Medical & Dental Schools in California
23 programs in our catalogue — 13 MD, 3 DO, 7 dental.
About California: Pop. ~39.0M; Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, and Sacramento each host world-class academic medical centres. California has 18 LCME-accredited medical schools — more than any other state.
In-state preference overview: Private schools (Stanford, USC Keck, Loma Linda) admit nationally with no in-state preference. UC schools (UCSF, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside) have strong in-state preference; out-of-state acceptance is approximately 5–10% at most UC programs. Western University of Health Sciences (DO) and Touro University (DO) admit broadly from the West.
Major health systems / top employers: Kaiser Permanente · Dignity Health · Sutter Health · UCSF Health · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · UCLA Health · Keck Medicine of USC
Explore by program type in California
MD Allopathic Medical Schools
13 listedAMCAS applications, MCAT/GPA medians, in-state preference, and MMI interview formats for allopathic MD programmes.
DO Osteopathic Medical Schools
3 listedAACOMAS applications, MCAT/GPA profiles, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training emphasis and DO philosophy.
Dental Schools (DDS / DMD)
7 listedAADSAS applications, DAT requirements, GPA medians, in-state preference and clinical training emphasis for dental programmes.
California at a glance
- MD programs
- 13
- DO programs
- 3
- Dental programs
- 7
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