Rankings by major · 273 schools scored

Best colleges for pre-med & health fields

Every school we cover is scored 0–100 for pre-med & health fields. The score blends how graduates in the major do four years out against the national norm for the same major, the strength of the student body, how many undergraduate courses the department lists, and the size of the program. Small programs (under five graduates a year) are capped. 80 and up is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Many pre-med & health fields students go on to graduate or medical school, which early-career pay undercounts, so read this one alongside the school's overall strength.

The top pre-med & health fields schools: Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania.

Top 100 colleges for pre-med & health fields
Rank	School	Score (0–100)	Tier	Graduates per year in the major	Share of the class	Pay vs. national, same major	Acceptance rate
1	Duke University Durham, NC	95	Standout	257	13.9%	1.08×	5%
1	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	95	Standout	177	12.3%	1.35×	8%
3	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	93	Standout	272	9.5%	1.20×	5%
4	New York University New York, NY	91	Standout	521	7.6%	1.32×	9%
5	George Washington University Washington, DC	90	Standout	459	15.6%	1.23×	47%
6	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	89	Standout	237	12.3%	1.01×	42%
6	Emory University Atlanta, GA	89	Standout	153	7.2%	1.15×	10%
8	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	88	Standout	617	13%	1.06×	59%
8	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	88	Standout	409	14.1%	1.05×	19%
10	Georgetown University Washington, DC	87	Standout	93	5.2%	2.45×	13%
10	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	87	Standout	76	3.7%	–	7%
12	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	86	Standout	307	6.3%	1.05×	17%
12	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	86	Standout	192	9.2%	1.00×	14%
12	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	86	Standout	112	8.6%	0.99×	35%
15	University of Washington Seattle, WA	85	Standout	567	6.6%	1.13×	39%
15	Northeastern University Boston, MA	85	Standout	361	8.1%	1.25×	5%
15	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	85	Standout	357	4.5%	1.05×	16%
15	Boston University Boston, MA	85	Standout	246	5.2%	1.27×	13%
15	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	85	Standout	125	2.3%	1.52×	10%
15	Tufts University Medford, MA	85	Standout	77	5.2%	1.28×	11%
21	Rutgers University–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	84	Standout	828	9.8%	1.18×	58%
21	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	84	Standout	726	65.2%	1.16×	81%
21	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	84	Standout	656	12.2%	1.09×	54%
21	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	84	Standout	33	0.9%	–	9%
21	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	84	Standout	20	1.1%	–	12%
26	Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO	83	Standout	543	35.9%	1.04×	75%
26	University of Delaware Newark, DE	83	Standout	525	12%	1.24×	71%
26	University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD	83	Standout	483	5.7%	1.22×	45%
26	Villanova University Villanova, PA	83	Standout	195	11.1%	1.12×	28%
30	The Ohio State University Columbus, OH	82	Standout	1,134	9.9%	1.00×	51%
30	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	82	Standout	167	3.7%	1.02×	17%
32	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	81	Standout	726	7.5%	1.09×	20%
32	The University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	81	Standout	561	5.4%	1.05×	27%
32	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	81	Standout	377	5.1%	1.00×	45%
32	Creighton University Omaha, NE	81	Standout	351	29.2%	0.99×	92%
36	Stony Brook University–SUNY Stony Brook, NY	80	Standout	662	14.3%	1.28×	49%
36	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	80	Standout	351	4.6%	1.06×	80%
36	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	80	Standout	202	2.3%	1.30×	11%
36	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	80	Standout	115	4.9%	1.07×	16%
36	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	80	Standout	85	3.9%	0.94×	11%
36	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	80	Standout	49	0.5%	1.33×	9%
42	University of Richmond Richmond, VA	79	Strong	39	5.1%	–	22%
42	Rice University Houston, TX	79	Strong	18	1.8%	–	8%
44	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	78	Strong	959	7.2%	1.08×	52%
