Medical school rankings 2026

Medical Schools With the Lowest MCAT Scores

2 Minute Medicine editorial team · Updated October 28, 2026 · How we rank

US medical schools ordered by the median (or average) MCAT score of their most recent entering class, lowest first, as published by each school.

The top 3: A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (503), Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine (503), Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (503).

Medical Schools With the Lowest MCAT Scores
#	School	MCAT	Overall rank
1	A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic MedicineKirksville, MO · DO	503	#188
2	Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic MedicineIndianapolis, IN · DO	503	#182
3	Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic MedicineYakima, WA · DO	503	#187
4	University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineSan Juan, PR · MD	503	#132
5	West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineLewisburg, WV · DO	503	#191
6	Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic MedicineGlendale, AZ · DO	504	#169
7	California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic MedicineClovis, CA · DO	504.1	#175
8	Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic MedicineBuies Creek, NC · DO	505	#181
9	Howard University College of MedicineWashington, DC · MD	505	#131
10	Kansas City University College of Osteopathic MedicineKansas City, MO · DO	505	#189
11	Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic MedicineFort Lauderdale, FL · DO	505	#159
12	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia, PA · DO	505	#171
13	University of Mississippi Medical Center School of MedicineJackson, MS · MD	505	#136
14	Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic MedicineAthens, OH · DO	505.1	#161
15	Idaho College of Osteopathic MedicineMeridian, ID · DO	505.4	#179
16	Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA · MD	505.6	#121
17	University of New Mexico School of MedicineAlbuquerque, NM · MD	506	#105
18	Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineWest Des Moines, IA · DO	507	#178
19	Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineEast Lansing, MI · DO	507	#146
20	Touro University California College of Osteopathic MedicineVallejo, CA · DO	507	#170
21	Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin UniversityNorth Chicago, IL · MD	508	#157
22	University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY · MD	508	#123
23	Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificPomona, CA · DO	508	#165
24	University of South Dakota Sanford School of MedicineVermillion, SD · MD	508.3	#151
25	Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineDayton, OH · MD	508.6	#133
26	Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineSpokane, WA · MD	508.8	#138
27	Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCUFort Worth, TX · MD	509	#162
28	Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLVLas Vegas, NV · MD	509	#137
29	Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic MedicineDowners Grove, IL · DO	509	#154
30	OHSU School of MedicinePortland, OR · MD	509	#84
31	Oakland University William Beaumont School of MedicineRochester Hills, MI · MD	509	#153
32	Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic MedicineStratford, NJ · DO	509	#144
33	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of MedicineEl Paso, TX · MD	509	#142
34	Tulane University School of MedicineNew Orleans, LA · MD	509	#120
35	UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of MedicineBirmingham, AL · MD	509	#76
36	UC Davis School of MedicineDavis, CA · MD	509	#58
37	University of Oklahoma College of MedicineOklahoma City, OK · MD	509	#98
38	University of South Carolina School of Medicine ColumbiaColumbia, SC · MD	509	#129
39	University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleGreenville, SC · MD	509	#167
40	California University of Science and MedicineColton, CA · MD	510	#149
41	FIU Herbert Wertheim College of MedicineMiami, FL · MD	510	#103
42	Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineNutley, NJ · MD	510	#152
43	Loma Linda University School of MedicineLoma Linda, CA · MD	510	#127
44	Rush Medical CollegeChicago, IL · MD	510	#104
45	Texas A&M University School of MedicineCollege Station, TX · MD	510	#101
46	Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hébert School of MedicineBethesda, MD · MD	510	#163
47	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of MedicineLittle Rock, AR · MD	510	#102
48	University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life SciencesToledo, OH · MD	510	#128
49	West Virginia University School of MedicineMorgantown, WV · MD	510	#106
50	Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · MD	511	#109
51	Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · MD	511	#147
52	Northeast Ohio Medical University College of MedicineRootstown, OH · MD	511	#135
53	UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA · MD	511	#61
54	University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesBuffalo, NY · MD	511	#94
55	University of Illinois College of MedicineChicago, IL · MD	511	#70
56	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineOmaha, NE · MD	511	#83
57	University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineMemphis, TN · MD	511	#97
58	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadison, WI · MD	511	#55
59	Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineRoanoke, VA · MD	511	#145
60	Wake Forest University School of MedicineWinston-Salem, NC · MD	511	#72
61	Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineCharleston, SC · MD	511.4	#64
