Top medical schools in the United States 2025

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 7 April, 2025

Top medical schools in the US 2025

US Medicine Rank 2025	Global Medicine Rank 2025	University	Overall	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook	Research Environment	Teaching
1	2	Harvard University	94.8	91.9	92.6	87.4	100	95.7
2	5	Johns Hopkins University	90.8	88.9	99.9	76.7	94.3	92.6
=3	=6	Stanford University	90.4	91.8	98.2	73.5	93.4	89.1
=3	=6	Yale University	90.4	90	90.1	76.9	92.4	92.8
5	10	University of Pennsylvania	87.4	87.6	98.6	60.9	90.5	89.9
6	11	University of California, Berkeley	87	85.5	91.8	74.7	92.2	86.4
7	14	University of California, Los Angeles	86.2	86.2	89.5	60.8	89.2	90
8	16	Columbia University	85.8	88	71.2	71.8	87.5	87.4
9	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	84.5	88.1	81.7	55.4	85.9	87
10	19	University of Washington	84	90.5	83	55.7	83.9	83.6
11	23	Duke University	82.5	88.3	99.8	52.6	82	81.3
12	26	The University of Chicago	80.2	89.2	95.2	55.8	76.3	76.8
13	30	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	79	81.9	76.1	48	80.9	82.3
14	32	Washington University in St Louis	78.5	91.5	83.5	62.2	72.8	70.8
15	34	University of California, San Diego	78.4	89.7	100	43.4	75.7	72.8
16	36	Boston University	77.2	83.9	75.6	71.6	70.6	76.8
17	43	Emory University	74.5	87.8	81.7	55.2	66	69.7
18	46	Northwestern University	72.7	90.8	98.8	45.6	63.6	61.5
19	49	New York University	72.1	84.1	70.9	60.8	62.1	69.6
20	54	University of Southern California	70.3	84	84.7	68.4	59.7	61.1
21	59	Vanderbilt University	68.3	89.4	89.1	48.9	56.5	54.4
22	61	Brown University	67.6	77.6	77.5	51	59.5	65.5
23	65	University of Minnesota	66.6	79.8	100	37.7	55.9	63
24	67	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	65	83.5	74.6	44.5	55.1	54.8
25	71	University of California, Davis	64	77.7	94.5	54.8	49.8	57.9
26	75	Tufts University	63.1	86	74	59.8	44.5	50.7
27	82	Case Western Reserve University	60.4	81.6	73.8	51.6	45.4	48
28	91	University of Florida	59.3	74.1	99.8	37.1	50.2	48.8
29	92	University of Wisconsin-Madison	59.2	76.1	79.7	40.7	44	54.3
30	99	University of Massachusetts	58.5	68.2	48.4	56.9	52.2	54
31	100	University of Rochester	58.4	82.5	97.5	65.9	35.9	41.1
=32	101–125	Ohio State University (Main campus)	56.9–58.3	80.3	77.7	43.9	37.4	46
=32	101–125	University of Iowa	56.9–58.3	71.2	92.8	51.3	39.6	51.7
=32	101–125	University of Miami	56.9–58.3	77.3	97	51.1	39.6	42.7
=32	101–125	University of Texas at Austin	56.9–58.3	73.3	96.1	33.1	42.8	52.9
=36	126–150	Dartmouth College	53.4–56.8	73.2	98.5	44.4	37.7	49.3
=36	126–150	George Washington University	53.4–56.8	79.5	70.8	45	38.6	46.2
=36	126–150	University of California, Irvine	53.4–56.8	78.1	99.6	57.2	30.4	40.1
=36	126–150	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	53.4–56.8	85.3	71.6	31.6	36.4	38.7
=36	126–150	University of Illinois Chicago	53.4–56.8	65.5	75.5	55	37.7	53.6
=36	126–150	University of Utah	53.4–56.8	83.1	89.7	33.5	33	39.1
=41	151–175	Georgetown University	51.8–53.2	76.7	99.2	35.6	29.6	40.5
=41	151–175	Oregon Health and Science University	51.8–53.2	84.6	81.6	33.6	26.4	37.2
=41	151–175	Penn State (Main campus)	51.8–53.2	70.5	75.1	35.3	37.5	42.8
