Best Medical Schools in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 1.07B citations received by 41.1M academic papers made by 6,680 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Medicine

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Medicine

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Medicine

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Medicine

#4 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Medicine

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

7. Stanford University

United States | California

For Medicine

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Medicine

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

9. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Medicine

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

10. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Medicine

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

11. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Medicine

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Medicine

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

13. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Medicine

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

14. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Medicine

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

15. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Medicine

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

16. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Medicine

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

17. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

18. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Medicine

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Medicine

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

20. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Medicine

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

21. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Medicine

#3 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

22. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Medicine

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

23. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Medicine

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

24. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Medicine

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

25. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Medicine

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

26. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Medicine

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

27. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Medicine

#23 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

28. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Medicine

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

29. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Medicine

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

30. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Medicine

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

31. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Medicine

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

32. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Medicine

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

33. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Medicine

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

34. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Medicine

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. New York University

United States | New York State

For Medicine

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

36. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Medicine

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

37. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Medicine

#31 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

38. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

39. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Medicine

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

40. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Medicine

#6 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

41. University of Tokyo

For Medicine

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

42. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#7 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

43. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medicine

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

44. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Medicine

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Medicine

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

46. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Medicine

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

47. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Medicine

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

48. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Medicine

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

49. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Medicine

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

50. Lund University

For Medicine

#10 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

51. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

52. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Medicine

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

53. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Medicine

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

54. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Medicine

#12 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

55. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Medicine

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

56. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Medicine

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

57. Osaka University

For Medicine

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

58. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Medicine

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

59. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Medicine

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

60. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Medicine

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

61. Kyoto University

For Medicine

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

62. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Medicine

#42 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

63. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Medicine

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

64. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Medicine

#15 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

65. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Medicine

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

66. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Medicine

#44 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

67. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Medicine

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

68. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Medicine

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

69. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Medicine

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

70. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#16 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

71. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Medicine

#17 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

72. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Medicine

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

73. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Medicine

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

74. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medicine

#4 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

75. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Medicine

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

76. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Medicine

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

77. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Medicine

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

78. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Medicine

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

79. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Medicine

#18 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

80. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Medicine

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

81. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Medicine

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

82. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#5 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

83. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Medicine

#55 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

84. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Medicine

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

85. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

86. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#7 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

87. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#8 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

88. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Medicine

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

89. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Medicine

#56 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

90. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Medicine

#57 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

91. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#20 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

92. University of Padua

For Medicine

#21 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

93. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Medicine

#58 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

94. Sapienza University of Rome

For Medicine

#22 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

95. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Medicine

#59 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

96. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Medicine

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

97. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Medicine

#24 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

98. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Medicine

#25 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

99. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

100. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1963

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology4255

Anesthesiology2681

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1011

Biomedical Engineering1654

Clinical Psychology3123

Cosmetology1011

Critical Care Nursing1911

Dermatology1700

Epidemiology1273

Family medicine2622

Forensic Science1000

Gastroenterology and Hepatology2148

Gerontology2214

Health Science3646

Healthcare Management (MHA)2642

Medical Physics1004

Neurosurgery1022

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2294

Occupational Therapy1135

Oncology and Cancer research3216

Ophthalmology1621

Orthodontics2030

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine2196

Pharmacology3471

Physical Therapy3630

Plastic Surgery1067

Public Health5032

Radiation Therapy1584

Radiology and Nuclear medicine4277

Respiratory Therapy1003

Social Work1028

Sonography and Ultrasound1004

Sports / Exercise science1145

Sports Medicine2413