, and TMDSAS application services.
|
Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
MD Applicants |
53,369 |
53,030 |
62,443 |
55,189 |
51,946 |
54,699 |
|
MD Matriculants |
21,869 |
22,239 |
22,666 |
22,710 |
23,156 |
23,440 |
|
MD Acceptance Rate |
40.98% |
41.94% |
36.30% |
41.15% |
44.58% |
42.85% |
|
DO Applicants |
21,668 |
22,708 |
27,277 |
23,488 |
22,810 |
23,114 |
|
DO Matriculants |
8,283 |
8,523 |
8,668 |
8,949 |
9,644 |
10,297 |
|
DO Acceptance Rate |
38.23% |
37.53% |
31.78% |
38.10% |
42.28% |
44.55% |
|
TX Applicants |
6,093 |
7,362 |
6,833 |
6,484 |
6,472 |
6,890 |
|
TX Matriculants |
1,820 |
1,854 |
2,142 |
2,229 |
2,230 |
2,245 |
|
TX Acceptance Rate |
29.87% |
25.18% |
31.35% |
34.38% |
34.46% |
32.58% |
|
Total Applications* |
81,130 |
83,100 |
96,553 |
85,161 |
81,859 |
84,703 |
|
Total Matriculants |
31,972 |
32,616 |
33,476 |
33,888 |
34,854 |
35,982 |
Below is the acceptance rate data for MD and DO medical programs throughout the United States for the 2025 admissions cycle. Texas medical schools using the TMDSAS application service are excluded from this list because they do not provide comparable public school-level acceptance data.
|
Institution |
State |
Type |
Applicants (2025) |
Matriculants (2025) |
Acceptance Rate |
|
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine |
AL |
DO |
3,828 |
204 |
5.33% |
|
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn Campus |
AL |
DO |
3,348 |
146 |
4.36% |
|
Heersink School of Medicine |
AL |
MD |
4,206 |
196 |
4.66% |
|
University of South Alabama College of Medicine |
AL |
MD |
1,906 |
79 |
4.14% |
|
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine |
AR |
DO |
3,644 |
142 |
3.9% |
|
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine |
AR |
MD |
3,337 |
174 |
5.21% |
|
A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona |
AZ |
DO |
5,582 |
154 |
2.76% |
|
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine |
AZ |
DO |
3,833 |
265 |
6.91% |
|
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix |
AZ |
MD |
5,831 |
130 |
2.23% |
|
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson |
AZ |
MD |
7,342 |
118 |
1.61% |
|
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
CA |
DO |
3,277 |
182 |
5.55% |
|
California Northstate University College of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
3,412 |
118 |
3.46% |
|
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
CA |
MD |
6,639 |
60 |
0.90% |
|
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
6,596 |
49 |
0.74% |
|
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California |
CA |
MD |
9,612 |
120 |
1.25% |
|
Loma Linda University School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
5,642 |
176 |
3.12% |
|
Stanford University School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
9,793 |
90 |
0.92% |
|
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine |
CA |
DO |
4,488 |
188 |
4.19% |
|
UCSF School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
4,630 |
130 |
2.81% |
|
University of California, Davis School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
8,294 |
139 |
1.68% |
|
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
7,440 |
114 |
1.53% |
|
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
6,508 |
90 |
1.38% |
|
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
10,400 |
140 |
1.35% |
|
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine |
CA |
MD |
10,342 |
177 |
1.71% |
|
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
CA |
DO |
5,435 |
225 |
4.14% |
|
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
CO |
MD |
12,474 |
175 |
1.40% |
|
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Colorado/Utah |
CO |
DO |
5,892 |
366 |
6.21% |
|
University of Colorado School of Medicine |
CO |
MD |
10,405 |
181 |
1.74% |
|
Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University |
CT |
MD |
9,426 |
95 |
1.01% |
|
University of Connecticut School of Medicine |
CT |
MD |
5,734 |
114 |
1.99% |
|
Yale School of Medicine |
CT |
MD |
7,352 |
104 |
1.41% |
|
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
DC |
MD |
17,194 |
130 |
0.76% |
|
Georgetown University School of Medicine |
DC |
MD |
14,542 |
203 |
1.40% |
|
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University |
FL |
MD |
5,790 |
65 |
1.12% |
|
Florida State University College of Medicine |
FL |
MD |
6,730 |
120 |
1.78% |
|
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University |
FL |
MD |
6,013 |
121 |
2.01% |
|
Howard University College of Medicine |
FL |
MD |
8,908 |
128 |
1.44% |
|
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton Campus |
FL |
DO |
5,850 |
142 |
2.43% |
|
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami |
FL |
MD |
9,912 |
202 |
2.04% |
|
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine |
FL |
DO |
6,619 |
400 |
6.04% |
|
Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine* |
FL |
DO |
2,573 |
141 |
5.48% |
|
Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University |
FL |
MD |
4,165 |
