2014 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Medical Schools

Updated 3/12/13: The 2014 Best Graduate Schools rankings have been released; check out the full Best Medical Schools rankings online.

Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you're interested in pursuing an MBA, or attending law school or medical school, there are some big decisions to make. Each year, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 1,200 graduate schools and programs and ranks them according to our methodology to help students decide what to study and find the right school for them.

Here, we offer a sneak peek of the 2014 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

U.S. News surveyed 149 fully accredited medical and osteopathic schools. In alphabetical order, here are the top 10 highest-ranked medical schools for research and the top 10 schools for primary care.

Research School (state)

Columbia University (NY)

Duke University (NC)

Harvard University (MA)

Johns Hopkins University (MD)

Stanford University (CA)

University of California--San Francisco

University of Chicago (Pritzker)

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University (CT)

Primary Care School (state)

Oregon Health and Science University

University of Alabama--Birmingham

University of California--San Francisco

University of Colorado--Denver

University of Massachusetts--Worcester

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska Medical Center

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

University of Washington

The actual ranking and score of these and other graduate schools will be available March 12, 2013, on usnews.com.

(Note: Due to ties, there are more than 10 schools listed among research schools.)

Access the U.S. News Medical School Compass for more in-depth rankings and searchable data, tools, and an expanded directory of programs.