Medical School Ranking 2015

The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine was rated No. 1 overall for primary care and No. 10 for research, according to U.S. News & World Report 2015 issue of "Best Graduate Schools" rankings. It was also rated No. 1 in both family medicine and rural medicine.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Medicine was ranked No. 2 for Primary Care by U.S. News in the magazine's 2015 “America's Best Graduate Schools” issue, and the School tied for 22nd in Research overall. In addition, Women's Health at UNC jumped from 22nd in 2014 to 15th in 2015.

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine continued its strong showing in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate School rankings. The school retained its rank of No. 3 in the nation for excellence in primary care education, No. 4 for excellence in family medicine education (up from No. 5 last year), and No. 11 in rural medicine (previously ranked No. 12). Overall, the School of Medicine was ranked No. 29 in the nation for research-oriented medical schools.

UC San Francisco's School of Medicine was ranked 4th nationally in both research and primary care education according to U.S. News Medical School Ranking 2015. It was also ranked in the top 10 in every medical specialty in which it was assessed. Among those, UCSF was ranked 1st for its medical program in HIV/AIDS; 3rd in family medicine, etc.







Medical School Specialties
There are many different medical specialties you can choose from such as Radiology, Urology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, etc. View below for more information on leading medical schools in each different specialty/subspecialty:

Top Pediatrics Schools & Programs
The University of South Florida Department of Pediatrics has earned a top 10 research ranking from the National Institutes of Health...

Top Family Medicine Schools
UW medicine teaching programs are ranked among the very best in the nation, with family medicine program rated No. 1 nationally...

Top Plastic Surgery Schools & Programs
UCSF School of Medicine is ranked among the top 5 medical schools in the nation on “America’s Best Graduate Schools”...

Top Orthopedic Surgery Programs
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center has been ranked the 45th top orthopaedic program in the country...

Top Neurosurgery Schools & Programs
University of Cincinnati has one of the most prestigious departments of neurosurgery which has been ranked 15th nationally among public medical school neurosurgery departments...

Top Ophthalmology Programs
The Department of Ophthalmology at UC Denver School of Medicine has been ranked as one of the Top 10 Best Clinical (Patient Care) Programs in the country...

Top Otolaryngology Programs
The Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is placed among the top 10 in NIH funding...

Top Urology Programs
The University of Michigan Department of Urology is consistently named the top urology program in the state and one of the top 15 in the nation...

Top Dermatology Schools
University of Texas Medical School is ranked as one of the top eight dermatology centers of excellence in the USA by the Dermatology Times...

Top Genetics Schools & Programs
NRC has ranked the Huck Institutes’ Plant Biology, Genetics, and Physiology programs among the top PhD programs nationwide...

Top Geriatrics Programs
The Geriatrics Program at the UH Manoa‘s John A. Burns School of Medicine is ranked 16th in the nation...

Top Psychiatry Schools & Programs
The Department of Psychiatry at UPenn is consistently rated among the top 5 nationally in its level of funding from the National Institutes of Health...

Top Emergency Medicine Programs
The Emory University Department of Emergency Medicine is one of the oldest, largest and best training programs in the country...

Top Schools for Sports Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is ranked 13th of only 21 hospitals nationwide that made the Honor Roll of the “nation’s best”...

Top Obstetrics Schools
University of Missouri graduate training program in obstetrics and gynecology has been ranked in the top four by the National Residency Match Program...

Top Endocrinology Programs
The Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Virginia is rated as one the very best for the specialty...

Top Toxicology Schools & Programs
The Ph.D. in Toxicology program at University of Kentucky College of Medicine is ranked in the top quartile in the NRC survey...