78 |
1.87% |
|
University of Central Florida College of Medicine |
FL |
MD |
5,395 |
120 |
2.22% |
|
University of Florida College of Medicine |
FL |
MD |
5,612 |
136 |
2.42% |
|
Emory University School of Medicine |
GA |
MD |
12,671 |
136 |
1.07% |
|
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University |
GA |
MD |
3,368 |
304 |
9.03% |
|
Mercer University School of Medicine |
GA |
MD |
1,246 |
176 |
14.13% |
|
Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida |
GA |
MD |
5,677 |
131 |
2.31% |
|
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Georgia Campus |
GA |
DO |
3,132 |
135 |
4.31% |
|
Morehouse School of Medicine |
GA |
MD |
6,873 |
110 |
1.60% |
|
University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine |
HI |
MD |
2,369 |
77 |
3.25% |
|
Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa |
IA |
MD |
4,527 |
153 |
3.38% |
|
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
IA |
DO |
4,252 |
227 |
5.34% |
|
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine |
ID |
DO |
2,332 |
244 |
10.5% |
|
Carle Illinois College of Medicine |
IL |
MD |
2,889 |
64 |
2.22% |
|
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University |
IL |
DO |
5,101 |
210 |
4.12% |
|
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science |
IL |
MD |
11,973 |
203 |
1.70% |
|
Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University |
IL |
MD |
8,610 |
140 |
1.63% |
|
Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago |
IL |
MD |
7,738 |
91 |
1.18% |
|
Rush Medical College |
IL |
MD |
13,237 |
144 |
1.09% |
|
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine |
IL |
MD |
1,218 |
80 |
6.57% |
|
Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago |
IL |
MD |
13,289 |
175 |
1.32% |
|
University of Illinois College of Medicine |
IL |
MD |
11,273 |
302 |
2.68% |
|
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
IN |
DO |
4,536 |
150 |
3.31% |
|
Indiana University School of Medicine |
IN |
MD |
7,822 |
366 |
4.68% |
|
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
KS |
DO |
5,202 |
424 |
8.15% |
|
Kansas Health Science University - Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine |
KS |
DO |
2,290 |
176 |
7.69% |
|
University of Kansas School of Medicine |
KS |
MD |
4,978 |
211 |
4.24% |
|
University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
KY |
MD |
5,766 |
208 |
3.61% |
|
University of Louisville School of Medicine |
KY |
MD |
5,317 |
168 |
3.16% |
|
University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine |
KY |
DO |
3,442 |
133 |
3.86% |
|
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Louisiana Campus |
LA |
DO |
2,545 |
122 |
4.79% |
|
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans |
LA |
MD |
3,865 |
195 |
5.05% |
|
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport |
LA |
MD |
3,201 |
150 |
4.69% |
|
Tulane University School of Medicine |
LA |
MD |
13,814 |
190 |
1.38% |
|
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine at Boston University |
MA |
MD |
11,429 |
138 |
1.21% |
|
Harvard Medical School |
MA |
MD |
8,275 |
165 |
1.99% |
|
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School |
MA |
MD |
5,630 |
233 |
4.14% |
|
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University |
MD |
MD |
2,238 |
177 |
7.91% |
|
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
MD |
MD |
8,057 |
118 |
1.46% |
|
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine* |
MD |
DO |
1,183 |
97 |
8.2% |
|
Tufts University School of Medicine |
MD |
MD |
15,455 |
204 |
1.32% |
|
University of Maryland School of Medicine |
MD |
MD |
7,186 |
171 |
2.38% |
|
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine |
ME |
DO |
4,752 |
200 |
4.21% |
|
Central Michigan University College of Medicine |
MI |
MD |
8,513 |
104 |
1.22% |
|
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine |
MI |
MD |
8,296 |
193 |
2.33% |
|
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
MI |
DO |
7,716 |
281 |
3.64% |
|
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine |
MI |
MD |
7,492 |
124 |
1.66% |
|
University of Michigan Medical School |
MI |
MD |
10,277 |
168 |
1.63% |
|
Wayne State University School of Medicine |
MI |
MD |
10,438 |
299 |
2.86% |
|
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine |
MI |
MD |
5,897 |
86 |
1.46% |
|
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine |
MN |
MD |
5,920 |
109 |
1.84% |
|
University of Minnesota Medical School |
MN |
MD |
6,843 |
264 |
3.86% |
|
A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
MO |
DO |
4,060 |
167 |
4.11% |
|
Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
MO |
MD |
6,672 |
174 |
2.61% |
|
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine |
MO |
MD |
3,677 |
136 |
3.70% |
|
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine |
MO |
MD |
1,589 |
134 |
8.43% |
|
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine |
MO |
MD |
6,138 |
123 |
2.00% |
|
University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
MS |
MD |
326 |
170 |
