Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
Ranked in 2015 | Best Medical Schools: Primary Care Rankings Methodology
A medical career starts with finding the program that best fits your needs. With the U.S. News rankings of the top medical schools for primary care, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size and test scores.
| Primary care rank | School name | Tuition | Total medical school enrollment |
Median MCAT total score
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Median undergraduate GPA
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Acceptance rate
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Full-time faculty-student ratio
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Graduates entering primary care specialties (2012-2014 average)
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Peer assessment score (out of 5)
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Residency directors assessment score (out of 5)
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#1
Overall Score: Overall Score: 100 out of 100.
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University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$31,992 (in-state, full-time); $60,978 (out-of-state, full-time) | 938 | |||||||
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#2
Overall Score: Overall Score: 98 out of 100.
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University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
$18,887 (in-state, full-time); $45,766 (out-of-state, full-time) | 827 | |||||||
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#3
Overall Score: Overall Score: 86 out of 100.
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University of California—San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$32,106 (in-state, full-time); $44,351 (out-of-state, full-time) | 664 | |||||||
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#4
Overall Score: Overall Score: 83 out of 100.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE |
$27,992 (in-state, full-time); $69,632 (out-of-state, full-time) | 515 | |||||||
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#5Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 81 out of 100.
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR |
$39,196 (in-state, full-time); $55,740 (out-of-state, full-time) | 526 | |||||||
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#5Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 81 out of 100.
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University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
$31,154 (in-state, full-time); $48,862 (out-of-state, full-time) | 727 | |||||||
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#7
Overall Score: Overall Score: 80 out of 100.
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University of California—Los Angeles (Geffen)
Los Angeles, CA |
$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (out-of-state, full-time) | 749 | |||||||
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#8
Overall Score: Overall Score: 79 out of 100.
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University of Colorado
Aurora, CO |
$34,639 (in-state, full-time); $60,594 (out-of-state, full-time) | 672 | |||||||
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#9
Overall Score: Overall Score: 78 out of 100.
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University of Wisconsin—Madison
Madison, WI |
$23,807 (in-state, full-time); $33,704 (out-of-state, full-time) | 697 | |||||||
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#10
Overall Score: Overall Score: 76 out of 100.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN |
$37,872 (in-state, full-time); $49,767 (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,005 | |||||||
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#11
Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX |
$19,650 (full-time) | 738 | |||||||
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#12Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.
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Harvard University
Boston, MA |
$54,200 (full-time) | 726 | |||||||
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#12Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.
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Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine)
East Lansing, MI |
$41,724 (in-state, full-time); $88,718 (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,234 | |||||||
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#12Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.
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University of Massachusetts—Worcester
Worcester, MA |
$8,352 (in-state, full-time) | 508 | |||||||
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#12Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.
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University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
Philadelphia, PA |
$50,444 (full-time) | 655 | |||||||
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#16
Overall Score: Overall Score: 70 out of 100.
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University of Iowa (Carver)
Iowa City, IA |
$32,954 (in-state, full-time); $49,732 (out-of-state, full-time) | 608 | |||||||
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#17Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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University of Alabama—Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
$25,490 (in-state, full-time); $58,590 (out-of-state, full-time) | 781 | |||||||
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#17Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$17,163 (in-state, full-time); $30,263 (out-of-state, full-time) | 953 | |||||||
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#19Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.
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University of California—Davis
Sacramento, CA |
$34,874 (in-state, full-time); $47,119 (out-of-state, full-time) | 437 | |||||||
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#19Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.
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University of California—San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (out-of-state, full-time) | 502 | |||||||
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#19Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.
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University of Chicago (Pritzker)
Chicago, IL |
$47,673 (full-time) | 356 | |||||||
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#19Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.
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University of Hawaii—Manoa (Burns)
Honolulu, HI |
$33,216 (in-state, full-time); $67,200 (out-of-state, full-time) | 270 | |||||||
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#19Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
$48,792 (in-state, full-time); $50,014 (out-of-state, full-time) | 601 | |||||||
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#19Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.
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Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
$56,212 (full-time) | 474 | |||||||
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#25Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 66 out of 100.
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East Carolina University (Brody)
Greenville, NC |
$16,576 (in-state, full-time) | 313 | |||||||
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