U.S. News released its graduate school rankings Tuesday. 130 med schools and 26 schools of osteopathic medicine (all fully accredited) were surveyed in late 2014 and early 2015. Of these schools, 116 provided adequate data for creating these rankings.
Let’s take a look at the top 25 med schools in research and primary care…
2016 Best Med Schools – Research
1. Harvard University
2. Stanford University
3. Johns Hopkins University (tie)
3. UC San Francisco (tie)
5. UPenn Perelman
6. Washington University – St. Louis
7. Yale University
8. Columbia University (tie)
8. Duke University (tie)
10. Chicago Pritzker (tie)
10. Michigan – Ann arbor (tie)
10. University of Washington (tie)
13. UCLA Geffen
14. NYU (tie)
14. Vanderbilt University (tie)
16. University of Pittsburgh
17. UC San Diego
18. Cornell Weill
19. Northwestern Feinberg
20. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
21. Baylor College of Medicine
22. UNC Chapel Hill
23. Emory University
24. Case Western Reserve University
25. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
2. Stanford University
3. Johns Hopkins University (tie)
3. UC San Francisco (tie)
5. UPenn Perelman
6. Washington University – St. Louis
7. Yale University
8. Columbia University (tie)
8. Duke University (tie)
10. Chicago Pritzker (tie)
10. Michigan – Ann arbor (tie)
10. University of Washington (tie)
13. UCLA Geffen
14. NYU (tie)
14. Vanderbilt University (tie)
16. University of Pittsburgh
17. UC San Diego
18. Cornell Weill
19. Northwestern Feinberg
20. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
21. Baylor College of Medicine
22. UNC Chapel Hill
23. Emory University
24. Case Western Reserve University
25. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
2016 Best Med Schools – Primary Care
1. University of Washington
2. UNC Chapel Hill
3. UC San Francisco
4. University of Nebraska Medical Center
5. Oregon Health and Science University (tie)
5. Michigan – Ann Arbor (tie)
7. UCLA Geffen
8. University of Colorado
9. University of Wisconsin – Madison
10. University of Minnesota
11. Baylor College of Medicine
12. Harvard University (tie)
12. MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (tie)
12. UMass Worcester (tie)
12. UPenn Perelman (tie)
16. University of Iowa – Carver
17. University of Alabama – Birmingham (tie)
17. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (tie)
19. UC Davis (tie)
19. UC San Diego (tie)
19. Chicago Pritzker (tie)
19. University of Hawaii – Manoa – Burns (tie)
19. University of Pittsburgh (tie)
19. Washington University – St. Louis (tie)
25. East Carolina University – Brody
2. UNC Chapel Hill
3. UC San Francisco
4. University of Nebraska Medical Center
5. Oregon Health and Science University (tie)
5. Michigan – Ann Arbor (tie)
7. UCLA Geffen
8. University of Colorado
9. University of Wisconsin – Madison
10. University of Minnesota
11. Baylor College of Medicine
12. Harvard University (tie)
12. MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (tie)
12. UMass Worcester (tie)
12. UPenn Perelman (tie)
16. University of Iowa – Carver
17. University of Alabama – Birmingham (tie)
17. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (tie)
19. UC Davis (tie)
19. UC San Diego (tie)
19. Chicago Pritzker (tie)
19. University of Hawaii – Manoa – Burns (tie)
19. University of Pittsburgh (tie)
19. Washington University – St. Louis (tie)
25. East Carolina University – Brody
You can read about U.S. News’ med school ranking methodology here.
For perspective on the significance of these rankings, please see “Medical School Rankings: What Are They Worth?”
