| THE TOP SCHOOLS·PRIMARY CARE | Overall score |
Peer assessment score (5.0 highest) |
Assessment score by residency directors (5.0 highest) |
Selectivity rank |
'06 average undergrad GPA |
'06 average MCAT score |
'06 acceptance rate |
% '04-'06 graduates entering primary care |
'06 faculty/ student ratio |
'06 out-of-state tuition and fees |
'06 total medical school enrollment |
| Rank/School | |||||||||||
| 1. University of Washington | 100 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
41 |
3.64 |
10.4 |
6.2% |
46.0% |
2.5 |
$38,094 |
806 |
| 2. University of North Carolina | 93 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
33 |
3.64 |
10.7 |
6.2% |
53.0% |
1.8 |
$35,039 |
735 |
| 3. U. of Colorado-Denver and Health Sciences Center | 87 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
27 |
3.67 |
11.0 |
9.7% |
48.6% |
2.6 |
$46,455 |
586 |
| 4. Oregon Health and Science University | 84 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
49 |
3.63 |
10.3 |
5.4% |
44.0% |
3.3 |
$40,675 |
483 |
| 5. Mich. State U. Coll. Of Osteopathic Medicine | 83 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
117 |
3.51 |
8.4 |
15.5% |
83.5% |
0.2 |
$55,544 |
708 |
| 6. East Carolina University (Brody) (NC) | 82 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
105 |
3.60 |
9.0 |
15.4% |
68.0% |
1.4 |
$33,834 |
286 |
| 7. University of Vermont | 81 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
65 |
3.60 |
9.9 |
3.8% |
58.0% |
1.2 |
$44,425 |
425 |
| 8. University of California-San Francisco | 80 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
14 |
3.75 |
11.1 |
4.4% |
35.0% |
2.8 |
$34,923 |
603 |
| 9. University of Wisconsin-Madison | 79 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
32 |
3.74 |
10.4 |
8.5% |
45.0% |
1.6 |
$33,388 |
618 |
| 10. University of Nebraska College of Medicine | 78 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
66 |
3.71 |
9.5 |
13.0% |
62.0% |
1.2 |
$50,988 |
476 |
| 11. Baylor College of Medicine (TX) | 77 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
6 |
3.80 |
11.3 |
6.4% |
44.9% |
2.6 |
$24,848 |
672 |
| University of Massachusetts-Worcester | 77 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
59 |
3.58 |
10.4 |
20.9% |
51.5% |
2.1 |
N/A |
423 |
| 13. Harvard University (MA) | 75 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
4 |
3.81 |
11.7 |
4.7% |
42.0% |
9.6 |
$40,279 |
771 |
| University of Minnesota Medical School | 75 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
55 |
3.64 |
10.1 |
9.4% |
44.7% |
1.7 |
$39,038 |
929 |
| University of Rochester (NY) | 75 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
34 |
3.66 |
10.6 |
8.6% |
35.9% |
3.3 |
$38,774 |
402 |
| 16. Indiana University-Indianapolis | 74 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
42 |
3.73 |
10.1 |
14.6% |
43.5% |
1.1 |
$43,885 |
1,172 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 74 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
5 |
3.80 |
11.4 |
4.4% |
37.0% |
3.4 |
$41,173 |
606 |
| 18. Dartmouth Medical School (NH) | 73 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
30 |
3.70 |
10.7 |
7.0% |
43.1% |
2.7 |
$38,625 |
316 |
| Michigan State University | 73 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
97 |
3.51 |
9.4 |
4.9% |
50.2% |
1.4 |
$55,544 |
459 |
| University of California-Los Angeles (Geffen) | 73 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
14 |
3.76 |
11.1 |
4.6% |
42.7% |
3.1 |
$34,269 |
693 |
| University of Iowa (Carver) | 73 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
37 |
3.70 |
10.4 |
10.9% |
39.1% |
1.5 |
$41,354 |
572 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 73 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
42 |
3.77 |
10.0 |
17.5% |
48.0% |
1.2 |
$44,749 |
370 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 73 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
19 |
3.68 |
11.3 |
8.6% |
35.9% |
3.2 |
$38,714 |
589 |
| U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas | 73 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
21 |
3.83 |
10.7 |
13.1% |
42.0% |
1.6 |
$24,732 |
925 |
