Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
Ranked in 2018 | Best Medical Schools: Primary Care Rankings Methodology
A medical career starts with finding the program that best fits your needs. With the U.S. News rankings of the top medical schools for primary care, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size and test scores.
| Primary care rank | School name | Tuition | Total medical school enrollment |
Median MCAT total score
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Median undergraduate GPA
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Acceptance rate
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Full-time faculty-student ratio
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Graduates entering primary care specialties (2015-2017 average)
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Peer assessment score (out of 5)
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Residency directors assessment score (out of 5)
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#1
Overall Score: Overall Score: 100 out of 100.
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University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
$27,637 (in-state, full-time); $54,516 (out-of-state, full-time) | 833 | |||||||
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#2
Overall Score: Overall Score: 96 out of 100.
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University of California—San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$34,386 (in-state, full-time); $46,631 (out-of-state, full-time) | 607 | |||||||
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#3
Overall Score: Overall Score: 95 out of 100.
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University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$35,493 (in-state, full-time); $65,199 (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,042 | |||||||
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#4
Overall Score: Overall Score: 87 out of 100.
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University of California—Los Angeles (Geffen)
Los Angeles, CA |
$34,116 (in-state, full-time); $46,361 (out-of-state, full-time) | 727 | |||||||
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#5Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 86 out of 100.
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX |
$29,900 (full-time) | 736 | |||||||
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#5Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 86 out of 100.
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR |
$41,596 (in-state, full-time); $62,700 (out-of-state, full-time) | 592 | |||||||
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#7
Overall Score: Overall Score: 84 out of 100.
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University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
$35,752 (in-state, full-time); $54,566 (out-of-state, full-time) | 717 | |||||||
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#8
Overall Score: Overall Score: 81 out of 100.
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University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
Philadelphia, PA |
$55,928 (full-time) | 595 | |||||||
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#9
Overall Score: Overall Score: 78 out of 100.
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University of Colorado
Aurora, CO |
$37,850 (in-state, full-time); $63,806 (out-of-state, full-time) | 708 | |||||||
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#10Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 76 out of 100.
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University of California—Davis
Sacramento, CA |
$37,092 (in-state, full-time); $49,337 (out-of-state, full-time) | 450 | |||||||
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#10Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 76 out of 100.
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Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
$63,230 (full-time) | 494 | |||||||
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#12Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.
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Harvard University
Boston, MA |
$59,800 (full-time) | 715 | |||||||
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#12Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN |
$37,872 (in-state, full-time); $52,797 (out-of-state, full-time) | 963 | |||||||
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#14Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 74 out of 100.
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University of Massachusetts—Worcester
Worcester, MA |
$34,600 (in-state, full-time); $59,400 (out-of-state, full-time) | 565 | |||||||
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#14Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 74 out of 100.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
$53,980 (in-state, full-time); $55,548 (out-of-state, full-time) | 591 | |||||||
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#14Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 74 out of 100.
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University of Wisconsin—Madison
Madison, WI |
$31,429 (in-state, full-time); $42,285 (out-of-state, full-time) | 727 | |||||||
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#17
Overall Score: Overall Score: 73 out of 100.
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University of California—San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
$33,258 (in-state, full-time); $45,503 (out-of-state, full-time) | 502 | |||||||
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#18
Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE |
$32,456 (in-state, full-time); $76,544 (out-of-state, full-time) | 516 | |||||||
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#19
Overall Score: Overall Score: 70 out of 100.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$19,091 (in-state, full-time); $32,191 (out-of-state, full-time) | 939 | |||||||
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#20
Overall Score: Overall Score: 69 out of 100.
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University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
$15,978 (in-state, full-time); $45,374 (out-of-state, full-time) | 421 | |||||||
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#21Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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Dartmouth College (Geisel)
Hanover, NH |
$61,247 (full-time) | 381 | |||||||
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#21Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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Northwestern University (Feinberg)
Chicago, IL |
$57,957 (full-time) | 668 | |||||||
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#21Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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University of Iowa (Carver)
Iowa City, IA |
$36,382 (in-state, full-time); $56,036 (out-of-state, full-time) | 606 | |||||||
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#21Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
$34,977 (in-state, full-time); $61,877 (out-of-state, full-time) | 637 | |||||||
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#21Tie
Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
$43,828 (in-state, full-time); $53,952 (out-of-state, full-time) | 627 | |||||||
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