Top medical schools in the United States 2026

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 3 February, 2026

Top medical schools in the US 2026

US Medicine Rank 2026	Global Medicine Rank 2026	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
1	3	Harvard University	91.4	87.9	100	88.7	93	85.8
=2	=5	Johns Hopkins University	89.7	93	94.6	85.2	100	75.9
=2	=5	Stanford University	89.7	89.3	93.5	89.2	100	74.5
4	7	Yale University	89.3	93	92.2	86.3	92.4	77.5
5	10	University of California, Berkeley	86.1	88.2	90.8	83	90.6	74.4
6	11	University of Pennsylvania	86	90.1	89.4	84.6	98.3	59.5
7	14	University of California, Los Angeles	85.2	90.6	88.2	83.6	94.3	57.9
8	17	Columbia University	84.1	87.9	85.2	84.7	70.8	70.9
9	19	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	83.2	89.1	84	84.7	80.9	53.6
10	=20	University of Washington	82.9	84.3	82.8	88.4	80.3	54.5
11	23	Duke University	80.8	81.9	79.4	85.3	99.8	50
12	=31	Washington University in St Louis	77.1	69.5	70.8	89.6	81.2	65.2
13	33	The University of Chicago	76.8	75.4	71.6	86.7	81.3	51.6
14	=34	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	76.5	81.6	76.8	78.6	76.5	47.6
15	38	Boston University	75.9	77.5	69	81.1	76.6	70.1
16	39	University of California, San Diego	75.5	70.7	68.1	87.3	99.7	50
17	43	Emory University	74.2	72.6	66	84.6	80.2	57.3
18	=49	New York University	72	73.7	60.4	82	75	59.2
19	51	Northwestern University	71	63.1	60.2	87.2	99.8	46.3
20	56	University of Southern California	68.9	59.5	58.4	82.2	84.9	68.6
21	58	Vanderbilt University	67.4	56.7	54.9	87	85.8	48.1
22	63	University of Minnesota	66	67.1	54.1	76.3	100	37.9
=23	=66	Brown University	64.7	61.9	57.1	74	81.9	49.1
=23	=66	Case Western Reserve University	64.7	56.2	55	80.3	70.9	52.4
25	=72	University of California, Davis	63.3	56.1	50.4	76.1	90.1	60.3
26	=75	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	62.8	53	52	81.1	75.2	44.1
27	=81	Tufts University	60.7	47.7	44.4	82.5	68.8	58.2
28	94	University of Florida	58.8	52.6	48.2	71.3	99.7	38.2
29	=95	University of Wisconsin-Madison	58.7	56.4	41.3	74.8	80.1	41.7
=30	101–125	Dartmouth College	56.0–57.9	50.4	36.3	71.8	94.6	50.9
=30	101–125	Ohio State University (Main campus)	56.0–57.9	48	40.2	77.7	80.5	47
=30	101–125	University of Miami	56.0–57.9	44.8	42.3	75.4	98.7	50
=30	101–125	University of Rochester	56.0–57.9	41.7	37.3	79.3	98.7	62
=30	101–125	University of Texas at Austin	56.0–57.9	53	44.4	70.4	96.3	32.2
=35	126–150	George Washington University	53.9–55.8	45.4	35	76.1	70.6	45.7
=35	126–150	University of California, Irvine	53.9–55.8	41.1	33.8	75.4	99.8	58.3
=35	126–150	University of Iowa	53.9–55.8	49.4	37.6	68.6	91.4	50.7
=35	126–150	University of Massachusetts	53.9–55.8	50.3	43.8	66.2	51.6	56.7
=35	126–150	University of Utah	53.9–55.8	43.5	35.4	79.9	98.4	34.4
=40	151–175	University of Arizona	51.0–53.5	38.8	36.7	72.9	94.4	40.2
=40	151–175	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	51.0–53.5	36.9	31.7	82.8	71.9	31.5
=40	151–175	University of Illinois Chicago	51.0–53.5	51.5	34.8	65.1	75.6	53.1
=43	176–200	Georgetown University	49.8–50.9	38.9	26.5	74.4	96.7	36.5
=43	176–200	Indiana University	49.8–50.9	34.6	22.7	78.9	76.5	56
=43	176–200	Oregon Health and Science University	49.8–50.9	32.6	24.3	82.3	80.9	33.7
=43	176–200	Penn State (Main campus)	49.8–50.9	42.4	35.8	67.8	73.1	36.2
=43	176–200	Purdue University West Lafayette	49.8–50.9	42.3	33.5	62.9	75.3	59.1
=43	176–200	University of Virginia (Main campus)	49.8–50.9	35.4	26.1	75.9	76.8	50.2
=49	201–250	Boston College	46.6–49.7	36.7	25.2	75.9	53.5	38.1
=49	201–250	Michigan State University	46.6–49.7	38.1	31.3	66.9	66.6	51.5
=49	201–250	Tulane University	46.6–49.7	39.4	22.3	72.9	68.6	44.9
=49	201–250	University at Buffalo	46.6–49.7	34.8	29.8	67.9	88.2	57.8
=53	251–300	Northeastern University, US	44.1–46.5	29.4	17.3	73.6	64.4	64
=53	251–300	Texas A&M University	44.1–46.5	36.6	26.5	64.5	67.4	52.4
=53	251–300	University of Maryland, College Park	44.1–46.5	29.6	27.1	69.6	68.5	38.2
=53	251–300	Virginia Commonwealth University	44.1–46.5	32.2	17	75.6	70.8	38.7
=57	301–400	Drexel University	40.1–44.0	31.1	18.4	57.7	75.9	48
=57	301–400	George Mason University	40.1–44.0	19.7	17.3	79.2	55.4	48.9
=57	301–400	Rush University	40.1–44.0	32.9	15	65.8	56.5	30.6
=57	301–400	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	40.1–44.0	30	17.6	66.1	69.7	51.4
=57	301–400	SUNY University at Albany	40.1–44.0	25.1	22.9	60.9	68.3	58.6
=57	301–400	Saint Louis University	40.1–44.0	27.9	12.3	67.7	67.1	42.7
=57	301–400	University of Connecticut	40.1–44.0	30	20	58.7	66.5	54.2
