15 New York Medical Schools Comparison

Currently, there are 15 New York Medical Schools that approved by LCME and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 15 New York Medical Schools

The average tuition & fees of 15 New York medical schools are $66,438 for state residents and $73,030 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2026-2027. The average GPA of the schools is 3.84 and the average MCAT score is 516

With 113,626 applicants, the average acceptance rate is a very competitive at 8.35%, admitting and enrolling 1,989 applicants.

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell has the highest tuition & fees of $81,975 and CUNY School of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $43,912.
New York University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 523 and Albany Medical College has the lowest score of 510.
New York University School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.98 and University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has the lowest GPA of 3.60.
Albany Medical College has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 1.00% and CUNY School of Medicine has the lowest rate of 100.00%.
New York Medical College has the most enrolled first-year students of 233 and New York University Long Island School of Medicine has the least enrolled students of 24.

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

Medical Schools in New York Comparison Table
School Name	Founded	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average MCAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)
Albany Medical College Private \| Albany, NY	1838	$63,490	1.00%	3.80	510	603	141
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Private \| Bronx, NY	1955	$80,358	1.05%	3.88	516	809	148
Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Private \| New York, NY	1767	$79,690	1.80%	3.95	522	644	138
CUNY School of Medicine Public \| New York, NY	2016	$43,912 ($43,912)	100.00%	3.80	-	288	59
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Private \| Hempstead, NY	2008	$81,975	1.94%	3.92	518	438	104
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Private \| New York, NY	1963	$80,483	1.34%	3.92	519	598	128
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Public \| Buffalo, NY	1846	$73,841 ($49,121)	2.97%	3.70	510	791	186
New York Medical College Private \| Valhalla, NY	1858	$71,714	2.45%	3.80	516	934	233
New York University Long Island School of Medicine Private \| Mineola, NY	2019	$68,102	0.51%	3.84	515	75	24
New York University School of Medicine Private \| New York, NY	1841	$70,050	1.18%	3.98	523	474	99
Stony Brook University School of Medicine Public \| Stony Brook, NY	1971	$79,726 ($55,006)	2.48%	3.93	516	607	141
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Public \| Brooklyn, NY	1858	$72,192 ($47,472)	2.63%	3.79	513	883	197
SUNY Upstate Medical University Public \| Syracuse, NY	1834	$72,791 ($48,071)	2.94%	3.81	513	753	182
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Private \| Rochester, NY	1925	$78,596	1.75%	3.60	516	475	103
Weill Cornell Medical College Private \| New York, NY	1898	$78,526	1.23%	3.93	518	532	106

Medical Schools in New York

$73,030

516.1

3.84

8.35%

Statistics for 15 New York Medical Schools