MD medical schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 7 allopathic MD programs in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory. Compare each one's MCAT and GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.
Studying medicine in Pennsylvania
About Pennsylvania: Pop. ~13.0M; Philadelphia (~6.2M metro) and Pittsburgh (~2.4M metro) are the primary medical training centers. Pennsylvania hosts the oldest US medical school (University of Pennsylvania, est. 1765) and a large DO school ecosystem.
In-state preference: Private schools (Penn, Jefferson, Drexel) admit nationally. Temple and Penn State Hershey favor in-state applicants. PCOM (DO) and LECOM (DO) are among the largest osteopathic schools in the country and admit broadly but have a geographic reach across the Northeast.
Major health systems in Pennsylvania
- UPMC
- Penn Medicine
- Jefferson Health
- Temple Health
- Geisinger Health
- Highmark Health
MD programs in Pennsylvania
7 MD programs in Pennsylvania for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
- MCAT
- 522
- median
- GPA
- 3.98
- median
- MCAT
- 521
- median
- GPA
- 3.97
- median
- MCAT
- 512
- mean
- GPA
- 3.76
- mean
- MCAT
- 514
- mean
- GPA
- 3.87
- mean
- MCAT
- 512
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.61
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 514
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.77
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 514
- mean
- GPA
- 3.84
- mean
MCAT 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: Perelman School of Medicine, UPenn MD program · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine MD program
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Pennsylvania
Of the 7 MD programs in Pennsylvania in our catalog, 1 is rated as giving strong preference to Pennsylvania residents and 3 are rated moderate. The table shows admissions figures only where they were confirmed on the school's own published pages (7 of 7); the rest are left blank rather than estimated, and any unconfirmed figure on a card above is labeled as such.
| Program | In-state preference | In-state share of class | MCAT | GPA | Class size | Data check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perelman School of Medicine, UPenn | None recorded | — | 522 | 3.98 | 129 | Checked against the school's own page, September 14, 2026 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | Moderate | 32% | 521 | 3.97 | 149 | Checked against the school's own page, September 14, 2026 |
| Drexel University College of Medicine | None recorded | 14% | 512 (mean) | 3.76 (mean) | 305 | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 2026 |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | Strong | 64% | 514 (mean) | 3.87 (mean) | 126 | Checked against the school's own page, September 14, 2026 |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University | Moderate | — | — | — | 226 | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 2026 |
| Penn State College of Medicine | Moderate | 36% | — | — | 149 | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 2026 |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University | None recorded | 29% | 514 (mean) | 3.84 (mean) | 277 | Checked against the school's own page, September 14, 2026 |
The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.
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