A medical career begins with finding the program that best fits your needs. With U.S. News rankings of the best medical schools by research, narrow your search by location, tuition budget, school size, and test scores.
The footnotes below list schools that declined to complete the U.S. News statistical survey. Please review our methodology to see how this school’s data was used in the rankings.
Here are the Top Medical Schools in America
1. Case Western Reserve University
The School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University has an application deadline of November 1. The application fee at Case Western Reserve University is $95. Full-time tuition: $69,712 (in-state) and full-time: $69,712 (out-of-state). The faculty-to-student ratio at Case Western Reserve University is 3.5:1. The School of Medicine has 3,304 full-time faculty members.
2. Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine has an application deadline of November 1st. The application fee at Baylor College of Medicine is $100. Full-time tuition is $19,425 (in-state) and full-time tuition is $32,525 (out-of-state). The faculty-to-student ratio at Baylor College of Medicine is 3.6:1. The medical school has 2,748 full-time faculty.
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3. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Alix) has an application deadline of October 1. The application fee at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Alix) is $120. Full-time tuition is: $64,000 (in-state) and full-time: $64,000 (out-of-state). The faculty-to-student ratio at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Alix) is 2:1. The medical school has 845 full-time faculty members.
4. Emory University
Emory University School of Medicine has an application deadline of October 15. The application fee at Emory University is $120. Full-time tuition is: $54,000 (in-state) and full-time: $54,000 (out-of-state). The faculty-to-student ratio at Emory University is 4:1. The medical school has 2,390 full-time faculty members.
5. Hofstra University/Northwell Health
Hofstra University/Northwell Health at Hofstra University/Northwell Health (Zucker) has an application deadline of November 1. The application fee at Hofstra University/Northwell Health (Zucker) is $125. Full-time tuition: $56,250 (in-state) and full-time: $56,250 (out-of-state). The faculty-to-student ratio at Hofstra University/Northwell Health (Zucker) is 8.3:1. Hofstra University/Northwell Health has 3,307 full-time faculty members.