2012 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Medical Schools

Applying to graduate school is a journey that involves deciding what to study, finding the right school, and submitting applications to competitive programs. To put you on that path, each year, U.S.News & World Report surveys more than 1,200 graduate schools and programs and ranks them according to our methodology.

Here, we offer a sneak peek of the 2012 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

U.S. News surveyed more than 145 fully accredited medical schools. In alphabetical order, here are the top 10 highest-ranked medical schools for research and primary care.

The actual ranking and score of these and other graduate schools will be available March 15, 2011 at usnews.com.

Research
School Name (State)

Columbia University (NY)

Duke University (NC)

Harvard University (MA)

Johns Hopkins University (MD)

Stanford University (CA)

University of California--San Francisco

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

University of Pennsylvania

University of Washington

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University (CT)

Primary Care
School Name (State)

East Carolina University (Brody) (NC)

Oregon Health and Science University

University of Alabama--Birmingham

University of California--San Francisco

University of Colorado--Denver

University of Iowa (Carver)

University of Massachusetts--Worcester

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska Medical Center

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

University of Pennsylvania

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin--Madison

(Note: due to ties, there are more than 10 schools listed here.)

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