Currently, there are 13 California Medical Schools that approved by LCME and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 13 California Medical Schools

The average tuition & fees of 13 California medical schools are $57,210 for state residents and $62,705 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024. The average GPA of the schools is 3.77 and the average MCAT score is 514. The average acceptance rate is 2.23%.

The following table compares Medical Schools in California medical schools with important law schools facts.

Medical Schools in California Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School NameFoundedTuition & FeesAcceptance RateAverage GPAAverage MCATTotal EnrollmentEnrollment (First-Year Students)
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Public |
1864 $59,825
($47,580)
1.96% 3.87 515 849 173
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Private |
2015 $69,069 3.23% 3.60 511 453 119
California University of Science and Medicine
Private |
2015 $70,000 2.68% 3.61 514 534 129
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Private |
1966 $69,000 6.26% - - 60 61
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Public |
1951 $56,088
($43,843)
1.34% 3.80 514 850 175
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Private |
2020 $61,494 0.65% 3.76 516 199 50
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Private |
1885 $70,890 2.15% 3.80 517 833 186
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Private |
1909 $67,056 3.43% 3.86 510 771 176
Stanford University School of Medicine
Private |
1908 $65,343 1.01% 3.89 518 494 89
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Public |
1966 $57,616
($45,371)
1.67% 3.73 509 568 137
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Public |
1896 $56,080
($45,871)
1.62% 3.93 516 513 114
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
Public |
2008 $57,169
($44,924)
1.42% 3.60 509 362 86
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Public |
1968 $55,537
($43,292)
1.61% 3.77 515 667 141