=41	151–175	University of Arizona	51.8–53.2	74.3	93.2	39.2	37.1	38.6
=41	176–200	Indiana University	49.6–51.6	80.6	77.8	57.7	23	34.9
=45	176–200	Purdue University West Lafayette	49.6–51.6	65.3	74.6	58.8	35.4	42
=45	176–200	University of Virginia (Main campus)	49.6–51.6	78.5	81.8	49	27.1	36.6
=48	201–250	Michigan State University	46.3–49.5	65.6	66.8	52.2	31	35.5
=48	201–250	Northeastern University, US	46.3–49.5	81.2	63.6	64	16.6	28.7
=48	201–250	Texas A&M University	46.3–49.5	63.4	63.6	52.8	28.5	38.3
=48	201–250	Tulane University	46.3–49.5	72.8	70	45.2	20.8	38.5
=48	201–250	University at Buffalo	46.3–49.5	69.6	86.4	58.1	28.4	33
=48	201–250	University of Maryland, College Park	46.3–49.5	73.4	67	36.5	30.5	26.6
=54	251–300	Arizona State University (Tempe)	43.7–46.2	73.6	67	57.7	23.3	19.8
=54	251–300	Boston College	43.7–46.2	76.3	53.1	37.4	22.4	30.2
=54	251–300	University of Kansas	43.7–46.2	68.1	75.6	50.7	17.2	31.5
=54	251–300	University of Kentucky	43.7–46.2	62.7	73.5	36.3	25.9	35.3
=54	251–300	Virginia Commonwealth University	43.7–46.2	76.1	69.8	37.6	18	30.4
=59	301–400	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	39.4–43.6	64.4	66.3	42.3	33.9	19.7
=59	301–400	Drexel University	39.4–43.6	57.5	75.4	49	20.7	33.9
=59	301–400	George Mason University	39.4–43.6	79.9	52.4	48.3	16.2	17
=59	301–400	Georgia State University	39.4–43.6	63.6	53	50.4	22.1	22
=59	301–400	Rush University	39.4–43.6	65.6	54.6	29.1	15.8	33.3
=59	301–400	Rutgers University – New Brunswick	39.4–43.6	66.9	69.7	53.7	17.8	31.4
=59	301–400	Saint Louis University	39.4–43.6	72.6	64.8	41	14.3	28.4
=59	301–400	SUNY University at Albany	39.4–43.6	62	54.6	59.6	22.8	19.8
=59	301–400	University of Central Florida	39.4–43.6	68.3	56.4	28.6	18.3	24.3
=59	301–400	University of Connecticut	39.4–43.6	62.8	68	40.3	24.3	27.6
=59	301–400	University of Delaware	39.4–43.6	62.3	62.7	39.6	22.1	24
=59	301–400	University of Georgia (USA)	39.4–43.6	64.1	71.4	50.4	28	25.8
=59	301–400	University of Hawai’i at Mānoa	39.4–43.6	60.9	71	48.4	24.8	29.1
=59	301–400	University of Nebraska Medical Center	39.4–43.6	69	63.3	38.5	13.8	26.7
=59	301–400	University of South Carolina-Columbia	39.4–43.6	69.6	53.2	49.7	19	29.7
=59	301–400	University of South Florida	39.4–43.6	61.2	98.1	49.7	23.5	22.9
=59	301–400	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	39.4–43.6	66.7	67.5	51.6	25.3	22.6
=59	301–400	Wake Forest University	39.4–43.6	72	94.8	26.9	21.8	23.1
=59	301–400	Washington State University	39.4–43.6	53.5	81.3	41	25.6	28.2
=59	301–400	Wayne State University	39.4–43.6	69.7	85.5	38.9	19.8	27.2
=79	401–500	Florida International University	35.5–39.3	62.2	53.3	39.8	16.8	28.1
=79	401–500	Florida State University	35.5–39.3	62.4	52.8	41.5	19.8	24.3
=79	401–500	Louisiana State University	35.5–39.3	52.9	58.5	42.6	19.4	29.1
=79	401–500	New Mexico State University (Main campus)	35.5–39.3	71.7	36.4	35.7	17.8	16.4
=79	401–500	Ohio University (Main campus)	35.5–39.3	61	44.1	31.6	12.8	24.2
=79	401–500	San Diego State University	35.5–39.3	62.6	47.3	31	14.8	23.7
=79	401–500	Stony Brook University	35.5–39.3	61.1	64	49.9	12.9	24.8
=79	401–500	Temple University	35.5–39.3	61	61.8	33.5	13.2	33.3
