Medical School Ranking

If you’re looking to study at one of the world’s top medical schools, a good starting point is the QS World University Rankings by Subject; this resource provides rankings of the world’s top 200 universities in 30 subject areas, including medicine. The ranking assesses universities based on their academic reputation, employer reputation and research citations per paper, within each subject area (more on the methodology here.)

Of the 201 universities ranked among the world’s top medical schools in 2014, almost a quarter (48) are in the US, 25 in the UK, 19 in Germany, 11 in Canada, 10 in Japan and 9 in Australia. A total of 32 countries feature in the ranking, though just 13 nations have a medical school ranked within the global top 50; the countries already mentioned are joined at this level by Denmark, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.

Read on for an overview of the world’s leading universities for medical teaching and research, broken down by region.

The top 10 medical schools for primary care:

1. University of Washington
   The University of Washington ranked No. 1 in the U.S. News ranking of the best medical schools for primary care for 2015. It has an enrollment of 918, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $30,336 for in-state students and $59,325 for out-of-state students.
    
2. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
   The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill has an enrollment of 811, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $19,446 for in-state students and $46,325 for out-of-state students.
   
3. Oregon Health and Science University
   The Oregon Health and Science University has an enrollment of 528, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $40,654 for in-state students and $55,822 for out-of-state students.
    
4. University of California - San Francisco
   The University of California - San Francisco has an enrollment of 632, and and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $35,696 for in-state students and $47,941 for out-of-state students.
    
5. University of Massachusetts - Worcester
   The University of Massachusetts - Worcester has an enrollment of 518, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $22,887 for in-state students.
    
6. University of Minnesota
   The University of Minnesota has an enrollment of 986, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $43,025 for in-state students and $54,920 for out-of-state students.
    
7. University of Nebraska Medical Center
   The University of Nebraska Medical Center tied for the No. 6 spot with the University of Minnesota. Its enrollment is 510, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $31,042 for in-state students and $70,654 for out-of-state students.
    
8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
   The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has an enrollment of 687, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $30,150 for in-state students and $48,098 for out-of-state students.
    
9. Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine)
   Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine has an enrollment of 1,252, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $40,182 for in-state students and $82,141 for out-of-state students.
    
10. University of Wisconsin - Madison
    The University of Wisconsin - Madison tied for the No. 9 spot with the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Its enrollment is 698, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $24,937 for in-state students and $34,834 for out-of-state students.

The top 10 medical schools for research:

1. Harvard UniversityHarvard
   University ranked No. 1 in the U.S. News ranking of the best medical schools for research for 2015. It has an enrollment of 708 and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $53,581.
    
2. Stanford University
   Stanford University has an enrollment of 468, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $49,780.
    
3. Johns Hopkins University
   Johns Hopkins has an enrollment of 484, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $50,512.
    
4. University of California - San Francisco
   The University of California - San Francisco has an enrollment of 632, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $35,696 for in-state students and $47,941 for out-of-state students.
    
5. University of Pennsylvania
   The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine tied for fourth with the University of California - San Francisco in the U.S. News ranking. It has an enrollment of 665, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $52,478.
    
6. Washington University in St. Louis
   Washington University in St. Louis has an enrollment of 485 and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $54,050.
    
7. Yale University
   Yale University has an enrollment of 401, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $52,085.
    
8. Columbia University
   Columbia University has an enrollment of 655, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $57,261.
    
9. Duke University
   Duke University tied for the No. 8 ranking with Columbia University. It has an enrollment of 430, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $53,323.
    
10. University of Washington
    The University of Washington has an enrollment of 918, and tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 school year are $30,336 for in-state students and $59,325 for out-of-state students.