MD Medical Schools in New Jersey
4 allopathic MD programs in our catalogue for New Jersey. Use the profiles below to compare MCAT medians, GPA ranges, in-state preference, and AMCAS strategy.
Last reviewed September 4, 2026
About New Jersey: Pop. ~9.3M; densely populated state anchored by Newark and the Philadelphia–New York corridor. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School serve the state's sizable in-state applicant pool.
In-state preference: Rutgers NJMS and Rutgers RWJMS have a strong preference for New Jersey residents; typically 80–90% of seats filled by in-state applicants. PCOM Georgia and Rowan SOM also serve New Jersey residents in DO programs.
Major health systems
- RWJBarnabas Health
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Atlantic Health System
- Virtua Health
- Inspira Health
4 MD Programs in New Jersey
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (MD)
Camden, NJ
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) was established in 2012. It is New Jersey's newest public medical school, and it was deliberately sited in Camden, a city consistently ranked among the worst in the US for poverty and health inequality. The school emphasises urban health and community medicine, and prepares graduates to work in underserved settings. Its primary clinical home is Cooper University Hospital, a Level I trauma and safety-net hospital serving a largely low-income, minority patient population across South Jersey and South Philadelphia.
MCAT 512GPA 3.771.8% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD)
Nutley, NJ
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine was established in 2018, making it one of the youngest US allopathic medical schools. It was built on a health system science model. Deep integration with Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest healthcare network, means students learn clinical medicine and also how large health systems function, improve, and fail. The Nutley campus has extensive simulation facilities and a collaborative interprofessional education program. Graduates are trained to lead health system transformation as well as to work as frontline clinicians.
MCAT 515GPA 3.831.8% acceptanceModerate in-state pref. - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (MD)
Newark, NJ
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) was founded in 1954, originally as Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry. It is the older of Rutgers University's two medical schools, and one of the largest allopathic schools in the Northeast. It sits in the heart of Newark, so students train in a high-acuity, highly diverse clinical environment anchored by University Hospital. The school has a strong tradition of producing physicians who serve urban and underserved communities, with particular strengths in infectious disease, trauma, and primary care.
MCAT 513GPA 3.772.5% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (MD)
Piscataway, NJ
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) was formed in 1961 as Rutgers Medical School. Its first class of 16 students entered in 1966, and the first MD degrees were conferred in 1974. It sits in Piscataway at the heart of the Rutgers Health Sciences campus, and is New Jersey's second public medical school under the Rutgers banner. RWJMS has a strong tradition in primary care, general internal medicine, and clinical research, and trains physicians mainly for the Central New Jersey region. Its primary teaching hospital is Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, a high-volume academic training environment. The school also offers combined MD/PhD, MD/MBA, and MD/MPH programs.
MCAT 513GPA 3.792.6% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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