=79	401–500	University of Arkansas	35.5–39.3	69.2	67	30.3	18.6	16
=79	401–500	University of California, Riverside	35.5–39.3	58.4	50.4	59.4	16.5	26.6
=79	401–500	University of Houston	35.5–39.3	55	60.1	53.7	16.4	26.1
=79	401–500	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	35.5–39.3	78.1	43.3	35.5	12.9	11.7
=91	501–600	Auburn University	32.4–35.4	45.6	59	42.8	18.7	24.8
=91	501–600	Baylor University	32.4–35.4	46.9	36.5	29.5	19	31.6
=91	501–600	Central Michigan University	32.4–35.4	58.1	11.8	30	14.2	28.4
=91	501–600	Mizzou - University of Missouri	32.4–35.4	54.8	63	49	13.4	23.4
=91	501–600	Oakland University	32.4–35.4	56.5	54.6	31.4	11.4	22.2
=91	501–600	Oklahoma State University	32.4–35.4	51.2	49.3	37.7	15.3	24
=91	501–600	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	32.4–35.4	48.6	78.4	36.6	17.9	26.8
=91	501–600	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	32.4–35.4	55.4	62.8	34.2	16.4	16.5
=91	501–600	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	32.4–35.4	62.7	33.4	31.1	11.5	22.3
=100	601–800	Florida Atlantic University	26.8–32.3	49.5	43	41.9	13.7	20
=100	601–800	Kansas State University	26.8–32.3	47	61.5	41	16	16.6
=100	601–800	Montana State University	26.8–32.3	48.2	64.1	29.3	17.9	19.4
=100	601–800	Rowan University	26.8–32.3	44.4	33.8	37	10.5	28.1
=100	601–800	SUNY Binghamton University	26.8–32.3	44	38.8	26.1	17.1	31.9
=100	601–800	University of Alabama	26.8–32.3	44.9	31.3	24	16.2	18.2
=100	601–800	University of Rhode Island	26.8–32.3	47.5	53	41.4	12	21.5
=100	601–800	University of Texas at Arlington	26.8–32.3	49.1	44.9	31.6	12.1	21.5
=100	601–800	University of Texas at El Paso	26.8–32.3	45.1	35.7	38.1	12.3	21.7
=100	601–800	University of Toledo	26.8–32.3	43.4	51.1	50.5	10.1	24.6
=100	601–800	University of Wyoming	26.8–32.3	40.5	36.4	32.9	14.5	22
=111	801–1000	Bowling Green State University	20.7–26.7	46.4	23.6	23.9	9.3	14.7
=111	801–1000	Georgia Southern University	20.7–26.7	38.6	20.7	33.1	8.4	15.5
=111	801–1000	Northern Illinois University	20.7–26.7	29.3	33.2	50	9.8	18.1
=111	801–1000	Nova Southeastern University	20.7–26.7	33.6	18.9	33.4	9.2	24.6
=111	801–1000	Old Dominion University	20.7–26.7	40.5	19.1	29.1	12.4	20.2
=111	801–1000	South Dakota State University	20.7–26.7	30.2	36.5	26.4	10.6	22.2
=111	801–1000	Texas State University	20.7–26.7	39.5	27.6	31.7	9.2	15
=111	801–1000	University of Memphis	20.7–26.7	40.3	39.7	35.2	12.4	15.7
=111	801–1000	University of South Dakota	20.7–26.7	36.1	53.8	24.3	11.8	21.4
=111	801–1000	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	20.7–26.7	36.7	20	37.7	9.5	18.7
=111	801–1000	Western Michigan University	20.7–26.7	30.2	28.6	23.3	12	18.4

Key insights into the top med schools in the US

Harvard University ranks as the top university for medicine in the US, scoring particularly highly for research environment
Universities in the top 20 span across the US with universities from California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and Michigan.
Some 121 US universities are ranked in the Times Higher Education Ranking for Medicine
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Choosing the Right University in the US for Medicine

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