52.15% |
|
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
MS |
DO |
3,068 |
175 |
5.7% |
|
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Montana* |
MT |
DO |
2,403 |
171 |
7.12% |
|
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University |
NC |
MD |
2,267 |
91 |
4.01% |
|
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
NC |
DO |
4,585 |
162 |
3.53% |
|
Duke University School of Medicine |
NC |
MD |
9,234 |
123 |
1.33% |
|
University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
NC |
MD |
6,264 |
229 |
3.66% |
|
Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
NC |
MD |
12,800 |
194 |
1.52% |
|
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
ND |
MD |
1,864 |
75 |
4.02% |
|
Creighton University School of Medicine |
NE |
MD |
6,162 |
250 |
4.06% |
|
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine |
NE |
MD |
2,311 |
142 |
6.14% |
|
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth |
NH |
MD |
10,330 |
96 |
0.93% |
|
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
NJ |
MD |
4,619 |
118 |
2.55% |
|
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine |
NJ |
MD |
5,708 |
166 |
2.91% |
|
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine |
NJ |
DO |
6,049 |
269 |
4.45% |
|
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
NJ |
MD |
6,479 |
174 |
2.69% |
|
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine |
NM |
DO |
5,014 |
295 |
5.88% |
|
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
NM |
MD |
5,112 |
165 |
3.23% |
|
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine |
NV |
DO |
2,950 |
200 |
6.78% |
|
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
NV |
MD |
2,382 |
72 |
3.02% |
|
University of New Mexico School of Medicine |
NV |
MD |
1,719 |
103 |
5.99% |
|
Albany Medical College |
NY |
MD |
14,157 |
141 |
1.00% |
|
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
NY |
MD |
14,035 |
148 |
1.05% |
|
CUNY School of Medicine |
NY |
MD |
59 |
59 |
100% |
|
Grossman School of Medicine at New York University |
NY |
MD |
8,385 |
99 |
1.18% |
|
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
NY |
MD |
9,551 |
128 |
1.34% |
|
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo |
NY |
MD |
6,264 |
186 |
2.97% |
|
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV |
NV |
MD |
2,375 |
66 |
2.78% |
|
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine - Long Island |
NY |
DO |
8,697 |
417 |
4.79% |
|
New York Medical College |
NY |
MD |
9,525 |
233 |
2.45% |
|
NYU Long Island School of Medicine |
NY |
MD |
4,738 |
24 |
0.51% |
|
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University |
NY |
MD |
5,689 |
141 |
2.48% |
|
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine |
NY |
MD |
7,490 |
197 |
2.63% |
|
SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of Medicine |
NY |
MD |
6,198 |
182 |
2.94% |
|
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem Campus |
NY |
DO |
5,163 |
355 |
6.88% |
|
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
NY |
MD |
5,891 |
103 |
1.75% |
|
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University |
NY |
MD |
7,677 |
138 |
1.80% |
|
Weill Cornell Medicine |
NY |
MD |
8,599 |
106 |
1.23% |
|
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell |
NY |
MD |
5,368 |
104 |
1.94% |
|
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
OH |
MD |
9,454 |
216 |
2.28% |
|
Northeast Ohio Medical University |
OH |
MD |
4,883 |
197 |
4.03% |
|
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine |
OH |
DO |
4,564 |
240 |
5.26% |
|
The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
OH |
MD |
8,685 |
211 |
2.43% |
|
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
OH |
MD |
6,636 |
175 |
2.64% |
|
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences |
OH |
MD |
6,637 |
175 |
2.64% |
|
Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University |
OK |
MD |
5,986 |
128 |
2.14% |
|
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine |
OK |
DO |
4,788 |
141 |
2.94% |
|
Heatherington College of Osteopathic Medicine |
OR |
DO |
3,359 |
93 |
2.77% |
|
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine |
OR |
MD |
7,114 |
150 |
2.11% |
|
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine |
OR |
MD |
2,590 |
202 |
7.80% |
|
Drexel University College of Medicine |
PA |
MD |
16,547 |
305 |
1.84% |
|
Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
PA |
DO |
3,476 |
135 |
3.88% |
|
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine |
PA |
MD |
6,964 |
124 |
1.78% |
|
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine |
PA |
DO |
7,516 |
328 |
4.36% |
|
Penn State College of Medicine |
PA |
MD |
14,288 |
150 |
1.05% |
|
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
MD |
7,097 |
153 |
2.16% |
|
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Philadelphia/South Georgia |
PA |
DO |
7,612 |
365 |
4.8% |
|
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
PA |
MD |
12,033 |
286 |
2.38% |
|
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
