Best Medical Schools: Research

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Research rank	School name	Tuition	Total medical school enrollment	MCAT composite score	Average undergraduate GPA	Acceptance rate	Full-time faculty-student ratio	NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions)
#1	Harvard University Boston, MA	Full-time: $47,500	709	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Full-time: $42,600	455	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $45,498	636	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $45,744	449	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	University of California--San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Full-time: $29,856 (in-state), Full-time: $42,101 (out-of-state)	634	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#6	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $50,510	490	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	Yale University New Haven, CT	Full-time: $47,560	401	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	Columbia University New York, NY	Full-time: $47,600	663	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	Duke University Durham, NC	Full-time: $46,261	413	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Chicago (Pritzker) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $42,294	377	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	Full-time: $28,902 (in-state), Full-time: $46,226 (out-of-state)	652	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Washington Seattle, WA	Full-time: $25,320 (in-state), Full-time: $54,300 (out-of-state)	951	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#13	University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen) Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)	752	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Full-time: $41,300	436	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#15	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Full-time: $43,424 (in-state), Full-time: $44,512 (out-of-state)	604	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	Cornell University (Weill) New York, NY	Full-time: $46,001	417	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA	Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)	511	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY	Full-time: $39,652	606	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Northwestern University (Feinberg) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $46,258	710	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	Full-time: $15,210 (in-state), Full-time: $28,310 (out-of-state)	932	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	Full-time: $19,650	728	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	Emory University Atlanta, GA	Full-time: $45,000	531	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	Full-time: $13,971 (in-state), Full-time: $39,326 (out-of-state)	771	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#24	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	Full-time: $49,570	858	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#25	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	Full-time: $41,489 (in-state), Full-time: $51,161 (out-of-state)	601	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Research rank

School name

Tuition

Total medical school enrollment

MCAT composite score

Average undergraduate GPA

Acceptance rate

Full-time faculty-student ratio

NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions)

Harvard University

Boston, MA

Full-time: $47,500

709

Locked

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Full-time: $42,600

455

Locked

University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $45,498

636

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $45,744

449

Locked

University of California--San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Full-time: $29,856 (in-state), Full-time: $42,101 (out-of-state)

634

Locked

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Full-time: $50,510

490

Locked

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Full-time: $47,560

401

Locked

Columbia University

New York, NY

Full-time: $47,600

663

Locked

Duke University

Durham, NC

Full-time: $46,261

413

Locked

#10

University of Chicago (Pritzker)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $42,294

377

Locked

#10

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Full-time: $28,902 (in-state), Full-time: $46,226 (out-of-state)

652

Locked

#10

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Full-time: $25,320 (in-state), Full-time: $54,300 (out-of-state)

951

Locked

#13

University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)

752

Locked

#14

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Full-time: $41,300

436

Locked

#15

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time: $43,424 (in-state), Full-time: $44,512 (out-of-state)

604

Locked

#16

Cornell University (Weill)

New York, NY

Full-time: $46,001

417

Locked

#16

University of California--San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state)

511

Locked

#18

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Full-time: $39,652

606

Locked

#18

Northwestern University (Feinberg)

Chicago, IL

Full-time: $46,258

710

Locked

#20

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Full-time: $15,210 (in-state), Full-time: $28,310 (out-of-state)

932

Locked

#21

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Full-time: $19,650

728

Locked

#21

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Full-time: $45,000

531

Locked

#21

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Full-time: $13,971 (in-state), Full-time: $39,326 (out-of-state)

771

Locked

#24

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Full-time: $49,570

858

Locked

#25

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

Full-time: $41,489 (in-state), Full-time: $51,161 (out-of-state)

601

Locked