Best Medical Schools: Research

Ranked in 2013 | Best Medical Schools: Research Rankings Methodology

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#7 Yale University

New Haven, CT

$49,500 (full-time) 397

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#8 Columbia University

New York, NY

$49,504 (full-time) 662
Rank Not Published Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona, CA

$49,510 (full-time) 1,110
Rank Not Published New York Institute of Technology

Long Island, NY

$49,820 (full-time) 1,190
#1 Harvard University

Boston, MA

$49,875 (full-time) 700
#31 University of Southern California (Keck)

Los Angeles, CA

$50,246 (full-time) 700
#38 Dartmouth College (Geisel)

Hanover, NH

$50,646 (full-time) 395
#57 George Washington University

Washington, DC

$50,903 (full-time) 716
#64 Jefferson Medical College

Philadelphia, PA

$50,936 (full-time) 1,053
#30 Boston University

Boston, MA

$50,948 (full-time) 730
#25 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$51,450 (full-time) 846
#6 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$52,020 (full-time) 478
#51 Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

$53,468 (full-time) 805
#51 Tufts University

Boston, MA

$54,980 (full-time) 810
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
Unranked Des Moines University

Des Moines, IA

N/A N/A
Unranked Howard University

Washington, DC

N/A N/A
Unranked Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Kansas City, MO

N/A N/A
Unranked Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

N/A N/A
Unranked Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center​‒​New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

N/A N/A
Unranked Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center​‒​Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

N/A N/A
Unranked Loyola University Chicago (Stritch)

Maywood, IL

N/A N/A
Unranked Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

N/A N/A

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