100 Best Medical schools in the United States

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 570M citations received by 13.8M academic papers made by 1,600 universities in the United States 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

For Medicine

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Medicine

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Medicine

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Medicine

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Medicine

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

6. Stanford University

For Medicine

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Medicine

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

8. Yale University

For Medicine

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

9. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Medicine

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Medicine

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

11. Cornell University

For Medicine

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

12. University of Pittsburgh

For Medicine

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

13. Columbia University

For Medicine

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

14. University of California-San Diego

For Medicine

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Medicine

#18 in the World
Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

16. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Medicine

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Medicine

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Medicine

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

19. Emory University

For Medicine

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Medicine

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

21. Baylor College of Medicine

For Medicine

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

22. Northwestern University

For Medicine

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

23. University of Southern California

For Medicine

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

24. University of Chicago

For Medicine

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

25. University of Florida

For Medicine

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

26. New York University

For Medicine

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

27. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Medicine

#34 in the World
Enrollment
2,501
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1943

28. Boston University

For Medicine

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

29. Ohio State University

For Medicine

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

30. Duke University

For Medicine

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

31. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Medicine

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

32. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Medicine

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

33. University of California - Davis

For Medicine

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

34. Case Western Reserve University

For Medicine

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

35. University of Iowa

For Medicine

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

36. University of Utah

For Medicine

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

37. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Medicine

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

38. University of Miami

For Medicine

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

39. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Medicine

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

40. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Medicine

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

41. University of California - Berkeley

For Medicine

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

42. Vanderbilt University

For Medicine

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Medicine

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

44. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Medicine

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

45. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

46. Oregon Health & Science University

For Medicine

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

47. University of Arizona

For Medicine

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

48. Pennsylvania State University

For Medicine

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

49. University of Virginia

For Medicine

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

50. Tufts University

For Medicine

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

51. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Medicine

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

52. University of California - Irvine

For Medicine

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

53. Wayne State University

For Medicine

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

54. University of Rochester

For Medicine

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

55. Brown University

For Medicine

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

56. Wake Forest University

For Medicine

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

57. University of Kentucky

For Medicine

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

58. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Medicine

#121 in the World
Enrollment
1,661
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1893

59. Medical University of South Carolina

For Medicine

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,117
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1824

60. Michigan State University

For Medicine

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

61. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Medicine

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

62. University of Texas at Austin

For Medicine

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

63. Georgetown University

For Medicine

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

64. University of South Florida

For Medicine

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

65. University at Buffalo

For Medicine

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

67. University of Cincinnati

For Medicine

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

68. Thomas Jefferson University

For Medicine

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

69. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Medicine

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962

70. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Medicine

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

71. University of Georgia

For Medicine

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

72. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Medicine

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,315
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

73. George Washington University

For Medicine

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

74. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Medicine

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

75. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Medicine

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

76. Purdue University

For Medicine

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

77. University of Louisville

For Medicine

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

78. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Medicine

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

79. Temple University

For Medicine

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

80. Stony Brook University

For Medicine

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

81. University of Connecticut

For Medicine

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

82. University of New Mexico

For Medicine

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

83. Rockefeller University

For Medicine

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

84. Florida College

For Medicine

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$23,885

85. University of Maryland - College Park

For Medicine

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

86. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

For Medicine

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,121
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1911

87. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Medicine

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1869

88. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,275
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1879

89. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Medicine

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

90. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Medicine

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

91. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Medicine

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

92. University of Vermont

For Medicine

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

93. Princeton University

For Medicine

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

94. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Medicine

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

95. Iowa State University

For Medicine

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

96. Saint Louis University

For Medicine

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$30,911

97. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Medicine

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

98. University of Kansas

For Medicine

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

99. University of Colorado Boulder

For Medicine

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

100. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Medicine

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

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