Medical schools in California

California (West region) has 19 medical schools in this index:16 allopathic (MD) and 3 osteopathic (DO).

MD schools in California DO schools in California

School	Type	Location	Control	Accreditation
American University of Health Sciences School of Medicine	MD	Signal Hill, CA	private	verify
Aria University School of Medicine	MD	San Joaquin Valley, CA	—	verify
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine	DO	Clovis, CA	private	Accreditation
California Northstate University College of Medicine	MD	Elk Grove, CA	private	Full
California University of Science and Medicine	MD	Colton, CA	private	Full
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science College of Medicine	MD	Los Angeles, CA	private	Provisional
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine	MD	Pasadena, CA	private	Full
Loma Linda University School of Medicine	MD	Loma Linda, CA	private	Full
Stanford University School of Medicine	MD	Stanford, CA	private	Full
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine	DO	Vallejo, CA	private	Accreditation
University of California, Davis School of Medicine	MD	Sacramento, CA	public	Full
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine	MD	Irvine, CA	public	Full
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine	MD	Los Angeles, CA	public	Full
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine	MD	Riverside, CA	public	Full
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine	MD	San Diego, CA	public	Full
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine	MD	San Francisco, CA	public	Full
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine	MD	Los Angeles, CA	private	Full
University of the Pacific Pacific School of Medicine	MD	Stockton, CA	—	verify
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific	DO	Pomona, CA	private	Accreditation

Frequently asked questions

How many medical schools are in California?

California has 19 medical schools in this index: 16 MD and 3 DO. This reflects LCME/COCA-accredited schools plus any in development, per the methodology.

Does California have osteopathic (DO) schools?

Yes — California has 3 DO programs in this index.