44	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	78	Strong	730	14.4%	1.01×	93%
44	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	78	Strong	408	8.1%	0.94×	80%
44	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	78	Strong	30	2.4%	–	29%
48	Baylor University Waco, TX	77	Strong	715	21.9%	1.05×	52%
48	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	77	Strong	578	20.8%	0.86×	94%
48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	77	Strong	388	4.6%	1.12×	42%
48	University of Georgia Athens, GA	77	Strong	272	3.3%	1.27×	38%
48	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	77	Strong	77	10%	1.09×	83%
53	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	76	Strong	678	19.7%	1.20×	70%
53	The Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA	76	Strong	479	4.7%	1.07×	61%
53	University at Buffalo–SUNY Buffalo, NY	76	Strong	437	8.5%	1.05×	81%
53	University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	76	Strong	338	3.8%	1.12×	29%
53	Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA	76	Strong	36	6.6%	1.29×	28%
58	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	75	Strong	252	11%	1.08×	48%
58	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	75	Strong	210	19.7%	1.15×	33%
58	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	75	Strong	203	10.3%	1.02×	87%
58	Chapman University Orange, CA	75	Strong	103	5.2%	1.23×	72%
58	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	75	Strong	27	1.4%	–	48%
63	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	74	Strong	998	19.6%	1.07×	78%
63	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	74	Strong	485	7.7%	1.06×	60%
63	Purdue University–Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	74	Strong	457	5.4%	0.99×	50%
63	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	74	Strong	452	10.8%	0.95×	93%
63	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	74	Strong	299	22%	1.15×	89%
63	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	74	Strong	59	4.3%	–	48%
69	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	73	Strong	526	37.3%	1.07×	84%
69	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	73	Strong	192	9.8%	1.22×	65%
69	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	73	Strong	81	2.4%	1.11×	46%
69	American University Washington, DC	73	Strong	65	3.7%	1.20×	62%
73	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	72	Strong	323	3.6%	0.93×	85%
73	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	72	Strong	303	5.5%	0.98×	87%
73	Howard University Washington, DC	72	Strong	138	10.7%	1.06×	41%
73	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	72	Strong	50	7.1%	0.93×	62%
77	University of Portland Portland, OR	71	Strong	267	25.3%	1.17×	89%
77	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	71	Strong	227	14.4%	1.61×	62%
77	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	71	Strong	107	1.5%	–	55%
77	St. Olaf College Northfield, MN	71	Strong	22	3.2%	–	43%
81	University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA	70	Strong	555	6.4%	0.95×	29%
81	Auburn University Auburn, AL	70	Strong	362	6.4%	0.90×	46%
81	University of Nebraska – Lincoln Lincoln, NE	70	Strong	49	1.2%	1.03×	87%
81	Denison University Granville, OH	70	Strong	17	3.1%	–	17%
85	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	69	Strong	705	9.5%	1.05×	86%
85	Clemson University Clemson, SC	69	Strong	342	6.8%	0.90×	38%
85	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	69	Strong	257	10.1%	0.94×	73%
85	Indiana University–Bloomington Bloomington, IN	69	Strong	241	3.3%	1.12×	78%
85	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	69	Strong	15	1%	–	63%
90	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	68	Strong	635	18.8%	0.99×	95%
90	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	68	Strong	615	12.1%	0.94×	77%
90	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	68	Strong	160	19.1%	1.18×	80%
90	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	68	Strong	62	7.3%	1.28×	71%
90	University of California, Davis Davis, CA	68	Strong	57	0.7%	0.63×	44%
95	University of Mississippi Oxford, MS	67	Strong	728	18.1%	0.97×	97%
95	Mercer University Macon, GA	67	Strong	302	25.1%	0.97×	69%
95	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	67	Strong	39	8.1%	0.99×	24%
98	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	66	Strong	628	10.6%	1.00×	86%
98	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	66	Strong	583	14.9%	1.01×	81%
98	University of Tennessee–Knoxville Knoxville, TN	66	Strong	326	6.1%	0.90×	42%

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