Medical Schools in Illinois

Currently, there are 8 Illinois Medical Schools that approved by LCME and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 8 Illinois Medical Schools

The average tuition & fees of 8 Illinois medical schools are $62,572 for state residents and $68,328 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2026-2027. The average GPA of the schools is 3.82 and the average MCAT score is 513

With 70,227 applicants, the average acceptance rate is extremely competitive at 2.30%, admitting and enrolling 1,199 applicants.

• University of Illinois College of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $90,164 and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $43,901.
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 521 and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has the lowest score of 507.
• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.94 and Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science has the lowest GPA of 3.69.
• Rush Medical College at Rush University has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 1.09% and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has the lowest rate of 6.57%.
• University of Illinois College of Medicine has the most enrolled first-year students of 302 and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of Medicine has the least enrolled students of 64.

The table below compares tuition, acceptance rates, and admission statistics for Medical Schools in Illinois. We note that the tuition data is for the academic year 2026-2027 and admission / score data is for 2026 admission.