Best Medical Schools: Research

Ranked in 2011

Best Medical Schools: Research 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.

Research 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	Harvard University Boston, MA	Full-time: $45,050	725	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $43,960	608	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Full-time: $41,200	463	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $48,800	493	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Duke University Durham, NC	Full-time: $44,482	422	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $44,196	456	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	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
#5	Yale University New Haven, CT	Full-time: $45,600	382	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Washington Seattle, WA	Full-time: $23,049 (in-state), Full-time: $52,029 (out-of-state)	926	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	Columbia University New York, NY	Full-time: $46,212	638	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	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
#12	University of Chicago (Pritzker) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $40,627	400	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#13	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
#14	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Full-time: $38,772 (in-state), Full-time: $41,994 (out-of-state)	602	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#15	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
#15	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Full-time: $39,900	436	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#17	Cornell University (Weill) New York, NY	Full-time: $45,543	395	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY	Full-time: $38,126	542	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#19	Northwestern University (Feinberg) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $44,693	712	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	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
#21	Emory University Atlanta, GA	Full-time: $43,300	522	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#22	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	Full-time: $19,650	725	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#22	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	Full-time: $47,730	853	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#22	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
#22	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	Full-time: $35,557 (in-state), Full-time: $45,879 (out-of-state)	581	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Research 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)

Harvard University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $45,050

725

Locked

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $43,960

608

Locked

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Full-time: $41,200

463

Locked

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $48,800

493

Locked

Duke University

Durham, NC

Full-time: $44,482

422

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $44,196

456

Locked

University of California--San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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

618

Locked

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Full-time: $45,600

382

Locked

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

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

926

Locked

#10

Columbia University

New York, NY

Full-time: $46,212

638

Locked

#10

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

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

665

Locked

#12

University of Chicago (Pritzker)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $40,627

400

Locked

#13

University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen)

Los Angeles, CA

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

743

Locked

#14

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

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

602

Locked

#15

University of California--San Diego

La Jolla, CA

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

518

Locked

#15

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Full-time: $39,900

436

Locked

#17

Cornell University (Weill)

New York, NY

Full-time: $45,543

395

Locked

#18

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Full-time: $38,126

542

Locked

#19

Northwestern University (Feinberg)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $44,693

712

Locked

#20

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

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

753

Locked

#21

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Full-time: $43,300

522

Locked

#22

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Full-time: $19,650

725

Locked

#22

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Full-time: $47,730

853

Locked

#22

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas

Dallas, TX

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

926

Locked

#22

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

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

581

Locked