12 Medical Schools With the Most African Americans

Ilana Kowarski
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Find medical schools with the most African American students.

Many medical schools struggle with creating a diverse student body. As institutions work to increase the representation of African American doctors through training on their campuses, here are the 12 rated schools in the U.S. News Best Medical Schools rankings with the highest percentage of African American students for the 2020-2021 school year. Some predominantly Black medical colleges, such as the Morehouse School of Medicine, did not submit the necessary data for inclusion on this list.

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School--New Brunswick (NJ)

Percent of students who are African American: 11%

Total number of students: 743

U.S. News research rank: 70 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 93-123

Learn more about the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Temple University (Katz) (PA)

Percent of students who are African American: 11%

Total number of students: 875

U.S. News research rank: 61 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 84 (tie)

Learn more about the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.

University of Florida

Percent of students who are African American: 11%

Total number of students: 570

U.S. News research rank: 36 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 51 (tie)

Learn more about the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Duke University (NC)

Percent of students who are African American: 12%

Total number of students: 502

U.S. News research rank: 3

U.S. News primary care rank: 51 (tie)

Learn more about Duke University School of Medicine.

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Percent of students who are African American: 12%

Total number of students: 594

U.S. News research rank: 88 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 46 (tie)

Learn more about Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Ohio State University

Percent of students who are African American: 12%

Total number of students: 821

U.S. News research rank: 33 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 28 (tie)

Learn more about the Ohio State University College of Medicine.

University of Connecticut

Percent of students who are African American: 12%

Total number of students: 449

U.S. News research rank: 61 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 44 (tie)

Learn more about the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen)

Percent of students who are African American: 14%

Total number of students: 792

U.S. News research rank: 21

U.S. News primary care rank: 12 (tie)

Learn more about UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine.

Emory University (GA)

Percent of students who are African American:16%

Total number of students: 565

U.S. News research rank: 22 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 36 (tie)

Learn more about the Emory University School of Medicine.

East Carolina University (Brody) (NC)

Percent of students who are African American: 17%

Total number of students: 346

U.S. News research rank: 93-123

U.S. News primary care rank: 28 (tie)

Learn more about the Brody School of Medicine.

University of Chicago (Pritzker)

Percent of students who are African American: 17%

Total number of students: 364

U.S. News research rank: 17 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 34 (tie)

Learn more about the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Howard University (DC)

Percent of students who are African American: 68%

Total number of students: 476

U.S. News research rank: 93-123

U.S. News primary care rank: 84 (tie)

Learn more about the Howard University College of Medicine.

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Explore the med schools with the highest representation of African American students.

-- Howard University: 68%

-- East Carolina University (Brody): 17%

-- University of Chicago (Pritzker): 17%

-- Emory University: 16%

-- University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen): 14%

-- Duke University: 12%

-- Eastern Virginia Medical School: 12%

-- Ohio State University: 12%

-- University of Connecticut: 12%

-- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School--New Brunswick: 11%

-- Temple University (Katz): 11%

-- University of Florida: 11%