Pediatrics Best Medical Schools

Ranked in 2011

For future doctors who love children, pediatrics may be an ideal career path. Pediatricians may be generalists or can specialize in one area, including infant care or genetic counseling. These are the top medical schools for pediatrics

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Rankings Overall Medicine School Program Data
Save Rank College 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)
#1 University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $43,960 608 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#2 Harvard University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $45,050 725 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#3 University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time: $29,619 (in-state), Full-time: $46,170 (out-of-state) 641 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#4 Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Full-time: $41,200 463 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#5 University of Colorado--Denver

Aurora, CO

Full-time: $28,207 (in-state), Full-time: $53,778 (out-of-state) 621 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#6 Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Full-time: $19,650 725 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#7 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $44,196 456 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#8 University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Full-time: $23,049 (in-state), Full-time: $52,029 (out-of-state) 926 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#8 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $48,800 493 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked
#10 University of California--San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state) 618 Locked Locked Locked Locked Locked

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