While compiling this list, we took several factors into account:
- Overall U.S. News and World Report ranking (Why this matters: Despite well-documented issues with these rankings, high-ranked schools continue to be viewed as elite by medical school admissions committees, thereby increasing your child’s odds of getting into a great program.)
- Availability of medical career advising, faculty support, and peer community (Why this matters: There is plenty of misinformation online and elsewhere about what it takes to get into medical school. Having access to supportive faculty, advisors, and peers can help reduce some of the associated stress.)
- Availability of research opportunities, fellowships, and medical career experience (Why this matters: Your child will have to accumulate significant hours shadowing physicians, providing patient care, performing community service and volunteering, and conducting research. Whereas some colleges offer a wealth of such opportunities, others offer fewer.)
- Medical school acceptance rates (Why this matters: After years of hard work, your child will be disappointed if they don’t get into med school. This factor accounts for school prestige and institutional support.)
- Unique advantages of certain institutions (Why this matters: Certain school-specific opportunities can help make your child’s path to medical school much easier.) Here’s our list of the best premed colleges in California
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #1)
2. STANFORD UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #2)
3. BOWDOIN COLLEGE (overall rank: #5)
4. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #6)
5. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #7)
6. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (overall rank: #8)
7. BRYN MAWR COLLEGE (overall rank: #9)
8. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) (overall rank: #10)
9. CARLETON COLLEGE (overall rank: #12)
10. RICE UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #13)
While compiling this list, we took several factors into account:
- Overall U.S. News and World Report ranking (Why this matters: Despite well-documented issues with these rankings, high-ranked schools continue to be viewed as elite by medical school admissions committees, thereby increasing your child’s odds of getting into a great program.)
- Availability of medical career advising, faculty support, and peer community (Why this matters: There is plenty of misinformation online and elsewhere about what it takes to get into medical school. Having access to supportive faculty, advisors, and peers can help reduce some of the associated stress.)
- Availability of research opportunities, fellowships, and medical career experience (Why this matters: Your child will have to accumulate significant hours shadowing physicians, providing patient care, performing community service and volunteering, and conducting research. Whereas some colleges offer a wealth of such opportunities, others offer fewer.)
- Medical school acceptance rates (Why this matters: After years of hard work, your child will be disappointed if they don’t get into med school. This factor accounts for school prestige and institutional support.)
- Unique advantages of certain institutions (Why this matters: Certain school-specific opportunities can help make your child’s path to medical school much easier.) Here’s our list of the best premed colleges in California
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #1)
2. STANFORD UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #2)
3. BOWDOIN COLLEGE (overall rank: #5)
4. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #6)
5. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #7)
6. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (overall rank: #8)
7. BRYN MAWR COLLEGE (overall rank: #9)
8. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) (overall rank: #10)
9. CARLETON COLLEGE (overall rank: #12)
10. RICE UNIVERSITY (overall rank: #13)
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