Best Medical Schools: Primary Care

Ranked in 2011

Best Medical Schools: Primary Care Rankings Methodology

A medical career starts with finding the program that best fits your needs. With U.S. News's rankings, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test scores. Plus, see the top schools in specialties such as family medicine, pediatrics, and women's health.

Primary care rank	College name	Tuition	Total medical school enrollment	MCAT composite score	Average undergraduate GPA	Acceptance rate	Full-time faculty-student ratio	Graduates entering primary-care specialties (2008-2010 average)
#1	University of Washington Seattle, WA	Full-time: $23,049 (in-state), Full-time: $52,029 (out-of-state)	926	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	Full-time: $12,557 (in-state), Full-time: $36,955 (out-of-state)	753	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR	Full-time: $32,996 (in-state), Full-time: $46,677 (out-of-state)	504	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	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
#4	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	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	Full-time: $32,049 (in-state), Full-time: $38,436 (out-of-state)	998	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	Full-time: $25,694 (in-state), Full-time: $60,250 (out-of-state)	492	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Massachusetts--Worcester Worcester, MA	Full-time: $8,352 (in-state)	487	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $43,960	608	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	East Carolina University (Brody) Greenville, NC	Full-time: $9,497 (in-state), Full-time: $35,432 (out-of-state)	309	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Alabama--Birmingham Birmingham, AL	Full-time: $20,680 (in-state), Full-time: $58,590 (out-of-state)	748	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Iowa (Carver) Iowa City, IA	Full-time: $28,702 (in-state), Full-time: $44,516 (out-of-state)	586	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	Full-time: $24,021 (in-state), Full-time: $34,757 (out-of-state)	652	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine) East Lansing, MI	Full-time: $34,338 (in-state), Full-time: $73,731 (out-of-state)	1,068	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#15	Harvard University Boston, MA	Full-time: $45,050	725	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Full-time: $41,200	463	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA	Full-time: $34,457	330	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen) Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)	743	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	Full-time: $41,400	441	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	Full-time: $27,928 (in-state), Full-time: $44,666 (out-of-state)	665	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX	Full-time: $11,606 (in-state), Full-time: $26,803 (out-of-state)	728	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	Full-time: $28,440 (in-state), Full-time: $49,780 (out-of-state)	452	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	Full-time: $35,557 (in-state), Full-time: $45,879 (out-of-state)	581	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#24	Indiana University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	Full-time: $29,653 (in-state), Full-time: $42,981 (out-of-state)	1,288	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#24	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas Dallas, TX	Full-time: $14,210 (in-state), Full-time: $27,310 (out-of-state)	926	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Primary care rank

College name

Tuition

Total medical school enrollment

MCAT composite score

Average undergraduate GPA

Acceptance rate

Full-time faculty-student ratio

Graduates entering primary-care specialties (2008-2010 average)

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Full-time: $23,049 (in-state), Full-time: $52,029 (out-of-state)

926

Locked

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Full-time: $12,557 (in-state), Full-time: $36,955 (out-of-state)

753

Locked

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, OR

Full-time: $32,996 (in-state), Full-time: $46,677 (out-of-state)

504

Locked

University of California--San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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

618

Locked

University of Colorado--Denver

Aurora, CO

Full-time: $28,207 (in-state), Full-time: $53,778 (out-of-state)

621

Locked

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Full-time: $32,049 (in-state), Full-time: $38,436 (out-of-state)

998

Locked

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

Full-time: $25,694 (in-state), Full-time: $60,250 (out-of-state)

492

Locked

University of Massachusetts--Worcester

Worcester, MA

Full-time: $8,352 (in-state)

487

Locked

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $43,960

608

Locked

#10

East Carolina University (Brody)

Greenville, NC

Full-time: $9,497 (in-state), Full-time: $35,432 (out-of-state)

309

Locked

#10

University of Alabama--Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Full-time: $20,680 (in-state), Full-time: $58,590 (out-of-state)

748

Locked

#10

University of Iowa (Carver)

Iowa City, IA

Full-time: $28,702 (in-state), Full-time: $44,516 (out-of-state)

586

Locked

#10

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

Full-time: $24,021 (in-state), Full-time: $34,757 (out-of-state)

652

Locked

#14

Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine)

East Lansing, MI

Full-time: $34,338 (in-state), Full-time: $73,731 (out-of-state)

1,068

Locked

#15

Harvard University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $45,050

725

Locked

#16

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Full-time: $41,200

463

Locked

#16

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA

Full-time: $34,457

330

Locked

#16

University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen)

Los Angeles, CA

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

743

Locked

#16

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Full-time: $41,400

441

Locked

#20

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Full-time: $27,928 (in-state), Full-time: $44,666 (out-of-state)

665

Locked

#20

University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth, TX

Full-time: $11,606 (in-state), Full-time: $26,803 (out-of-state)

728

Locked

#20

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Full-time: $28,440 (in-state), Full-time: $49,780 (out-of-state)

452

Locked

#20

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

Full-time: $35,557 (in-state), Full-time: $45,879 (out-of-state)

581

Locked

#24

Indiana University--Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

Full-time: $29,653 (in-state), Full-time: $42,981 (out-of-state)

1,288

Locked

#24

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas

Dallas, TX

Full-time: $14,210 (in-state), Full-time: $27,310 (out-of-state)

926

Locked