Medical Schools in Alabama: How to Get In (2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Learn all about the medical schools in Alabama, types of programs, statistics and strategies to get accepted

Birmingham Alabama skyline

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: List of medical schools in Alabama: 2023 rankings & admissions statistics

Part 3: Alabama medical school profiles

Part 4: Alabama medical school admissions strategies

Part 5: Frequently asked questions

Appendix A: Alabama medical schools by degree type

Appendix B: Alabama medical schools by institution type

Part 1: Introduction

The hospitality may warm your heart and the pecan pie may make your mouth water, but the Yellowhammer State is known for things other than its kindness and cuisine. For a relatively small state in land area, it packs a punch in the medical department with 4 high-quality medical schools offering to guide you to a white coat.

With 2 options for an MD and 2 for a DO, no matter which path you wish to follow, there is a home for you across the state.

In this guide, we’ll provide a top-level view of each of the medical schools in Alabama, including rankings, and statistics meant to help you decide on an institution that will best fit your needs. We’ll also include some admissions strategies to assist you in the success of your application.

Part 2: List of medical schools in Alabama: 2023 rankings & admissions statistics

In the table below, you’ll find the most commonly sought statistics for each medical school in Alabama. With a quick visual comparison, you can weed out any potential issues that may make the school undesirable for you as well as get an idea of what it might take to get in.

During the course of our research into these schools, we noticed that a few things stood out.

The University of South Alabama College of Medicine primarily serves in-state residents and their minimum GPA and MCAT scores required for consideration are different depending on whether you are in-state or out of state.
University of Alabama Birmingham has a higher interview rate but also a higher rate of applicants.
The south and center of the state are all represented by medical schools, but Huntsville, home of many biotech companies, is not.

Alabama Medical Schools	US News Ranking	Location	Degree	Year Est.	Annual Tuition & Fees	Avg. GPA	Avg. MCAT	Interview Rate	First-Year Class Size
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (UAB)*	35 (Research) 24 (Primary Care)	Birmingham	MD	1859 (moved to Birmingham in 1945)	$35,199 (IS) $65,779 (OOS)	3.83	509.5	10.61%	186 (84.9% IS)
University of South Alabama College of Medicine (USA)*	UR	Mobile	MD	1969 (for the School of Medicine)	$35,149 (IS) $69,356 (OOS)	NA - 3.5 minimum for (IN) 3.8 (Listed for OOS students)	NA - 503 minimum for (IN) 508 (OOS)(70th percentile in 2022-2023)	Approximately 200 applicants are invited for interviews	78 (92.3% IS)
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine	UR	Dothan	DO	2010	$59,388	3.38	504.3	23.16%	205
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn	118-130 (Research) 80 (Primary Care)	Auburn	DO	2014	$51,800	3.67 – min 3.4	502 – min 496 (range is typically between 500-506)	NA	150 admitted each year

*Public medical schools in Alabama | UR: Unranked | IS: In-state | OOS: Out-of-state | NA: Not available