Ivy League Medical Schools

The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight private universities in the Northeastern United States. The term Ivy League is typically used to refer to those eight schools as a group of elite colleges beyond the sports context.

7 out of the 8 Ivy League schools have medical schools. Princeton University is the only Ivy League institution without a medical school.

You can compare those 8 schools with general academic factors at Ivy League Comparison Page. In addition, you can check out Ivy League law schools.

Statistics for Ivy League Medical Schools

The average tuition & fees of Ivy League medical schools are $79,037 for state residents and $79,037 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2026-2027. The average GPA of the schools is 3.91 and the average MCAT score is 520. The average acceptance rate is 1.58% for 2026 admission.

• Harvard Medical School has the highest tuition & fees of $80,639 and Alpert Medical School at Brown University has the lowest tuition & fees of $76,762.
• Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has the highest MCAT score of 522 and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine has the lowest score of 516.
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.82.
• Weill Cornell Medical College has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 1.23% and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has the lowest rate of 2.16%.
• Harvard Medical School has the most enrolled first-year students of 165 and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine has the least enrolled students of 96.

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