MD medical schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 5 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 Tennessee
About Tennessee: Pop. ~7.1M; Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville each host academic medical centers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is internationally regarded; Meharry Medical College serves a historically significant mission in physician training for underserved communities.
In-state preference: Vanderbilt School of Medicine is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. University of Tennessee and Meharry have moderate in-state and mission-focused admissions criteria respectively.
Major health systems in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- HCA Healthcare (national HQ, Nashville)
- Community Health Systems
- Ballad Health
- Regional One Health (Memphis)
MD programs in Tennessee
5 MD programs in Tennessee for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
- MCAT
- 521
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.90
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 510
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.70
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 506
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.64
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 509
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.64
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 511
- mean
- GPA
- 3.86
- 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: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine MD program
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Tennessee
Of the 5 MD programs in Tennessee in our catalog, 2 are rated as giving strong preference to Tennessee residents. The table shows admissions figures only where they were confirmed on the school's own published pages (2 of 5); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | None recorded | — | — | — | 82 | Checked against the school's own page, September 14, 2026 |
| ETSU Quillen College of Medicine | Strong | — | — | — | — | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 2026 |
| Meharry Medical College | None recorded | — | — | — | — | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| Belmont Frist College of Medicine | None recorded | — | — | — | — | Checked against the school's own page, August 14, 2026 |
| UTHSC College of Medicine | Strong | 86% | 511 (mean) | 3.86 (mean) | 181 | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 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.
Nearby: other South states with MD programs
States in the same US Census region (South), with the number of MD programs in each.
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