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Best Medical Schools: Primary Care

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A medical career starts with finding the program that best fits your needs. With the U.S. News rankings of the top medical schools for primary care, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size and test scores.

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Primary care rank	School name	Tuition	Total medical school enrollment	Median MCAT total score	Median undergraduate GPA	Acceptance rate	Full-time faculty-student ratio	Graduates entering primary care specialties (2014-2016 average)	Peer assessment score (out of 5)	Residency directors assessment score (out of 5)
^#1 Overall Score: Overall Score: 100 out of 100.	University of Washington Seattle, WA	$34,476 (in-state, full-time); $63,930 (out-of-state, full-time)	1,022	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#2 Overall Score: Overall Score: 99 out of 100.	University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$24,837 (in-state, full-time); $51,716 (out-of-state, full-time)	834	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#3 Overall Score: Overall Score: 89 out of 100.	University of California—San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$33,420 (in-state, full-time); $45,665 (out-of-state, full-time)	633	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

^#4 Overall Score: Overall Score: 84 out of 100.	Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR	$39,596 (in-state, full-time); $56,899 (out-of-state, full-time)	578	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#5 Overall Score: Overall Score: 83 out of 100.	University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$34,050 (in-state, full-time); $52,380 (out-of-state, full-time)	719	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#6 Overall Score: Overall Score: 79 out of 100.	University of California—Los Angeles (Geffen) Los Angeles, CA	$32,757 (in-state, full-time); $45,002 (out-of-state, full-time)	737	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#7 Overall Score: Overall Score: 77 out of 100.	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$37,872 (in-state, full-time); $52,797 (out-of-state, full-time)	982	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#8Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	$19,650 (full-time)	718	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#8Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.	University of Colorado Aurora, CO	$36,748 (in-state, full-time); $62,704 (out-of-state, full-time)	697	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#8Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.	University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) Philadelphia, PA	$54,036 (full-time)	629	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#8Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 75 out of 100.	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	$18,493 (in-state, full-time); $31,593 (out-of-state, full-time)	939	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#12 Overall Score: Overall Score: 73 out of 100.	University of California—San Diego La Jolla, CA	$32,346 (in-state, full-time); $44,591 (out-of-state, full-time)	507	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#13 Overall Score: Overall Score: 72 out of 100.	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	$52,510 (in-state, full-time); $54,036 (out-of-state, full-time)	601	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#14Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.	University of Massachusetts—Worcester Worcester, MA	$33,600 (in-state, full-time); $59,400 (out-of-state, full-time)	543	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#14Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 71 out of 100.	University of Wisconsin—Madison Madison, WI	$28,650 (in-state, full-time); $38,546 (out-of-state, full-time)	725	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#16 Overall Score: Overall Score: 70 out of 100.	Harvard University Boston, MA	$58,050 (full-time)	720	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#17 Overall Score: Overall Score: 69 out of 100.	University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	$29,200 (in-state, full-time); $72,620 (out-of-state, full-time)	509	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#18Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.	University of California—Davis Sacramento, CA	$35,933 (in-state, full-time); $48,178 (out-of-state, full-time)	438	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#18Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 68 out of 100.	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	$15,798 (in-state, full-time); $45,374 (out-of-state, full-time)	420	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#20 Overall Score: Overall Score: 67 out of 100.	East Carolina University (Brody) Greenville, NC	$18,159 (in-state, full-time)	315	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#21Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 65 out of 100.	Brown University (Alpert) Providence, RI	$55,552 (full-time)	544	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#21Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 65 out of 100.	University of Iowa (Carver) Iowa City, IA	$34,336 (in-state, full-time); $52,268 (out-of-state, full-time)	603	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#21Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 65 out of 100.	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$52,400 (full-time)	431	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#24Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 64 out of 100.	Northwestern University (Feinberg) Chicago, IL	$55,889 (full-time)	648	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
^#24Tie Overall Score: Overall Score: 64 out of 100.	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	$43,828 (in-state, full-time); $53,952 (out-of-state, full-time)	650	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked