12 Med Schools That Often Admit Liberal Arts Majors
Find medical schools with an abundance of liberal arts majors.
A common misconception about becoming a doctor is the idea that you must major in science during college to qualify for medical school. However, experts say that as long as aspiring physicians fulfill all of the medical school admissions requirements at every school where they apply, their college major does not matter. Nevertheless, premed students with liberal arts majors may worry about whether they will fit in at their dream schools when the majority of students at top med schools earned their bachelor's degrees in a hard science discipline such as biology or physics. Here are the 12 institutions in the U.S. News Best Medical Schools rankings where humanities and social sciences majors were best represented among incoming students in fall 2019.
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 19%
U.S. News research rank: 94-122
U.S. News primary care rank: 49 (tie)
Learn more about Eastern Virginia Medical School.
University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 19%
U.S. News research rank: 3
U.S. News primary care rank: 14
Learn more about the Perelman School of Medicine.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 19%
U.S. News research rank: 81 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 94-122
Learn more about Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
University of New Mexico
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 20%
U.S. News research rank: 81 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 52 (tie)
Learn more about the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 21%
U.S. News research rank: 15 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 5
Learn more about the University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Medical School.
University of Vermont (Larner)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 21%
U.S. News research rank: 66 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 43 (tie)
Learn more about The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
Florida Atlantic University (Schmidt)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 23%
U.S. News research rank: 94-122
U.S. News primary care rank: 94-122
Learn more about the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
University of Rochester (NY)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 23%
U.S. News research rank: 34 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 16
Learn more about the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Rush University (IL)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 25%
U.S. News research rank: 58 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 68 (tie)
Learn more about the Rush University Medical College.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NY)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 29%
U.S. News research rank: 20
U.S. News primary care rank: 58 (tie)
Learn more about the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Brown University (Alpert) (RI)
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 30%
U.S. News research rank: 38 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 35 (tie)
Learn more about the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Share of incoming medical students in fall 2019 majoring in humanities or social sciences: 31%
U.S. News research rank: 81 (tie)
U.S. News primary care rank: 63 (tie)
Learn more about the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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These 12 medical schools have the highest percentages of liberal arts majors.
-- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 31%
-- Brown University (Alpert): 30%
-- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: 29%
-- Rush University: 25%
-- Florida Atlantic University (Schmidt): 23%
-- University of Rochester: 23%
-- University of Michigan--Ann Arbor: 21%
-- University of Vermont (Larner): 21%
-- University of New Mexico: 20%
-- Eastern Virginia Medical School: 19%
-- University of Pennsylvania (Perelman): 19%
-- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine: 19%
