Medical & dental schools in Pennsylvania

In NextGen MedPrep's ratings, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is rated as giving strong preference to Pennsylvania residents, and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Penn State College of Medicine, and University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine are rated moderate. No in-state preference is recorded for the other 9 programs. The in-state share of the class, confirmed on the school's own pages, is 32% at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 14% at Drexel University College of Medicine, 64% at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, 36% at Penn State College of Medicine, and 29% at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. The ratings are NextGen MedPrep's reading of each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not school policy.

Of the 7 MD programs, 5 have an MCAT figure confirmed on the school's own pages, ranging from 512 at Drexel University College of Medicine (mean) to 522 at Perelman School of Medicine, UPenn. For GPA, 5 are confirmed, ranging from 3.76 at Drexel University College of Medicine (mean) to 3.98 at Perelman School of Medicine, UPenn. None of the MCAT figures we hold for the 4 DO programs has been confirmed on the school's own pages yet; unconfirmed, they range from 503 at Duquesne University Nasuti COM to 505 at LECOM Seton Hill. For GPA, none of the figures we hold has been confirmed yet; unconfirmed, they range from 3.50 at Duquesne University Nasuti COM to 3.58 at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Confirmed figures are medians unless marked mean. Each card labels its figures, and an unconfirmed figure should be checked against the source cited on the school's page.

By the format each program describes: Multiple mini interviews (MMI): Drexel University College of Medicine and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Traditional interviews: Perelman School of Medicine, UPenn; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University; Penn State College of Medicine; Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; and 5 more. Panel interviews: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Each card quotes the program's own description of its interview.

MD programs are listed in New York (15), Massachusetts (4), New Jersey (4), Connecticut (3), New Hampshire (1), Rhode Island (1), and Vermont (1). DO programs are listed in New York (4), Maine (1), and New Jersey (1). Dental schools are listed in New York (6), Massachusetts (3), Connecticut (1), Maine (1), and New Jersey (1). The counts in parentheses are the programs NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists in each state.