Top 10 Medical Schools in the United States

Top Ten Medical Schools in the US 2008 2009

Harvard University

Those intending to enter a top medical school in the United States in 2009 can refer to the latest ranking as of published by the USNews & World Report.

In coming up with the table, more than 120 fully credited medical schools were researched according to a set of pre-determined criteria and quality assessment.

The quality and criteria assessed include the peer assessment score, research activities, primary care rate, selectivity of students, acceptance rate, faculty resources, overall ranking, average MCAT score and mean undergraduate GPA and academic results.

The top 10 schools in the table are as the following ranking:

1. Harvard University
Location: Boston, Massachusetts.
Tuition and fees (approx): $41,861
2007 medical enrollment: 758
Faculty member size (approx): 7,700
General ranking (overall in US): 2nd

2. John Hopkins University
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Tuition and fees (approx): $40,669
2007 medical enrollment: 460
Faculty member size (approx): 2,400
General ranking (overall):14th

3. St. Louis’ Washington University
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Tuition and fees (approx): $43,380
2007 medical enrollment: 591
Faculty member size (approx): 1,500
General ranking (overall):12th

4. University of Pennsylvania
Location: Philadelphia
Tuition and fees (approx): $42,706
2007 medical enrollment: 585
Faculty member size (approx): 2,200
General ranking (overall): 5th

5. University of California
Location: San Francisco
Tuition and fees (approx): $35,683
2007 medical enrollment: 594
Faculty member size (approx): 1,800
General ranking (overall): 21st

6. Duke University
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Tuition and fees (approx): $41,817
2007 medical enrollment:401
Faculty member size (approx): 1,700
General ranking (overall): 8th

7. University of Washington
Location: Seattle, Washington
Tuition and fees (approx): $41,904
2007 medical enrollment: 826
Faculty member size (approx): 2,100
General ranking (overall): 42nd

8. Stanford University
Location: Stanford, California
Tuition and fees (approx): $41,760
2007 medical enrollment:472
Faculty member size (approx): 8,00
General ranking (overall): 4th

9. UCLA
Location: Los Angeles, California
Tuition and fees (approx): $34,796
2007 medical enrollment: 693
Faculty member size (approx): 2,300
General ranking (overall): 25th

10. Yale University
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Tuition and fees (approx): $40,770
2007 medical enrollment: 395
Faculty member size (approx): 1,100
General ranking (overall): 3rd