MD Medical School Secondary Prompts 2025–2026

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Northeast (34)

Albany Medical College
New York ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York ★ High Non-Trad
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Massachusetts ★ High Non-Trad
Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School
Rhode Island ★ High Non-Trad
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
New Jersey ★ High Non-Trad
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
New Hampshire ★ High Non-Trad
Drexel University College of Medicine
Pennsylvania ★ High Non-Trad
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Pennsylvania ★ High Non-Trad
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
New Jersey ★ High Non-Trad
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Hofstra University Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
New York ★ High Non-Trad
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York ★ High Non-Trad
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (SUNY Buffalo)
New York ★ High Non-Trad
New York Medical College
New York ◎ Medium Non-Trad
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Penn State College of Medicine
Pennsylvania ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Connecticut ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
New York ★ High Non-Trad
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
New Jersey ★ High Non-Trad
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Jersey ★ High Non-Trad
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Pennsylvania ◎ Medium Non-Trad
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
New York ★ High Non-Trad
SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of Medicine
New York ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Pennsylvania ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Tufts University School of Medicine
Massachusetts ★ High Non-Trad
UMass Chan Medical School
Massachusetts ★ High Non-Trad
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Connecticut ★ High Non-Trad
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pennsylvania ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
New York ★ High Non-Trad
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Vermont ★ High Non-Trad
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Yale School of Medicine
Connecticut ★ High Non-Trad

Midwest (27)

Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Illinois ★ High Non-Trad
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Ohio ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Michigan ★ High Non-Trad
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Illinois ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Creighton University School of Medicine
Nebraska ★ High Non-Trad
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Illinois ★ High Non-Trad
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wisconsin ★ High Non-Trad
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Michigan ★ High Non-Trad
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Ohio ★ High Non-Trad
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Illinois ★ High Non-Trad
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Michigan ★ High Non-Trad
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Illinois ★ High Non-Trad
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Missouri ★ High Non-Trad
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ohio ★ High Non-Trad
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Illinois ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Illinois ★ High Non-Trad
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa ★ High Non-Trad
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Michigan Medical School
Michigan ★ High Non-Trad
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minnesota ★ High Non-Trad
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Missouri ★ High Non-Trad
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Nebraska ★ High Non-Trad
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Wisconsin ★ High Non-Trad
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Missouri △ Low Non-Trad
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Michigan ★ High Non-Trad
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Ohio ★ High Non-Trad

Southeast (26)

Duke University School of Medicine
North Carolina ◎ Medium Non-Trad
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
North Carolina ★ High Non-Trad
East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
Tennessee ★ High Non-Trad
Emory University School of Medicine
Georgia ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida ★ High Non-Trad
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Florida ★ High Non-Trad
Florida State University College of Medicine
Florida ★ High Non-Trad
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Georgia ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
South Carolina ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Meharry Medical College
Tennessee ★ High Non-Trad
Morehouse School of Medicine
Georgia ★ High Non-Trad
UCF College of Medicine
Florida ★ High Non-Trad
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Alabama ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Florida College of Medicine
Florida ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Kentucky ★ High Non-Trad
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Kentucky ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Florida ★ High Non-Trad
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Mississippi ★ High Non-Trad
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
North Carolina ★ High Non-Trad
University of South Alabama Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
Alabama ★ High Non-Trad
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
South Carolina ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
South Carolina ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Florida ◎ Medium Non-Trad
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Tennessee ◎ Medium Non-Trad
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Tennessee ★ High Non-Trad
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
North Carolina ◎ Medium Non-Trad