Top Ten Medical Schools in the United States

Harvard University

• Harvard, long known as one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the country, produces some of the world's most learned doctors. Located in Boston, Harvard has produced 13 Nobel Laureates and affiliates with 17 different hospitals and research institutions. Admission is extremely competitive with just 165 students enrolling in the medical program out of 5,139 applicants for the Fall 2008 semester.

  Harvard Medical School
  25 Shattuck St.
  Boston, MA 02115
  (617) 432-1000
  hms.harvard.edu

Johns Hopkins University

• Johns Hopkins University is one of the country's most recognizable medical schools and operates side by side with The Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the most highly rated hospitals in the country. Established in 1893 as part of Johns Hopkins Medicine, the school works along side the $5 billion enterprise to give students unparalleled access to some of the best facilities in the country.

  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  733 N. Broadway, Suite G49
  Baltimore, MD 21205
  (410) 955-3182
  hopkinsmedicine.org/som

University of Pennsylvania

• Established in 1765, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is one of the oldest medical schools in the country. Located in Philadelphia, the school is affiliated with three hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania and has an enrollment of 725 medical students.

  University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  295 John Morgan Building
  3620 Hamilton Walk
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  (215) 898-8001
  med.upenn.edu

Washington University in St. Louis

• The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is ranked as the top medical program in the Midwest and is the highest ranking program outside of the Northeast. The school has 604 enrolled medical students and has been associated with 17 Nobel Laureates.

  Washitgton University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  660 S. Euclid Ave.
  St. Louis, MO 63110
  (314) 262-6858
  medschool.wustl.edu

University of California-San Francisco

• Part of the University of California system, the University of California-San Francisco Medical School is the top program of its kind in the West. This prestige, of course, means very tough admission standards. UCSF enrolled 149 students out of 5,991 applicants in 2009 with an average grade point average of 3.74.

  University of California-San Francisco Medical School
  513 Parnassus Ave.
  San Francisco, CA 94143
  (415) 476-4044
  medschool2.ucsf.edu

Duke University

• Located in Durham, NC, the Duke University School of Medicine is ranked as the top medical program in the South and offers a highly-respected doctor of physical therapy program. The school admitted just 100 students to its medical program in 2009 out of 5,166 applicants.

  Duke University School of Medicine
  DUMC 3710
  Room 0159 Duke South
  Durham, NC 27710
  (919) 684-2985
  medschool.duke.edu

Stanford University

• The Stanford University School of Medicine, located in Southern California, is a highly competitive program that enrolled 86 students out of 6,567 applicants in 2008-2009. The medical school has a total enrollment of 465 students.

  Stanford University School of Medicine
  300 Pasteur Dr.
  Sanford, CA 94305
  (650) 723-4000
  med.stanford.edu

University of Washington

• The University of Washington School of Medicine is one of the top schools in the country for teaching primary-care physicians and received one of the highest amounts of research funding from the National Institutes of Health in the country. Located in Seattle, UW bills itself as the primary medical school serving the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.

  University of Washington School of Medicine
  Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center
  1925 N.E. Pacific Street
  Seattle, WA 98195-6340
  (206) 543-2100
  uwmedicine.washington.edu

Yale University

• Like its Ivy League rival, the Yale University School of Medicine provides one of the best medical educations in the country with a focus on smaller classes and original research. Founded in 1810, Yale's school of medicine is located in New Haven, Connecticut.

  Yale University School of Medicine
  333 Cedar St.
  New Haven, CT 06510
  (203) 432.4771
  info.med.yale.edu

Columbia University

• The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, based in New York City, rounds out the list of the nations top-10 research centered medical schools. In 2009, Columbia admitted 303 students out of 5,238 and enrolled 154. These students had an average grade point average of 3.79..

  Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon
  620 W. 168th St. Box 41
  New York, NY 10032
  (212) 305-3595
  cumc.columbia.edu