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Top 10 Medical Schools in America
Once again, Harvard Medical School in Boston was ranked No. 1 for research in the annual ranking of U.S. medical schools by U.S. News & World Report. The institution, established in 1782, has been among the top-ranked medical schools in the country since the publication began publishing graduate school rankings.
There was very little change in this year’s ranking, though the Stanford University School of Medicine jumped from a tie for 11th place to a 5th-place tie this year.
Getting into the top-ranked medical schools is more difficult than ever. Acceptance rates among the top research schools are lower than any of the other major graduate disciplines, what according to U.S. News & World Report. Stanford University School of Medicine, which jumped from an 11th last year to tie for 5th place in this year’s ranking, accepted just 3.3% of applicants in 2010. Only one school in the publication’s Top 10, Washington University in St. Louis, accepts more than 10% of all applicants.
Which schools ranked alongside Harvard and Stanford as being among the best in the country for medical research? Here are the Top 10, including what students face financially to attend.
1. Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Tuition: $45,050
Fees: $3,467
Room and Board: $12,900
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $103,663
Total Enrollment: 725
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; neurology surgery; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; and radiology.
2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Tuition: $43,960
Fees: $3,212
Room and Board: $18,796
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $119,800
Total Enrollment: 608
Most Popular Residency Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; internal medicine; ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
3. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Tuition: $41,200
Fees: $4,810
Room and Board: $17,986
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $102,376
Total Enrollment: 463
Most Popular Residency Programs: Anesthesiology; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; otolaryngology; pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
4. Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Tuition: $48,800
Fees: $0
Room and Board: $10,542
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $100,275
Total Enrollment: 493
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; and radiology (diagnostic).
5 (Tie). Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Tuition: $44,482
Fees: $3,221
Room and Board: $14,160
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $112,792
Total Enrollment: 422
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; internal medicine (pediatrics); ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); surgery (general); and urology.
5 (Tie). Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Tuition: $44,196
Fees: $621
Room and Board: $24,162
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $90,006
Total Enrollment: 456
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
5 (Tie). University of California, San Francisco.
Tuition: $0 (in state); $12,245 (out of state)
Fees: $30,474
Room and Board: $19,636
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $105,314
Total Enrollment: 618
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
5 (Tie). Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Tuition: $45,600
Fees: $500
Room and Board: $11,590
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $122,247
Total Enrollment: 382
Most Popular Programs: Dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; neurological surgery; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and radiation oncology.
9. University of Washington, Seattle.
Tuition: $23,049 (in state); $52,029 (out of state)
Fees: $475
Room and Board: $15,843
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $121,193
Total Enrollment: 926
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedic surgery; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
10 (Tie). Columbia University, New York.
Tuition: $46,212
Fees: $4,750
Room and Board: $15,531
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $131,385
Total Enrollment: 638
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
10. (Tie) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Tuition: $27,928 (in state); $44,666 (out of state)
Fees: $4,750
Room and Board: $15,531
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $131,385
Total Enrollment: 665
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; pathology (anatomic and clinical); pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
To see the complete ranking of U.S. medical schools, visit U.S. News & World Report.
There was very little change in this year’s ranking, though the Stanford University School of Medicine jumped from a tie for 11th place to a 5th-place tie this year.
Getting into the top-ranked medical schools is more difficult than ever. Acceptance rates among the top research schools are lower than any of the other major graduate disciplines, what according to U.S. News & World Report. Stanford University School of Medicine, which jumped from an 11th last year to tie for 5th place in this year’s ranking, accepted just 3.3% of applicants in 2010. Only one school in the publication’s Top 10, Washington University in St. Louis, accepts more than 10% of all applicants.
Which schools ranked alongside Harvard and Stanford as being among the best in the country for medical research? Here are the Top 10, including what students face financially to attend.
1. Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Tuition: $45,050
Fees: $3,467
Room and Board: $12,900
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $103,663
Total Enrollment: 725
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; neurology surgery; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; and radiology.
