Medical & dental schools in Maryland
Maryland has 3 MD programs (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USU Hébert School of Medicine and University of Maryland School of Medicine), one DO program and one dental school in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory.
Studying medicine and dentistry in Maryland
About Maryland: Pop. ~6.2M; Baltimore metro (~2.9M) and the DC suburbs form the core medical training corridor. Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical System are among the nation's top academic health systems.
In-state preference: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (combined programs) have moderate in-state preference. University of Maryland Dental School similarly favors Maryland residents.
Major health systems in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins Medicine
- University of Maryland Medical System
- MedStar Health
- Adventist HealthCare
- Lifebridge Health
Medical and dental schools in Maryland
5 programs in NextGen MedPrep's directory for 2027 entry, grouped by degree. Click any program for its how-to-get-in guide; each group links to the full Maryland list and its residency table.
MD programs3
Residency and admissions details- MCAT
- 520
- mean
- GPA
- 3.94
- mean
- MCAT
- 510
- mean
- GPA
- 3.70
- mean
- MCAT
- 515
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.78
- unconfirmed
DO programs1
Residency and admissions detailsDental schools1
Residency and admissions detailsMCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Curriculum guides: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine MD program
Compare nationally: All US MD schools · All US DO schools · All US dental schools
Application resources
NextGen MedPrep guides for each stage of an MD, DO, or dental application.
Frequently asked questions
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