Of the 158 LCME-accredited medical schools, 96 are public schools. University of Virginia School of Medicine ranked first and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ranked second in 2024 Best Public Medical Schools rankings.
Below statements summarize the average statistics including medical schools tuition and admission data for the top 10 Best Public Medical Schools.

Comparison Table between Best Public Medical Schools

The following table compares the 25 Best Public Medical Schools. You can sort the table by touching/clicking the column title that you want to sort.
Rank[1]College NameTuition & Fees (In-State)Tuition & Fees (Out-of-State)MCAT ScoreGPAAcceptance RateStudent Population
16University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA
52,328$64,4845183.862.8%657
19David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
43,843$56,0885143.801.3%850
20 University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
47,580$59,8255153.872.0%849
22University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
64,606$67,0725143.791.7%710
24University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA
43,292$55,5375153.771.6%667
26UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
San Antonio, TX
22,742$40,4545183.884.3%947
28University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, CA
45,871$56,0805163.931.6%513
30University of Michigan Medical School
6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI
53,218$72,2685153.791.8%793
31University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Dallas, TX
23,023$36,1235173.834.2%1,021
32Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Stony Brook, NY
48,893$71,0435153.892.5%593
33University of South Florida College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
33,726$54,9165183.923.3%740
34University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
36,373$55,2315153.832.9%770
37University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City,, UT
46,202$84,7625143.874.1%535
38The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH
31,081$56,0015143.812.7%890
39University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA
38,122$58,8975143.814.5%668
40University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
37,130$49,3905143.792.5%624
43University of Massachusetts Medical School
North Worcester, MA
42,117$70,4555143.813.8%779
44SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Brooklyn, NY
45,686$67,8165143.733.0%869
47Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
21,087$35,4065143.781.0%206
49Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ
47,505$71,6345123.703.0%750
50Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ
46,637$70,7665123.703.0%750
53University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, FL
29,680$56,5545153.852.4%496
54University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
42,198$59,4485113.752.7%761
58The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
26,018$40,7285113.804.5%964
59Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Lubbock, TX
22,379$35,4795123.903.6%744
Average48,894$63,0725123.774.0%623
[1] Medical School Rankings over based on multiple factors including admission, academic, size, and costs.