Medical Schools in Pennsylvania

Currently, there are 7 Pennsylvania Medical Schools that approved by LCME and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 7 Pennsylvania Medical Schools

The average tuition & fees of 7 Pennsylvania medical schools are $70,615 for state residents and $73,359 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2026-2027. The average GPA of the schools is 3.85 and the average MCAT score is 515

With 68,806 applicants, the average acceptance rate is extremely competitive at 1.84%, admitting and enrolling 1,246 applicants.

• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has the highest tuition & fees of $80,511 and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University has the lowest tuition & fees of $64,754.
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has the highest MCAT score of 521 and Drexel University College of Medicine has the lowest score of 512.
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Drexel University College of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.76.
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 1.27% and Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University has the lowest rate of 2.38%.
• Drexel University College of Medicine has the most enrolled first-year students of 305 and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine has the least enrolled students of 124.

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