Thirty universities were found to be the best medical schools nationwide in primary care and research, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools" for 2024.
U.S. News assessed 99 primary care programs and 102 research programs at medical and osteopathic schools based on student selectivity and faculty resources, then considered indicators of research activity to rank the best research programs and considered the number of graduates that go into primary care to assess each university's primary care programs. The full methodology can be found here.
U.S. News revised its ranking process after several previously high-ranking schools, including Harvard University in Boston and New York City-based Columbia University, withdrew from the ranking, citing ranking measures such as peer assessments from deans, academic directors and test scores, giving an unfair advantage to schools with more resources available.
This year, schools were ranked on a four-tier system, tier 1 included schools with overall scores of 85-99, while tiers 2-4 included schools scoring 50-84, 15-49 and 1-14, respectively.
Here are the schools that earned tier 1 scores in primary care and research, organized by state:
Arkansas
Primary care
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock)
California
Primary care
University of California-Davis (Sacramento)
University of California-San Francisco
Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona)
Research
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-La Jolla
University of California-San Francisco
Colorado
Research
University of Colorado (Aurora)
Connecticut
Research
Yale University (New Haven)
Georgia
Research
Emory University (Atlanta)
Hawaii
Primary care
University of Hawaii-Manoa (Honolulu)
Illinois
Research
Northwestern University (Chicago)
Kansas
Primary care
University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City)
Maryland
Primary care
University of Maryland (Baltimore)
Massachusetts
Primary care
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (Worcester)
Minnesota
Primary care
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
Research
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Rochester)
Missouri
Primary care
Saint Louis University
Nebraska
Primary care
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha)
New Mexico
Primary care
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque)
New York
Research
Hofstra University/Northwell Health (Hempstead)
North Carolina
Primary care
East Carolina University (Greenville)
Ohio
Research
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland)
Ohio State University (Columbus)
University of Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Research
University of Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University (Nashville)
Texas
Primary care
Texas Tech University Health Science Center (Lubbock)
University of North Texas Health Science Center (Fort Worth)
Research
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)