Texas has 13 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.
Overview
Studying medicine in Texas
About Texas: Pop. ~30.5M; Houston (Texas Medical Center — the world's largest medical complex), Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin each have major medical ecosystems.
In-state preference: Texas public schools (UT Southwestern, UTHSC Houston, UTMB, UT Austin Dell, Texas Tech, TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M, UT Rio Grande Valley) very strongly favor Texas residents; public MD programs allocate 90–95%+ seats to in-state applicants. Baylor College of Medicine (private) admits nationally but still skews toward Texas applicants in practice.
Major health systems in Texas
Texas Medical Center (collectively)
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
HCA Houston Healthcare
UT Southwestern Medical Center
University Health (San Antonio)
Dell Seton Medical Center
Schools
MD programs in Texas
13 MD programs in Texas for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
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”.
Residency
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Texas
Of the 13 MD programs in Texas in our catalog, 11 are rated as giving strong preference to Texas residents and 1 is rated moderate. The table shows admissions figures only where they were confirmed on the school's own published pages (10 of 13); the rest are left blank rather than estimated, and any unconfirmed figure on a card above is labeled as such.
MD programs in Texas: our in-state preference rating, figures confirmed on each school's own pages, and when each record was last checked.
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.
NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists 13 MD programs in Texas: TCU Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Dell Medical School UT Austin, McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine Lubbock, Long School of Medicine UT Health San Antonio, UT Tyler School of Medicine, UH Fertitta Family College of Medicine, UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
In NextGen MedPrep's ratings, Dell Medical School UT Austin, McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine Lubbock, Long School of Medicine UT Health San Antonio, and 5 more are rated as giving strong preference to Texas residents, and TCU Burnett Marion School of Medicine is rated moderate. No in-state preference is recorded for Baylor College of Medicine. The in-state share of the class, confirmed on the school's own pages, is 89% at Baylor College of Medicine, 98% at Dell Medical School UT Austin, 95% at McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston, 92% at Paul L. Foster School of Medicine TTUHSC El Paso, and 93% at UT Tyler School of Medicine. The ratings are NextGen MedPrep's reading of each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not school policy.
Of the 13 MD programs, 7 have an MCAT figure confirmed on the school's own pages, ranging from 503 at UT Tyler School of Medicine (mean) to 517 at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (mean). For GPA, 6 are confirmed, ranging from 3.81 at TCU Burnett Marion School of Medicine to 3.93 at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (mean). 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): TCU Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Dell Medical School UT Austin, UT Tyler School of Medicine, UH Fertitta Family College of Medicine, and UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine. Traditional interviews: Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine Lubbock, Long School of Medicine UT Health San Antonio, and 2 more. An assessment day: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine. Programs named under more than one format combine them. Each card quotes the program's own description of its interview.
NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists MD programs in Florida (8), Georgia (5), North Carolina (5), Tennessee (5), Virginia (4), District of Columbia (3), Louisiana (3), Maryland (3), South Carolina (3), Alabama (2), and 5 more. Each state's page compares its programs and how they treat residents.
NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists 3 DO programs and 4 dental schools in Texas. Each program type has its own Texas page with its schools, residency table, and FAQ.
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