2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Tuition: $43,960
Fees: $3,212
Room and Board: $18,796
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $119,800
Total Enrollment: 608
Most Popular Residency Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; internal medicine; ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
3. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Tuition: $41,200
Fees: $4,810
Room and Board: $17,986
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $102,376
Total Enrollment: 463
Most Popular Residency Programs: Anesthesiology; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; otolaryngology; pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
4. Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Tuition: $48,800
Fees: $0
Room and Board: $10,542
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $100,275
Total Enrollment: 493
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; and radiology (diagnostic).
5 (Tie). Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Tuition: $44,482
Fees: $3,221
Room and Board: $14,160
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $112,792
Total Enrollment: 422
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; internal medicine (pediatrics); ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); surgery (general); and urology.
5 (Tie). Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Tuition: $44,196
Fees: $621
Room and Board: $24,162
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $90,006
Total Enrollment: 456
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
5 (Tie). University of California, San Francisco.
Tuition: $0 (in state); $12,245 (out of state)
Fees: $30,474
Room and Board: $19,636
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $105,314
Total Enrollment: 618
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
5 (Tie). Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Tuition: $45,600
Fees: $500
Room and Board: $11,590
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $122,247
Total Enrollment: 382
Most Popular Programs: Dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; neurological surgery; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and radiation oncology.
9. University of Washington, Seattle.
Tuition: $23,049 (in state); $52,029 (out of state)
Fees: $475
Room and Board: $15,843
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $121,193
Total Enrollment: 926
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedic surgery; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
10 (Tie). Columbia University, New York.
Tuition: $46,212
Fees: $4,750
Room and Board: $15,531
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $131,385
Total Enrollment: 638
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
10. (Tie) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Tuition: $27,928 (in state); $44,666 (out of state)
Fees: $4,750
Room and Board: $15,531
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $131,385
Total Enrollment: 665
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; pathology (anatomic and clinical); pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
To see the complete ranking of U.S. medical schools, visit U.S. News & World Report.
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Anonymous
The indebtedness #s are interesting. Less debt coming out of private school Stanford than (tuition free!!!) state school USCF? Michigan and Columbia grads having the same level of debt? Must be quite a disparity in financial assistance among these schools, or the #s are way off . . .
March 15, 2011 - [ 17:08:37 ]
Anonymous
The indebtedness #s are interesting. Less debt coming out of private school Stanford than (tuition free!!!) state school USCF? Michigan and Columbia grads having the same level of debt? Must be quite a disparity in financial assistance among these schools, or the #s are way off . . .
March 15, 2011 - [ 17:08:44 ]
Old MD fart
Like trying to break into Alcatraz!
March 15, 2011 - [ 17:18:30 ]
Old MD fart
Like trying to break into Alcatraz!
March 15, 2011 - [ 17:18:30 ]
Anonymous
The UCSF / Stanford indebtedness question - don't know for sure - but part of that is that UC although the in-state tuition is listed as zero - UC has raised 'fees' which is pretty much tuition for all its programs to make it close to private school costs.
also, the typical stanford student probably comes from a wealthier family and does not require as much financial aid -- however Stanford does tend to have very good financial aid for middle class families
also, the typical stanford student probably comes from a wealthier family and does not require as much financial aid -- however Stanford does tend to have very good financial aid for middle class families
March 15, 2011 - [ 17:42:33 ]
Anonymous
The UCSF / Stanford indebtedness question - don't know for sure - but part of that is that UC although the in-state tuition is listed as zero - UC has raised 'fees' which is pretty much tuition for all its programs to make it close to private school costs.
also, the typical stanford student probably comes from a wealthier family and does not require as much financial aid -- however Stanford does tend to have very good financial aid for middle class families
also, the typical stanford student probably comes from a wealthier family and does not require as much financial aid -- however Stanford does tend to have very good financial aid for middle class families
March 15, 2011 - [ 17:42:38 ]
Anonymous
I agree with the question about indebtedness. I wonder if they're including undergraduate debt. Cost of living in the city certainly plays in as well (for example, San Francisco vs. St. Louis). However, living in Palo Alto is if anything more expensive than in SF, so those numbers are surprising.
