2025-26 Cycle MD Admission Policy
This page summarizes U.S. MD programs that consider international applicants, based on MSAR data and official medical school admissions websites. Schools are grouped by how they evaluate non-U.S. citizens, but policies change frequently - always confirm details directly with each admissions office.
⚠️ Disclaimer: Information on this page is compiled from MSAR and individual medical school admissions websites. Policies change frequently - always confirm directly with each school's admissions office before applying.
🔍 Legend
- [CBC] --- Case-by-case review
- [R] --- Religious affiliation or mission-based preference
- [IS] --- Strong in-state residency ties required or heavily favored
- [Limited seats] --- Very limited number of international seats
- [MD/PhD ONLY] --- International applicants considered only for MD/PhD
🟥 LIST 1
Schools That Claim to Accept International Students
But only on a case-by-case basis or with clear limitations (e.g., strong in-state ties, religious affiliation, or compelling reasons to study in the U.S.)
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Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California [CBC]
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Loma Linda University School of Medicine [CBC] [R]
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University of California, Davis, School of Medicine [IS]
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Howard University College of Medicine [Limited seats]
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USF Health Morsani College of Medicine [CBC]
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University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine [IS]
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Tufts University School of Medicine [Requires compelling reasons]
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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School [Reviewed after domestic applicants]
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University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry [One international applicant at a time]
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Baylor College of Medicine [MD/PhD ONLY]
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West Virginia University School of Medicine [Lowest priority] [IS]
🟩 LIST 2
Schools That Accept International Students
With no stated additional requirements beyond standard admissions criteria
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Stanford University School of Medicine
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University of Colorado School of Medicine
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University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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Yale School of Medicine
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Emory University School of Medicine
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
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University of Illinois College of Medicine
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Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine
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Harvard Medical School
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Duke University School of Medicine
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
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CUNY School of Medicine
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
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SUNY Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
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Weill Cornell Medicine
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Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
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The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Meharry Medical College
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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University of Virginia School of Medicine
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
🟦 LIST 3
Schools that review Applicants Regardless of Citizenship
Actual practices may vary.
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Tulane University School of Medicine
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Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University
📈 Charts
pie
title ACCEPT International Students
"No (108)" : 108
"Yes (46)" : 46
pie
title ACCEPT Int Stu w/o additional requirements
"No (119)" : 119
"Yes (35)" : 35
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