Medical Schools in Texas

Common questions about medical schools in Texas

How many medical schools are in Texas?

Sixteen medical schools. Thirteen award an MD and three award a DO. Every one is listed in the table above with its median MCAT, median GPA and tuition.

What MCAT score do you need for medical school in Texas?

Median MCAT runs from 504 to 518, so a score at or above 511 puts you in range at about half of them. A median is the midpoint rather than a cut-off, and roughly half of each admitted class scored below it. What counts as a good MCAT score goes through how to read those numbers, and our guide to raising a score covers how to raise one.

What GPA do you need for medical school in Texas?

Medians land between 3.50 and 3.93. A GPA under that band is workable when the MCAT is strong, which is the part of the application still open to change once your transcript is fixed.

How much does medical school cost in Texas?

In-state tuition runs from $13,078 a year at University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine to $96,828 at TCU School of Medicine, before living costs. Tuition across the US and Canada sets those against the national range.

Which Texas medical school is easiest to get into?

By median MCAT, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine admits at the lowest score of the group at 504. That makes it the most forgiving on numbers, though secondaries, interviews and mission fit still decide the outcome. Our secondary prompt database carries the essays each school asks for.

What is the acceptance rate at medical schools in Texas?

Schools here report roughly 76,314 applications against about 2,392 seats, which works out near one place for every 32 applications. That is not a per-applicant acceptance rate, because most people apply to fifteen or twenty schools and get counted at each one. Read it as a measure of how crowded each committee's desk is, and as the reason a screening MCAT and GPA come first. Individual schools publish their own rates, and the in-state and out-of-state figures usually differ sharply.

Which application service do Texas medical schools use?

Tmdsas for fourteen, amcas for one, aacomas for one. TMDSAS opens in early May, ahead of AMCAS, and carries its own deadlines and its own essay prompts. The table above lists it per school, so you can group your list by service before you start writing.

What secondary essays do Texas medical schools ask for?

Across the thirteen we hold prompts for, 87 in total, ranging from 1 to 16 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Lubbock. Secondaries arrive within days of a verified application and the turnaround runs to about two weeks, so prewriting is the difference between a considered essay and a rushed one. Our secondary prompt database carries the wording of every one for the 2026-27 cycle.

Are there DO schools in Texas?

Yes. University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine award a DO rather than an MD. Osteopathic programs lead to the same licensure and compete for the same residencies, and they generally admit at lower median MCAT and GPA, so leaving them off a list narrows your options for no good reason. The table above shows their numbers beside the MD programs.

Can you get into a medical school in Texas with a low GPA?

It happens, and the MCAT is usually what carries it. With medians between 3.50 and 3.93, a GPA a few tenths under still gets read when the test score sits at or above the median and the rest of the application is strong. An upward trend across your transcript reads better than a flat average, and a post-bacc or a master's is the standard route when the gap is wider than that. Raising an MCAT score is the faster of the two levers.

When should you apply to medical school in Texas?

AMCAS opens in May and submitting in the first weeks of June is the strongest position, because most schools review on a rolling basis. Work back from that to pick a test date on the AAMC calendar, leaving room for a retake if the first score comes in short.

Medical schools in other states

Every state in the South with a medical school, on the same figures: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

The medical school hub carries all 59, including Northeast, the Midwest, the West, Canada.

Where to go next

• Studying for the MCAT now? The live MCAT course runs one cohort at a time with 515+ scorers teaching it.
• Want one-on-one help? MCAT tutors in Texas are matched on the section costing you points, and our tutoring packages list what each one includes.
• Building an application rather than a score? Medical school admissions coaching covers the list, the essays and the interviews.
• Deciding whether to sit it again? The retake calculator gives you a verdict and a date.
• Just browsing? The free MCAT resources are a good place to start, and our reviews and student score stories show what the jumps look like.
• Looking beyond the medical schools in Texas? The medical school hub lists every state and province with a program.