Medical Schools Where Applicants Have Near-Perfect MCAT Scores
An MCAT score can be the deal breaker when it comes to getting into medical school. Before the exam was revamped in April, a 45 was the highest score someone could receive. And applicants at some schools came much closer to achieving that score than others.
These institutions had the highest median MCAT scores among students who started school in the fall of 2014.
6 (tie). Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 24
U.S. News primary care rank: 62 (tie)
More on the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
6 (tie). Columbia University (NY)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 8 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 52 (tie)
More on the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
6 (tie). Cornell University (Weill) (NY)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 18
U.S. News primary care rank: 49 (tie)
More on the Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University.
6 (tie). Harvard University (MA)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 1
U.S. News primary care rank: 12 (tie)
More on Harvard Medical School.
6 (tie). Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NY)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 20
U.S. News primary care rank: 62 (tie)
More on the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
6 (tie). Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 3 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 29 (tie)
More on the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University.
New York University
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 14 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 42 (tie)
More on the School of Medicine at New York University.
6 (tie). Northwestern University (Feinberg) (IL)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 19
U.S. News primary care rank: 29 (tie)
More on Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
6 (tie). University of Pittsburgh
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 16
U.S. News primary care rank: 19 (tie)
More on the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
6 (tie). Vanderbilt University (TN)
Median MCAT score: 36
U.S. News research rank: 14 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 25 (tie)
More on the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University.
3 (tie). Stanford University (CA)
Median MCAT score: 37
U.S. News research rank: 2
U.S. News primary care rank: 25 (tie)
More on the Stanford University School of Medicine.
3 (tie). University of Chicago (Pritzker)
Median MCAT score: 37
U.S. News research rank: 10 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 19 (tie)
More on the Pritzker School of Medicine at University of Chicago.
3 (tie). Yale University (CT)
Median MCAT score: 37
U.S. News research rank: 7
U.S. News primary care rank: 57 (tie)
More on the School of Medicine at Yale University.
1 (tie). University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
Median MCAT score: 38
U.S. News research rank: 5
U.S. News primary care rank: 12 (tie)
More on University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.
1 (tie). Washington University in St. Louis
Median MCAT score: 38
U.S. News research rank: 6
U.S. News primary care rank: 19 (tie)
More on the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.
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