Best Medical Schools: Research

Ranked in 2013 | Best Medical Schools: Research Rankings Methodology

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Research rank School 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) NIH research grant funds per faculty member (in thousands) Peer assessment score (out of 5) Residency directors assessment score (out of 5)
Unranked A.T. Still University of Health Sciences–​Kirksville

Kirksville, MO

N/A N/A
Unranked A.T. Still University of Health Sciences–​Mesa

Mesa, AZ

N/A N/A
Unranked Albany Medical College

Albany, NY

N/A N/A
#18 Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

$19,650 (full-time) 751
#30 Boston University

Boston, MA

$50,948 (full-time) 730
#31 Brown University (Alpert)

Providence, RI

$47,480 (full-time) 452
#25 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$51,450 (full-time) 846
#8 Columbia University

New York, NY

$49,504 (full-time) 662
#16 Cornell University (Weill)

New York, NY

$47,150 (full-time) 409
#82 Creighton University

Omaha, NE

$49,120 (full-time) 582
#38 Dartmouth College (Geisel)

Hanover, NH

$50,646 (full-time) 395
Unranked Des Moines University

Des Moines, IA

N/A N/A
#85 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$47,980 (full-time) 1,080
#8 Duke University

Durham, NC

$48,065 (full-time) 425
Rank Not Published East Carolina University (Brody)

Greenville, NC

$12,489 (in-state, full-time); $39,174 (full-time)(out-of-state) 320
Rank Not Published East Tennessee State University (Quillen)

Johnson City, TN

$27,488 (in-state, full-time); $56,030 (full-time)(out-of-state) 278
Rank Not Published Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA

$29,396 (in-state, full-time); $56,382 (full-time)(out-of-state) 529
Rank Not Published Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine–​Virginia and Carolinas

Blacksburg, VA

$39,000 (full-time) 1,067
#22 Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$46,800 (full-time) 564
Rank Not Published Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

$19,943 (in-state, full-time); $54,494 (full-time)(out-of-state) 478
#57 George Washington University

Washington, DC

$50,903 (full-time) 716
#48 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$45,645 (full-time) 805
#70 Georgia Regents University

Augusta, GA

$26,210 (in-state, full-time); $47,440 (full-time)(out-of-state) 884
#1 Harvard University

Boston, MA

$49,875 (full-time) 700
Unranked Howard University

Washington, DC

N/A N/A

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