=57	301–400	University of Georgia (USA)	40.1–44.0	26.5	28.1	63.2	68.2	52.6
=57	301–400	University of Hawai’i at Mānoa	40.1–44.0	30.5	25.5	59.2	71.8	47.7
=57	301–400	University of Kansas	40.1–44.0	32.2	17.7	65.6	74.9	54.2
=57	301–400	University of Kentucky	40.1–44.0	34.5	24	62.8	73	35.7
=57	301–400	University of Nebraska Medical Center	40.1–44.0	28.3	13.6	68.2	65	38.9
=57	301–400	University of South Carolina-Columbia	40.1–44.0	26.7	18.9	68.2	55.1	48.8
=57	301–400	University of South Florida	40.1–44.0	25.9	23	60.1	98.1	45.5
=57	301–400	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	40.1–44.0	23.5	26.1	64.2	68	51
=57	301–400	Wake Forest University	40.1–44.0	23.4	22.7	71.8	95.2	27.4
=57	301–400	Wayne State University	40.1–44.0	27.6	18.8	68.8	87.9	39.9
=74	401–500	Central Michigan University	36.7–40.0	28.5	18.3	59.5	32.1	31.5
=74	401–500	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	36.7–40.0	15.7	28.6	63.8	68.4	40.5
=74	401–500	Florida International University	36.7–40.0	28.1	15.9	61.8	49.7	39.1
=74	401–500	Florida State University	36.7–40.0	24.9	19.5	60.8	50.7	41.3
=74	401–500	Georgia State University	36.7–40.0	23.9	22.9	59.5	55.7	52.6
=74	401–500	Louisiana State University	36.7–40.0	29.9	22.2	51.9	66.1	42.6
=74	401–500	New Mexico State University (Main campus)	36.7–40.0	18.2	18	71.8	37.5	35.6
=74	401–500	Stony Brook University	36.7–40.0	26.3	12.4	59.2	65.3	48.2
=74	401–500	Temple University	36.7–40.0	36	14.1	58.6	63.1	33.9
=74	401–500	University of Arkansas	36.7–40.0	18	19.1	66.9	67.2	30.4
=74	401–500	University of Central Florida	36.7–40.0	23.5	16.1	69.5	55.2	29.3
=74	401–500	University of Houston	36.7–40.0	25.6	14.8	56.6	62.1	51.9
=74	401–500	University of Missouri-Kansas City	36.7–40.0	15.8	15.5	72.9	62.2	32.3
=74	401–500	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	36.7–40.0	23.5	12.1	67.4	36.5	35.5
=74	401–500	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	36.7–40.0	14.9	13.2	76.8	44.9	37.1
=74	401–500	Washington State University	36.7–40.0	27.8	24.4	54.8	82	41
=90	501–600	Auburn University	33.9–36.6	25	20.8	46.7	62	42.8
=90	501–600	Mizzou - University of Missouri	33.9–36.6	23.5	15	55.3	63.9	48.5
=90	501–600	Ohio University (Main campus)	33.9–36.6	23.8	13.3	60.1	44.2	33.4
=90	501–600	San Diego State University	33.9–36.6	24.9	15.3	56.5	49.5	31.4
=90	501–600	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	33.9–36.6	25.9	20.6	48.1	78.2	31.5
=90	501–600	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	33.9–36.6	18.8	16.8	55.4	64.4	34.1
=90	501–600	University of California, Riverside	33.9–36.6	24.6	15.1	53.9	53.3	61.1
=90	501–600	University of Delaware	33.9–36.6	23.3	18.5	57.6	59.6	33.7
=98	601–800	Baylor University	28.2–33.8	32.7	15.7	47.7	35.6	29.4
=98	601–800	Florida Atlantic University	28.2–33.8	11.9	16.3	48.2	51.5	40.6
=98	601–800	Kansas State University	28.2–33.8	15	14.8	46.2	63.2	42.2
=98	601–800	Montana State University	28.2–33.8	19.9	17.5	45	64.7	30.8
=98	601–800	Oakland University	28.2–33.8	22.5	11.9	53	56.7	31.3
=98	601–800	Oklahoma State University	28.2–33.8	23.3	17.6	50.6	52.1	37.3
=98	601–800	Portland State University	28.2–33.8	16.4	17.8	58.5	35.1	29.9
=98	601–800	Rowan University	28.2–33.8	28.4	10.8	46	34.6	37.2
=98	601–800	SUNY Binghamton University	28.2–33.8	33.3	16.8	43.7	40.6	28
=98	601–800	University of Rhode Island	28.2–33.8	22.6	12.1	46.2	54.7	44.3
=98	601–800	University of South Dakota	28.2–33.8	21.8	13.5	42.5	56.3	24.2
=98	601–800	University of Texas at Arlington	28.2–33.8	22	11.7	49.7	46.2	32
=98	601–800	University of Toledo	28.2–33.8	24.9	10.7	46.8	53.8	50.4
=98	601–800	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	28.2–33.8	22.3	8.7	54.9	66.5	41.5
=112	801–1000	Georgia Southern University	22.9–28.1	16.3	9.7	36.1	24.1	33.3
=112	801–1000	Northern Illinois University	22.9–28.1	19.5	10.5	31.5	35.4	37.7
=112	801–1000	Nova Southeastern University	22.9–28.1	25.5	9.3	39.7	26.5	33.1
=112	801–1000	Old Dominion University	22.9–28.1	21.4	12.5	42.1	28.5	28.2
=112	801–1000	Texas State University	22.9–28.1	16.2	11.1	43.2	30	30.3
=112	801–1000	The University of Alabama	22.9–28.1	15.1	15.5	43.5	33	25.7
=112	801–1000	University of Memphis	22.9–28.1	16.6	12	41.4	42.1	41.3
=112	801–1000	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	22.9–28.1	17.8	9.9	38	22.5	38.8
=112	801–1000	University of Texas at El Paso	22.9–28.1	21.4	11	41.6	37.1	36.6
=112	801–1000	University of Wyoming	22.9–28.1	23.1	11.5	37.8	36	34.2
122	1001+	Adelphi University	11.2–22.8	14.7	7.4	30.3	18.4	39.9

