Medical & dental schools in Washington
Washington has 2 MD programs (University of Washington School of Medicine and WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine), one DO program and 2 dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory. At University of Washington School of Medicine, 93.9% of matriculants are Washington residents. At WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, 96.3% of matriculants are Washington residents.
Studying medicine and dentistry in Washington
About Washington: Pop. ~7.8M; Seattle metro (~4.0M) is the medical hub. University of Washington School of Medicine administers the WWAMI regional program, covering Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho in addition to Washington.
In-state preference: UW School of Medicine participates in the WWAMI consortium; seats are allocated among Washington, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Washington-domicile applicants compete within the Washington allocation pool. The school is nationally known for rural and primary care training.
Major health systems in Washington
- UW Medicine
- Providence Health & Services
- MultiCare Health System
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Medical and dental schools in Washington
5 programs in NextGen MedPrep's directory for 2027 entry, grouped by degree. Click any program for its how-to-get-in guide; each group links to the full Washington list and its residency table.
MD programs2
Residency and admissions details- MCAT
- 514
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.77
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 509
- mean
- GPA
- 3.72
- mean
DO programs1
Residency and admissions detailsDental schools2
Residency and admissions details- GPA
- 3.50
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.68
- unconfirmed
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”.
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Application resources
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