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)
#26	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	Full-time: $26,655 (in-state), Full-time: $50,464 (out-of-state)	374	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#27	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	Full-time: $23,724 (in-state), Full-time: $47,235 (out-of-state)	384	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#28	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	Full-time: $19,650	725	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#28	Brown University (Alpert) Providence, RI	Full-time: $43,064	411	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#28	Mayo Medical School Rochester, MN	Full-time: $32,620	186	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#28	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	Full-time: $16,170 (in-state), Full-time: $46,347 (out-of-state)	335	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#28	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Full-time: $38,772 (in-state), Full-time: $41,994 (out-of-state)	602	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#33	Emory University Atlanta, GA	Full-time: $43,300	522	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#33	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	Full-time: $29,925 (in-state), Full-time: $33,938 (out-of-state)	863	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#33	University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA	Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)	518	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#33	University of Texas Health Science Center--San Antonio San Antonio, TX	Full-time: $13,500 (in-state), Full-time: $28,907 (out-of-state)	901	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#37	East Tennessee State University (Quillen) Johnson City, TN	Full-time: $24,960 (in-state), Full-time: $50,856 (out-of-state)	258	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#37	Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI	Full-time: $41,311	820	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#37	Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine) East Lansing, MI	Full-time: $28,615 (in-state), Full-time: $61,443 (out-of-state)	692	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#37	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	Full-time: $40,575	477	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#41	Duke University Durham, NC	Full-time: $44,482	422	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#41	Northwestern University (Feinberg) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $44,693	712	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#41	Tufts University Boston, MA	Full-time: $52,332	775	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#41	University of California--Davis Sacramento, CA	Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)	434	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#41	University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS	Full-time: $26,404 (in-state), Full-time: $46,825 (out-of-state)	720	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#41	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $48,800	493	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#47	Boston University Boston, MA	Full-time: $48,116	729	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#48	University of Chicago (Pritzker) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $40,627	400	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#49	University of Maryland Baltimore, MD	Full-time: $25,324 (in-state), Full-time: $46,571 (out-of-state)	642	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#50	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	Full-time: $20,848 (in-state), Full-time: $46,610 (out-of-state)	424	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)

#26

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time: $26,655 (in-state), Full-time: $50,464 (out-of-state)

374

Locked

#27

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

Full-time: $23,724 (in-state), Full-time: $47,235 (out-of-state)

384

Locked

#28

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Full-time: $19,650

725

Locked

#28

Brown University (Alpert)

Providence, RI

Full-time: $43,064

411

Locked

#28

Mayo Medical School

Rochester, MN

Full-time: $32,620

186

Locked

#28

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time: $16,170 (in-state), Full-time: $46,347 (out-of-state)

335

Locked

#28

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time: $38,772 (in-state), Full-time: $41,994 (out-of-state)

602

Locked

#33

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Full-time: $43,300

522

Locked

#33

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Full-time: $29,925 (in-state), Full-time: $33,938 (out-of-state)

863

Locked

#33

University of California--San Diego

La Jolla, CA

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

518

Locked

#33

University of Texas Health Science Center--San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Full-time: $13,500 (in-state), Full-time: $28,907 (out-of-state)

901

Locked

#37

East Tennessee State University (Quillen)

Johnson City, TN

Full-time: $24,960 (in-state), Full-time: $50,856 (out-of-state)

258

Locked

#37

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time: $41,311

820

Locked

#37

Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine)

East Lansing, MI

Full-time: $28,615 (in-state), Full-time: $61,443 (out-of-state)

692

Locked

#37

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Full-time: $40,575

477

Locked

#41

Duke University

Durham, NC

Full-time: $44,482

422

Locked

#41

Northwestern University (Feinberg)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $44,693

712

Locked

#41

Tufts University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $52,332

775

Locked

#41

University of California--Davis

Sacramento, CA

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

434

Locked

#41

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, KS

Full-time: $26,404 (in-state), Full-time: $46,825 (out-of-state)

720

Locked

#41

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $48,800

493

Locked

#47

Boston University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $48,116

729

Locked

#48

University of Chicago (Pritzker)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $40,627

400

Locked

#49

University of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Full-time: $25,324 (in-state), Full-time: $46,571 (out-of-state)

642

Locked

#50

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Full-time: $20,848 (in-state), Full-time: $46,610 (out-of-state)

424

Locked