Medical Schools in Tennessee

Currently, there are 5 Tennessee Medical Schools that approved by LCME and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 5 Tennessee Medical Schools

The average tuition & fees of 5 Tennessee medical schools are $59,662 for state residents and $65,943 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2026-2027. The average GPA of the schools is 3.81 and the average MCAT score is 512

With 25,218 applicants, the average acceptance rate is extremely competitive at 2.58%, admitting and enrolling 516 applicants.

• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $74,975 and East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $49,844.
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 521 and Meharry Medical College School of Medicine has the lowest score of 504.
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has the highest GPA of 3.95 and Meharry Medical College School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.58.
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 1.24% and University of Tennessee College of Medicine has the lowest rate of 6.34%.
• University of Tennessee College of Medicine has the most enrolled first-year students of 174 and Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University has the least enrolled students of 54.

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