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Once again, Harvard Medical School was ranked No. 1 for research in an annual ranking of U.S. medical schools. Though most of the schools that topped last year's list remain, one leapt into the Top 5.
Once again, Harvard Medical School in Boston was ranked No. 1 for research in the annual ranking of U.S. medical schools by U.S. News & World Report. The institution, established in 1782, has been among the top-ranked medical schools in the country since the publication began publishing graduate school rankings.
There was very little change in this year’s ranking, though the Stanford University School of Medicine jumped from a tie for 11th place to a 5th-place tie this year.
Getting into the top-ranked medical schools is more difficult than ever. Acceptance rates among the top research schools are lower than any of the other major graduate disciplines, what according to U.S. News & World Report. Stanford University School of Medicine, which jumped from an 11th last year to tie for 5th place in this year’s ranking, accepted just 3.3% of applicants in 2010. Only one school in the publication’s Top 10, Washington University in St. Louis, accepts more than 10% of all applicants.
Which schools ranked alongside Harvard and Stanford as being among the best in the country for medical research? Here are the Top 10, including what students face financially to attend.
1. Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Tuition: $45,050
Fees: $3,467
Room and Board: $12,900
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $103,663
Total Enrollment: 725
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; neurology surgery; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; and radiology.
2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Tuition: $43,960
Fees: $3,212
Room and Board: $18,796
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $119,800
Total Enrollment: 608
Most Popular Residency Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; internal medicine; ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
3. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Tuition: $41,200
Fees: $4,810
Room and Board: $17,986
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $102,376
Total Enrollment: 463
Most Popular Residency Programs: Anesthesiology; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; otolaryngology; pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
4. Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Tuition: $48,800
Fees: $0
Room and Board: $10,542
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $100,275
Total Enrollment: 493
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; and radiology (diagnostic).
5 (Tie). Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Tuition: $44,482
Fees: $3,221
Room and Board: $14,160
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $112,792
Total Enrollment: 422
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; internal medicine (pediatrics); ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); surgery (general); and urology.
5 (Tie). Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Tuition: $44,196
Fees: $621
Room and Board: $24,162
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $90,006
Total Enrollment: 456
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
5 (Tie). University of California, San Francisco.
Tuition: $0 (in state); $12,245 (out of state)
Fees: $30,474
Room and Board: $19,636
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $105,314
Total Enrollment: 618
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
5 (Tie). Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Tuition: $45,600
Fees: $500
Room and Board: $11,590
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $122,247
Total Enrollment: 382
Most Popular Programs: Dermatology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; neurological surgery; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and radiation oncology.
9. University of Washington, Seattle.
Tuition: $23,049 (in state); $52,029 (out of state)
Fees: $475
Room and Board: $15,843
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $121,193
Total Enrollment: 926
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; dermatology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedic surgery; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
10 (Tie). Columbia University, New York.Tuition: $46,212
Fees: $4,750
Room and Board: $15,531
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $131,385
Total Enrollment: 638
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; orthopedic surgery; pediatrics; psychiatry; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
10. (Tie) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.Tuition: $27,928 (in state); $44,666 (out of state)
Fees: $4,750
Room and Board: $15,531
Average Indebtedness of 2009 Graduates: $131,385
Total Enrollment: 665
Most Popular Programs: Anesthesiology; emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; obstetrics and gynecology; ophthalmology; pathology (anatomic and clinical); pediatrics; radiology (diagnostic); and surgery (general).
To see the complete ranking of U.S. medical schools, visit U.S. News & World Report.