62	Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY · MD	512	#110
63	East Tennessee State University Quillen College of MedicineJohnson City, TN · MD	512	#126
64	Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineHuntington, WV · MD	512	#112
65	McGovern Medical School at UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX · MD	512	#52
66	Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic MedicineFort Lauderdale, FL · MD	512	#122
67	SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of MedicineSyracuse, NY · MD	512	#89
68	UNC School of MedicineChapel Hill, NC · MD	512	#38
69	UTMB John Sealy School of MedicineGalveston, TX · MD	512	#56
70	VCU School of MedicineRichmond, VA · MD	512	#66
71	Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI · MD	512	#69
72	Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, IN · MD	512.4	#51
73	Creighton University School of MedicineOmaha, NE · MD	513	#119
74	Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · MD	513	#107
75	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineChicago, IL · MD	513	#91
76	Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA · MD	513	#62
77	Ohio State University College of MedicineColumbus, OH · MD	513	#40
78	Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolNewark, NJ · MD	513	#49
79	Saint Louis University School of MedicineSaint Louis, MO · MD	513	#96
80	University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of MedicineHonolulu, HI · MD	513	#80
81	University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMinneapolis, MN · MD	513	#44
82	Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineKalamazoo, MI · MD	513	#111
83	California Northstate University College of MedicineElk Grove, CA · MD	513.4	#141
84	Cooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityCamden, NJ · MD	514	#108
85	Geisinger School of MedicineScranton, PA · MD	514	#74
86	Georgetown University School of MedicineWashington, DC · MD	514	#77
87	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · MD	514	#60
88	Tufts University School of MedicineBoston, MA · MD	514	#59
89	UCF College of MedicineOrlando, FL · MD	514	#85
90	University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineIowa City, IA · MD	514	#53
91	University of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore, MD · MD	514	#37
92	UC San Diego School of MedicineLa Jolla, CA · MD	514.6	#26
93	FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of MedicineBoca Raton, FL · MD	515	#87
94	George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesWashington, DC · MD	515	#54
95	Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, CA · MD	515	#124
96	University of Cincinnati College of MedicineCincinnati, OH · MD	515	#34
97	Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthHanover, NH · MD	516	#46
98	New York Medical CollegeValhalla, NY · MD	516	#90
99	UC Irvine School of MedicineIrvine, CA · MD	516	#31
100	University of Florida College of MedicineGainesville, FL · MD	516	#28
101	University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL · MD	516	#36
102	Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBoston, MA · MD	517	#27
103	Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · MD	517	#33
104	UT Southwestern Medical SchoolDallas, TX · MD	517	#20
105	University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryRochester, NY · MD	517	#39
106	Long School of Medicine at UT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · MD	517.6	#25
107	Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX · MD	518	#16
108	Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineCleveland, OH · MD	518	#30
109	Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellHempstead, NY · MD	518	#45
110	Stanford University School of MedicineStanford, CA · MD	518	#9
111	Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY · MD	518	#13
112	Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD · MD	520	#6
113	University of Virginia School of MedicineCharlottesville, VA · MD	520	#23
114	Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO · MD	520	#7
115	Mayo Clinic Alix School of MedicineRochester, MN · MD	521	#10
116	Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineEvanston, IL · MD	521	#17
117	USF Health Morsani College of MedicineTampa, FL · MD	521	#29
118	University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburgh, PA · MD	521	#19
119	Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA · MD	521.1	#1
120	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · MD	522	#3
121	NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY · MD	523	#4
122	Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT · MD	523	#5

122 schools with data. Overall rank = our overall ranking. How we measure this.

Questions

Which medical school ranks first for lowest mcat scores?

A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) ranks first, with 503.

How is this list made?

US medical schools ordered by the median (or average) MCAT score of their most recent entering class, lowest first, as published by each school. Every figure comes from a public source; see the methodology page for details.

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Sources: NIH RePORTER fiscal year 2025 (research funding); CMS Doctors and Clinicians file (where 2005–2019 graduates practice); USDA rural-urban commuting area codes 2020 (rural ZIP codes); College Scorecard (median federal debt); IPEDS 2023–24 (graduates and class makeup); each school's own admissions pages (admissions figures, linked on each school page). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)