Do Schools In California

This is an additional location of NYITCOM

Osteopathic Medical Schools

1 in 4 U.S. medical students attends an osteopathic medical school

The AOA’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredits 37 osteopathic medical schools which offer instruction at 58 teaching locations.

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
445 Health Sciences Boulevard
Dothan, AL 36303
(334) 699-2266

Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
7000 Chad Colley Boulevard
Fort Smith, AR 72916
(479) 308-2243

This is a branch campus of VCOM-Virginia

This is a branch campus of VCOM-Virginia

This is a branch campus of VCOM-Virginia

This is a branch campus of VCOM-Virginia

Kansas City University – Kansas City (KCU-COM-KC)
1750 Independence Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64106
(800) 234-4847 or (816) 283-2000

Kansas City University – Joplin (KCU-COM-Joplin)
2901 St. John’s Boulevard
Joplin, MO 64804
(800) 234-4847 or (417) 208-0630

This is an additional location of KCU-COM

This is a branch campus of LECOM

This is an additional location of LECOM

This is an additional location of LECOM

This is an additional location of LMU-DCOM

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Detroit Medical Center
4707 Saint Antoine Street
Detroit, MI 48201
(888) 362-2500

This is an additional location of MSUCOM

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Macomb University Center
44575 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038-1139
(586) 263-6033

This is an additional location of MSUCOM

This is an additional location of NYITCOM

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
122 East 1700 South, Building 3
Provo, UT 84606
(385) 375-8724

This is an additional location of NSU-KPCOM

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
1 Ohio University
Grosvenor Hall 204
Athens, OH 45701
(800) 345-1560 or (740) 593-2500

This is an additional location of OU-HCOM

This is an additional location of OU-HCOM

This is an additional location of OSU-COM

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
4170 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1610
(800) 999-6998 or (215) 871-6100

PCOM Georgia
625 Old Peachtree Road
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 225-7500

This is a branch campus of PCOM.

PCOM-South Georgia
2050 Tallokas Road
Moultrie, GA 31768
(229) 668-3110

This is an additional location of PCOM

This is an additional location of RVUCOM

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Center
One Medical Center Drive
Stratford, NJ 08084
(856) 566-6000

This is an additional location of TouroCOM

This is a branch campus of TUCOM

University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
Brooks City Base
7615 Kennedy Hill
Building 1
San Antonio, TX 78325
(210) 283-6994

This is an additional location of Western U/COMP

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Medical Schools in California: How to Get In (2023)

Learn how hard it is to get into the best medical schools in California, plus strategies to make it happen

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: List of medical schools in California: 2023 rankings and admissions statistics

Part 3: California medical school profiles

Part 4: California medical school admissions strategies

Appendix A: California medical schools by degree type

Appendix B: California medical schools by institution type

Appendix C: California medical schools by region

Part 1: Introduction

Getting into a medical school in California is a very common goal among premed students given the state’s high-ranking programs, reduced in-state tuition at public institutions, idyllic weather, cultural diversity, and so on.

Unfortunately, California med school admissions are also incredibly difficult due to schools’ competitive stats, the large state population, and the massive number of applications each program receives.

Do a quick search online and you’ll come across horror stories from students on premed forums like:

This might leave you wondering how anyone manages to get into one of California’s 16 medical schools. Fortunately, there are systematic approaches to gaining these coveted seats, as many of our students have demonstrated over the years:

In this guide, our goal is to demystify what it takes to get into California medical schools. We’ll provide statistics, rankings, and other relevant information about each school so you can make informed, data-driven decisions about where to apply. Plus, we’ll go over admissions strategies to help you improve your odds of gaining an acceptance.

Part 2: List of medical schools in California: 2023 rankings and admissions statistics

Your first step is to learn about your competition when applying to California med schools. We dug up the most pertinent information about each school to help you understand the admissions landscape, whether you’re a California resident or out-of-state applicant.

While compiling this information, we observed the following trends:

• California medical schools boast high rankings. In the 2023 U.S. News Best Medical Schools (Research) rankings, one is in the top 5, four in the top 25, and seven in the top 75.
• Tuition and fees to attend California medical schools are comparable to schools outside of California.
• While out-of-state students must pay more than in-state students at public California (i.e., UC) med schools, tuition and fees for out-of-state UC students are still lower than all California private schools’ tuition and fees.
• California residents enjoy higher interview rates at most schools.

In the “U.S. News Ranking” column in the table below, numbers in parentheses reflect each medical school’s national ranking, whereas numbers outside parentheses reflect each California medical school’s relative rank. Relative rankings allow us to more easily answer the question, “Which are the ‘best’ medicals school in California?”

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California Medical Schools	U.S. News Ranking	Location	Degree	Year Est.	Annual Tuition and Fees	Avg. GPA	Avg. MCAT	Interview Rate	First-Year Class Size
UCSF School of Medicine*	1 (5)	San Francisco	MD	1864	$38,241 IS $50,486 OOS	3.87	517	5.9%	167
Stanford University School of Medicine	2 (5)	Stanford	MD	1908	$64,868 IS $64,868 OOS	3.89	518	5.93%	90 (32.2% IS)
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine*	3 (18)	Los Angeles	MD	1951	$43,843 IS $56,088 OOS	3.81	516	7% IS 6.5% OOS	175 (59.4% IS)
UC San Diego School of Medicine*	4 (21)	San Diego	MD	1968	$42,749 IS $54,994 OOS	3.77	515.11	9.66%	140
USC Keck School of Medicine	5 (28)	Los Angeles	MD	1885	$68,487 IS $68,487 OOS	3.79	517	9.8% IS 3.6% OOS	186 (82.3% IS)
UC Davis School of Medicine*	6 (50)	Davis	MD	1966	$45,371 IS $57,616 OOS	3.58	509	7.8% IS 0.5% OOS	133
UC Irvine School of Medicine*	6 (44)	Irvine	MD	1896	$41,799.15 IS $54,044.15 OOS	3.78	514.2	8.2% IS 3.1% OOS	104 (86.5% IS)
UC Riverside School of Medicine*	8 (96)	Riverside	MD	2008	$42,660 IS $53,652 OOS	3.68	509	4.8% IS 0.07% OOS	81
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine	8 (118-130)	Vallejo	DO	1997	$64,040 IS $64,040 OOS	3.56	509	NA	135 (81% IS)
Western University of Health Sciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine	8 (117)	Pomona	DO	1977	$63,008 IS $63,008 OOS	3.67	508	10.5% Combined	335
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine	UR	Clovis	DO	2019	$59,950 IS $59,950 OOS	3.48	507.4	NA	120 (83% IS)
California Northstate University College of Medicine	UR	Elk Grove	MD	2015	$65,780 IS $65,780 OOS	3.7	513	5.16%	110 (93.6% IS)
California University of Science and Medicine	UR	San Bernardino	MD	2015	$63,800 IS $63,800 OOS	3.61	513	13.1% IS 0.4% OOS	129 (97.7% IS)
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science	UR	Los Angeles	MD	1966	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kaiser Permanente Tyson School of Medicine	UR	Pasadena	MD	2019	$0 IS $0 OOS	3.76	516	6.3% IS 6.2% OOS	50 (52% IS)
Loma Linda University School of Medicine	UR	Loma Linda	MD	1909	$63,404 IS $63,404 OOS	3.83	509	4.86%	176 (48.3% IS)

*Public medical schools in California | UR: Unranked | IS: In-state | OOS: Out-of-state | NA: Not available