PA |
MD |
11,887 |
151 |
1.27% |
|
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University |
PA |
MD |
14,278 |
227 |
1.59% |
|
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine |
PR |
MD |
2,255 |
194 |
8.60% |
|
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine |
PR |
MD |
1,553 |
69 |
4.44% |
|
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine |
PR |
MD |
1,204 |
75 |
6.23% |
|
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine |
PR |
MD |
801 |
105 |
13.11% |
|
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
RI |
MD |
9,186 |
144 |
1.57% |
|
Baptist University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
SC |
DO |
2,420 |
101 |
4.17% |
|
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus |
SC |
DO |
4,233 |
142 |
3.35% |
|
Medical University of South Carolina |
SC |
MD |
3,413 |
179 |
5.24% |
|
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia |
SC |
MD |
3,011 |
99 |
3.29% |
|
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville |
SC |
MD |
4,157 |
110 |
2.65% |
|
Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota |
SD |
MD |
1,076 |
71 |
6.60% |
|
Belmont University Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine |
TN |
MD |
2,831 |
54 |
1.91% |
|
Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine |
TN |
DO |
5,621 |
566 |
10.07% |
|
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine |
TN |
MD |
7,949 |
115 |
1.45% |
|
Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University |
TN |
MD |
4,009 |
78 |
1.95% |
|
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine |
TN |
MD |
2,744 |
174 |
6.34% |
|
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
TN |
MD |
7,685 |
95 |
1.24% |
|
Baylor College of Medicine |
TX |
MD |
6,073 |
224 |
3.69% |
|
Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University |
TX |
MD |
6,273 |
60 |
0.96% |
|
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin |
TX |
MD |
5,684 |
50 |
0.80% |
|
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston |
TX |
MD |
6,104 |
240 |
3.93% |
|
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
TX |
MD |
4,811 |
130 |
2.70% |
|
Texas A&M University College of Medicine |
TX |
MD |
6,086 |
200 |
3.29% |
|
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine |
TX |
MD |
5,348 |
182 |
3.4% |
|
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at University of Houston |
TX |
MD |
5,247 |
60 |
1.14% |
|
University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine |
TX |
MD |
5,774 |
232 |
4.02% |
|
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
TX |
MD |
5,450 |
230 |
4.22% |
|
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine |
TX |
MD |
4,789 |
55 |
1.15% |
|
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School |
TX |
MD |
6,025 |
229 |
3.80% |
|
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine |
TX |
DO |
3,517 |
161 |
4.58% |
|
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine |
UT |
DO |
2,782 |
193 |
6.94% |
|
University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine |
UT |
MD |
4,990 |
40 |
0.81% |
|
Eastern Virginia Medical School |
VA |
MD |
7,613 |
151 |
1.98% |
|
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus |
VA |
DO |
5,525 |
168 |
3.04% |
|
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
VA |
DO |
1,433 |
159 |
11.1% |
|
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah |
VA |
MD |
5,525 |
168 |
3.04% |
|
University of Virginia School of Medicine |
VA |
MD |
7,148 |
156 |
2.82% |
|
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine |
VA |
MD |
8,306 |
184 |
2.22% |
|
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine |
VA |
MD |
6,370 |
55 |
0.86% |
|
Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont |
VT |
MD |
10,377 |
122 |
1.18% |
|
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine |
WA |
DO |
3,155 |
145 |
4.6% |
|
University of Washington School of Medicine |
WA |
MD |
5,275 |
280 |
5.31% |
|
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University |
WA |
MD |
1,574 |
80 |
5.08% |
|
Medical College of Wisconsin |
WI |
MD |
10,711 |
274 |
2.56% |
|
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
WI |
MD |
7,744 |
171 |
2.21% |
|
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University |
WV |
MD |
3,026 |
82 |
2.71% |
|
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine |
WV |
DO |
4,863 |
208 |
4.28% |
|
West Virginia University School of Medicine |
WV |
MD |
6,314 |
115 |
1.82% |
These medical school admissions statistics were aggregated from AAMC FACTS data and AACOM’s Applicants and Matriculants by College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) reports.
*Some newer osteopathic medical schools included in this table currently hold pre-accreditation status through the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). Pre-accreditation is part of the standard accreditation pathway for new colleges of osteopathic medicine before they receive full accreditation.
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