MD Medical Schools in Louisiana
3 allopathic MD programs in our catalogue for Louisiana. Use the profiles below to compare MCAT medians, GPA ranges, in-state preference, and AMCAS strategy.
About Louisiana: Pop. ~4.6M; New Orleans and Baton Rouge are the primary medical hubs. Tulane University School of Medicine (private) and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans and Shreveport) serve the state.
In-state preference: LSU Health Sciences Center (both campuses) very strongly prefers Louisiana residents. Tulane is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. Overall, Louisiana is a challenging state for out-of-state allopathic applicants at public programs.
Major health systems: LCMC Health · Ochsner Health · Willis-Knighton Health System · Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
3 MD Programs in Louisiana
- LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine (MD)
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport, founded in 1969, is a regional public medical school anchored in northwest Louisiana. The school operates within University Health Shreveport (formerly Biomedical Research Foundation/Willis-Knighton partner system) — the main public hospital for the region — and trains physicians who predominantly serve Louisiana and surrounding states. The school's location in Shreveport provides exposure to diverse patient populations across the urban hospital and surrounding rural parishes, consistent with its public service mission.
MCAT 508GPA 3.685.5% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine (MD)
New Orleans, LA
LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, founded in 1931, is one of the two LSU system medical schools and is the largest medical school in Louisiana by enrollment. Set in the New Orleans Medical District, the school benefits from close affiliation with University Medical Center New Orleans — the state-of-the-art safety-net hospital built to replace the legendary Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina. LSU Health New Orleans produces a high proportion of physicians who remain in Louisiana, particularly serving south Louisiana's diverse, often low-income urban and rural communities.
MCAT 510GPA 3.766.5% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - Tulane University School of Medicine (MD)
New Orleans, LA
Tulane University School of Medicine, founded in 1834, is a nationally competitive private medical school located in the New Orleans Medical District. Tulane is world-renowned for tropical medicine, infectious disease, and global health — strengths rooted in New Orleans's history as a subtropical port city with a legacy of yellow fever, malaria, and other infectious diseases. Today, Tulane's research enterprise spans HIV, emerging infectious diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and health equity. Graduates are competitive for residency programmes nationally and internationally.
MCAT 511GPA 3.732.5% acceptance
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