Key insights into the top med schools in the US

Harvard University ranks as the top university for medicine in the US, scoring a perfect score for research environment
Universities in the top 20 span across the US with universities from California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and Michigan.
Some 122 US universities are ranked in the Times Higher Education Ranking for Medicine
The medical table evaluates universities on courses in medicine, dentistry, nursing and allied and public health courses.

Choosing the Right College in the US for Medicine

Students who wish to study medicine in the US will have to take a slightly different approach than they would for other countries.

In most cases, medical degrees can be taken only at the postgraduate level, and this is usually a five-year course. At the undergraduate level, students can take health- and science-related courses, which are known as “pre-med”. Students will then go on to apply for medical school, known as “post-med” or MD (doctor of medicine).

Nearly all universities will provide guidance about which undergraduate courses are most recommended and will provide major and minor programmes that will start students on their medical career journey. It is usually recommended that students take courses in the sciences and maths, but this can vary across universities.

Many US medical schools will require students to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) as part of their application.

When selecting a university for medicine in the US, rankings can provide a helpful benchmark for assessing academic strength and how well a university prepares you for a future career.

The Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: Medicine assess universities using five core pillars:

Research environment
Teaching quality
Research quality
Industry collaboration
International outlook

These indicators give students and families reliable insights into how institutions perform across critical areas of education and innovation.

The table for the best universities for medicine in the US was derived from data collected for the THE World University Subject Rankings: Medicine. The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.

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Discover the best medical schools in the US featuring 122 universities across the US. The US ranking is derived from the Times Higher Education University Rankings by Subject 2026: Medicine, released in January 2026.

The list is based on a comprehensive assessment that scores top universities in the US in medicine in areas such as teaching, research and international outlook for studying medicine. The methodology is designed by Times Higher Education’s in-house data team, and it is trusted by students, academics, policymakers, and industry leaders worldwide.

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Top medical schools in the United States 2026

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Choosing the Right College in the US for Medicine

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