March 15, 2011 - [ 21:23:43 ]
flycatcher
It seems to me that the criteria for determining the "best" medical schools has nothing to do with training future docs to meet the most urgent healthcare needs in this country. Results indicate that any career counselling done in these leading schools are either tacitly approving or actively guiding students into career paths that fail to meet the needs of the population they shallbe serving. Family medicine 3/11; Emergency med 10/11. The country, and its aging baby boomer heavy population, will need more doctors in their office providing cost efficient, continuity care than expensive, episodic emergency room visit care. IM is well represented, but historically only a small percentage of IM residency grads will go on to careers in primary care in an office setting.
March 16, 2011 - [ 10:27:33 ]
caring doc
Nice to know the best research medical schools.How about the best clinical medical schools. We need more clinicians than research doctors.
Debt depends on the life style also.
Debt depends on the life style also.
March 16, 2011 - [ 10:57:57 ]
TarHeel
What? Only one in the South? And it would have to be Duke! What about UNC? Hopefully in the top 15 or 20?
March 16, 2011 - [ 21:17:52 ]
Public Health
The criteria used for determing the "best" U.S. Medical School are skewed. In June 2010 an article in the Annals of IM spoke to "the Social Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools." They looked to the basic purpose to be "to educate physicians to care for the national population. We need more primary care doc's then we need all of the specialties the above schools are churning out. Flycatcher and caring doc grasp what is important. Except for the UW and UM above none of the other schools had Family Medicine, as a popular program.
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U.S. News
March 17, 2011 - [ 10:53:04 ]
mrodrig134
mrodrig134@aol.com
What stands out in this list of "best schools" is the lack of enthusiasm for Family Medicine Programs and the continued espousal of a broken medical system. What we truly need is more medical students entering the specialty of family medicine which is efficient and cost effective for patients and government or third paarty payors
What stands out in this list of "best schools" is the lack of enthusiasm for Family Medicine Programs and the continued espousal of a broken medical system. What we truly need is more medical students entering the specialty of family medicine which is efficient and cost effective for patients and government or third paarty payors
March 18, 2011 - [ 18:11:55 ]
JustRegularJoe
Again, this is useless information. Good researchers does not translate into good clinicians. It is harder to get into medical school than when I did 25 years ago because of the job market and influx of females(which has caused a decline of praticing physicians alltogether). Family practice still gets the shaft in reimbursement so the government is creating a horde of PAs and NPs who may end up ordering more tests and cost the system more in the end. The health system is broken and is being fixed/band-aided by idiots who are not physicians! You can teach business to a doctor but you cannot teach medicine to a MBA. Nobody really as long the money does not run out, yet!
March 20, 2011 - [ 15:18:13 ]
Anonymous
What makes US News and World Report the expert on picking the best medical schools?
March 21, 2011 - [ 10:15:00 ]
Anonymous
Interesting how the top choice is Anesthesia!!! wouldnt have anything to do with salary later on would it?
April 8, 2011 - [ 10:16:46 ]
Anonymous
It does not make any difference when Doctors are being produced on mass by osteopathic schools with application processes and requirements like the University of Phoenix online, Patients have no idea of the training of their Doctors nor do they care
May 27, 2011 - [ 9:42:07 ]
Anonymous
EVERY MEDICAL SCHOLL SHOULD BE TUITIONFREE.
June 4, 2011 - [ 23:24:21 ]
hruehle
What is the purpose of this interesting list? Best med schools? by whose decision?
Where are the study results of what is wrong with medical training and service in this country?
Where are the study results of what is wrong with medical training and service in this country?
August 1, 2011 - [ 20:32:22 ]
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August 3, 2011 - [ 17:01:06 ]
Anonymous
wow this was apsalutley great.
January 4, 2012 - [ 11:47:15 ]
Anonymous
I Agree with that one comment, every school school be tuition free, i want to be a dermatolagist. but i dont have the money!
January 4, 2012 - [ 11:48:52 ]
Ninja
What the hell happened to Boston univsity
January 16, 2012 - [ 2:22:51 ]
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