| Wake Forest University (NC) | 73 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
59 |
3.59 |
10.2 |
3.9% |
49.0% |
2.0 |
$35,706 |
446 |
| Yeshiva University (Einstein) (NY) | 73 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
34 |
3.70 |
10.4 |
8.4% |
55.0% |
3.4 |
$41,700 |
759 |
| 27. Brown University (RI) | 72 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
23 |
3.62 |
11.3 |
4.2% |
44.2% |
2.0 |
$39,350 |
360 |
| 28. Case Western Reserve University (OH) | 70 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
24 |
3.69 |
11.0 |
8.7% |
40.6% |
3.0 |
$40,752 |
652 |
| Johns Hopkins University (MD) | 70 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
2 |
3.85 |
11.6 |
6.2% |
36.0% |
4.7 |
$37,515 |
482 |
| 30. Oklahoma State University | 69 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
115 |
3.62 |
8.3 |
29.8% |
67.0% |
0.3 |
$32,158 |
343 |
| University of California-Davis | 69 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
52 |
3.60 |
10.3 |
4.8% |
41.9% |
1.4 |
$37,810 |
399 |
| University of Maryland | 69 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
49 |
3.66 |
10.2 |
7.5% |
46.0% |
1.9 |
$37,262 |
621 |
| Vanderbilt University (TN) | 69 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
8 |
3.76 |
11.3 |
6.5% |
37.0% |
4.1 |
$38,050 |
428 |
| 34. Duke University (NC) | 68 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
17 |
3.74 |
11.1 |
4.0% |
38.9% |
4.5 |
$41,215 |
408 |
| University of Alabama-Birminham | 68 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
42 |
3.73 |
10.1 |
12.9% |
40.0% |
1.6 |
$40,861 |
700 |
| Univrsity of Connecticut | 68 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
42 |
3.65 |
10.3 |
6.3% |
48.0% |
1.3 |
$49,195 |
323 |
| U. of Texas Health Sci. Ctr. (Col. of Oesteo. Med.) | 68 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
108 |
3.52 |
9.0 |
10.6% |
76.9% |
0.6 |
$29,714 |
555 |
| 38. Emory University (GA) | 67 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
24 |
3.66 |
11.1 |
8.2% |
39.0% |
3.7 |
$38,346 |
455 |
| Ohio State University | 67 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
27 |
3.72 |
10.8 |
8.9% |
42.0% |
2.4 |
$30,928 |
832 |
| University of California-San Diego | 67 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
14 |
3.73 |
11.2 |
5.5% |
42.4% |
1.7 |
$34,660 |
502 |
| University of New Mexico | 67 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
87 |
3.61 |
9.4 |
9.0% |
44.0% |
2.0 |
$40,994 |
329 |
| University of Virginia | 67 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
22 |
3.73 |
11.0 |
8.9% |
39.0% |
1.6 |
$39,924 |
554 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 67 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
1 |
3.84 |
12.2 |
10.5% |
37.2% |
2.6 |
$41,910 |
589 |
| 44. Northwestern University (Feinerg) (IL) | 66 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
17 |
3.71 |
11.2 |
6.5% |
38.2% |
2.6 |
$41,389 |
695 |
| 45. Mayo Medical School (MN) | 65 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
13 |
3.82 |
10.9 |
2.4% |
35.0% |
14.3 |
$28,300 |
165 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 65 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
95 |
3.63 |
9.3 |
22.3% |
51.0% |
1.5 |
$30,357 |
593 |
| University of Florida | 65 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
27 |
3.80 |
10.5 |
9.9% |
44.8% |
2.4 |
$48,965 |
501 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 65 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
9 |
3.73 |
11.4 |
8.0% |
25.0% |
2.3 |
$36,889 |
682 |
| University of Utah | 65 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
66 |
3.65 |
9.7 |
11.5% |
38.0% |
2.5 |
$35,864 |
404 |
| 50. Medical College of Wisconsin | 63 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
52 |
3.72 |
9.8 |
7.6% |
40.1% |
1.5 |
$34,583 |
805 |
| University of California-Irvine | 63 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
30 |
3.70 |
10.7 |
7.0% |
46.0% |
1.3 |
$35,690 |
408 |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | 63 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
125 |
3.47 |
7.6 |
25.5% |
85.0% |
0.1 |
$46,936 |
503 |