Internal medicine

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Medical Schools

Internal medicine involves detecting, treating, and preventing diseases in adult patients. Internists often specialize in one area, such as endocrinology or cardiology. These are the top medical schools for internal medicine training.

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Rankings Overall Medical School Program Data
Rank School name Tuition Total medical school enrollment MCAT composite score Average undergraduate GPA Acceptance rate Full-time faculty-student ratio NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions) NIH research grant funds per faculty member (in thousands) Peer assessment score (out of 5) Residency directors assessment score (out of 5)
#1 Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

$44,100 (full-time) 479
#2 University of California–​San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) 648
#3 Harvard University

Boston, MA

$49,875 (full-time) 700
#4 University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)

Philadelphia, PA

$47,090 (full-time) 646
#5 Duke University

Durham, NC

$48,065 (full-time) 425
#6 University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

$29,352 (in-state, full-time); $46,944 (full-time)(out-of-state) 679
#6 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$52,020 (full-time) 478
#8 University of Washington

Seattle, WA

$28,040 (in-state, full-time); $56,970 (full-time)(out-of-state) 908
#9 Columbia University

New York, NY

$49,504 (full-time) 662
#10 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$47,343 (full-time) 461
#11 Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$42,750 (full-time) 444