Best Medical Schools: Primary Care

Ranked in 2013 | 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 of the top medical schools for primary care, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test scores.

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Primary care rank School name Tuition Total medical school enrollment MCAT composite score Average undergraduate GPA Acceptance rate Full-time faculty-student ratio Graduates entering primary care specialties (2010-2012 average) Peer assessment score (out of 5) Residency directors assessment score (out of 5)
Rank Not Published University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) 654
Rank Not Published University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–​New Brunswick (Johnson)

New Brunswick, NJ

$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) 608
Rank Not Published University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–​Stratford

Stratford, NJ

$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) 597
Rank Not Published University of Nevada

Reno, NV

$20,700 (in-state, full-time); $51,876 (full-time)(out-of-state) 250
Rank Not Published University of New England

Biddeford, ME

$48,800 (full-time) 499
Rank Not Published University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

$37,450 (full-time) 373
Rank Not Published University of Texas Health Science Center–​Houston

Houston, TX

$13,025 (in-state, full-time); $26,125 (full-time)(out-of-state) 965
Rank Not Published University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

$29,797 (in-state, full-time); $60,001 (full-time)(out-of-state) 702
Rank Not Published Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

$29,855 (in-state, full-time); $62,130 (full-time)(out-of-state) 1,218
Rank Not Published West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Lewisburg, WV

$19,950 (in-state, full-time); $49,950 (full-time)(out-of-state) 837
Rank Not Published Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona, CA

$49,510 (full-time) 1,110
#84 Oklahoma State University

Tulsa, OK

$22,127 (in-state, full-time); $43,571 (full-time)(out-of-state) 385
#84 Texas A&M Health Science Center

Bryan, TX

$12,780 (in-state, full-time); $25,880 (full-time)(out-of-state) 706
#84 University of Miami (Miller)

Miami, FL

$40,429 (full-time) 753
#84 University of South Dakota (Sanford)

Sioux Falls, SD

$23,515 (in-state, full-time); $55,033 (full-time)(out-of-state) 220
#84 Wright State University (Boonshoft)

Dayton, OH

$30,178 (in-state, full-time); $46,480 (full-time)(out-of-state) 422
#79 Creighton University

Omaha, NE

$49,120 (full-time) 582
#79 Ohio University

Athens, OH

$27,692 (in-state, full-time); $40,082 (full-time)(out-of-state) 511
#79 St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$47,440 (full-time) 725
#79 University at Buffalo–​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $59,020 (full-time)(out-of-state) 581
#79 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

$29,175 (in-state, full-time); $50,364 (full-time)(out-of-state) 554
#77 East Tennessee State University (Quillen)

Johnson City, TN

$27,488 (in-state, full-time); $56,030 (full-time)(out-of-state) 278
#77 University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

$28,820 (in-state, full-time); $46,550 (full-time)(out-of-state) 663
#74 Georgia Regents University

Augusta, GA

$26,210 (in-state, full-time); $47,440 (full-time)(out-of-state) 884
#74 New York University

New York, NY

$44,910 (full-time) 651

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