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MCAT score vs school medians

Check where your projected MCAT lands against top schools and admissions medians in one pass.

Built for quick admissions context, not to replace official admissions pages.

Compare your score path to school context.

Enter your projected total and identify where your score stands versus selected medical schools.

Where do school median MCAT numbers come from?

Median MCAT data is a context signal, not an admissions decision. Use the comparison to understand whether your current target is likely to need more CARS consistency, stronger science-section stability, or a wider school list. Then convert the target into a study plan so the admissions context changes what you do this week.

Use MSAR and each school's official admissions pages for current school-specific data, deadlines, and prerequisite policies. Last reviewed June 3, 2026.

AAMC MSAR information for applicants
SchoolTierMedian MCATDelta
Harvard Medical SchoolTop 10520-11
Johns Hopkins SOMTop 10521-12
Stanford SOMTop 10519-10
Mayo Clinic Alix SOMTop 10520-11
Washington University SOMTop 10521-12
UCSF SOMTop 10517-8
Columbia VP&STop 10521-12
UPenn Perelman SOMTop 10521-12
Duke SOMTop 10519-10
Yale SOMTop 10519-10
NYU Grossman SOMTop 10522-13
Northwestern FeinbergTop 25519-10
Vanderbilt SOMTop 25519-10
UMich SOMTop 25517-8
UCLA Geffen SOMTop 25518-9
Boston University SOMTop 50517-8
UNC Chapel Hill SOMTop 50514-5
UMass ChanTop 50513-4
Wake Forest SOMTop 50512-3
Georgetown SOMTop 50512-3
Average US MD-granting schoolMedian511-2
Average DO-granting schoolAverage DO504+5
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Medians are estimates from public admissions-data references and should be verified against school pages before you rely on them. Your odds depend on more than MCAT — GPA, ECs, essays, and interview matter at least as much.

This tool is for exploration and comparison only. It does not create or persist account data on its own.

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