Choosing Schools: Top-Ranked Schools
Overview Top-Ranked Schools Joint-Degree Programs
- Top-ranked Primary Care US Medical Schools (as ranked by US News and World Report) *
- Schools whose GPA or MCAT scores were discernibly lower than the national average
- Schools whose percentage of the 2007 matriculating class comprised by in-state applicants was greater than 80%
Top-ranked Primary Care US Medical Schools
U. of Washington (Seattle) |
UC-Davis |
* Ranking schools can be very arbitrary and misleading (see Choosing Schools). However, criteria such as the percentage of graduates going into Primary Care or the amount of federal (NIH) grants received to support research can be useful in the overall process of exploring what different schools may have to offer.
Schools that reported GPAs or MCAT scores that were roughly one standard deviation below the mean for all schools are listed below. It is essential to emphasize the relatively narrow range of scores, and that many of the schools on this list could be a perfect match for you based on factors other than GPA or MCAT scores. Nevertheless, a useful way to think about this list is to make sure that you investigate and think about applying to at least some of these schools, assuming you can meet their residency (if any) requirements.
Schools whose GPA or MCAT scores were discernibly lower than the national average
Albany |
Michigan State |
Please note that in the above analyses of admissions criteria, neither MCAT nor GPA data was available for the following school:
Central Florida |
It is absolutely essential that you are aware of residency requirements and preferences given to in-state applicants. The following list orders schools according to the percentage of the enrolling class (2007) comprised by in-state applicants, extending from 100% to greater than 80%. Be aware that although residency requirements may apply, there is a wide range in the stringency of such requirements. Even if you do not meet the residency requirements of a school in which you are interested, it is worth looking into what you have to do to meet those requirements.
Schools whose percentage of the 2007 matriculating class comprised by in-state applicants was greater than 80%
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East Carolina |
100 |
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Florida State |
100 |
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LSU-Shreveport |
100 |
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Mississippi |
100 |
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Southern Illinois |
100 |
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Arizona |
99 |
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UC-Davis |
98 |
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UMass |
98 |
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Mercer |
98 |
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Northeastern Ohio |
98 |
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UC-Irvine |
97 |
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Puerto Rico |
97 |
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Florida |
96 |
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MC Georgia |
96 |
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New Mexico |
96 |
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Texas-Galveston |
96 |
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Texas-Houston |
96 |
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LSU-New Orleans |
95 |
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Missouri-Columbia |
95 |
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Tennessee |
95 |
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South Dakota |
93 |
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Texas Tech |
93 |
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UC-San Diego |
92 |
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New Jersey |
92 |
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Washington (Seattle) |
92 |
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Wright State |
92 |
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MU South Carolina |
91 |
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South Florida |
91 |
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Texas A&M |
91 |
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Texas-San Antonio |
90 |
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Wayne State |
90 |
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Alabama |
89 |
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UC-Los Angeles |
88 |
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East Tennessee |
88 |
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Oklahoma |
88 |
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South Alabama |
88 |
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Kansas |
87 |
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UConn |
86 |
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Robert Wood Johnson |
86 |
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Stony Brook |
86 |
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Indiana |
85 |
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San Juan Bautista |
85 |
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SUNY Downstate |
85 |
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North Carolina |
84 |
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Rush |
84 |
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Arkansas |
83 |
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Minnesota |
83 |
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SUNY Buffalo |
83 |
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Texas-Southwestern |
83 |
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Nebraska |
82 |
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Nevada |
82 |
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Maryland |
81 |
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