Top Rural Medicine Schools in the U.S.
| Ranking | School and Information |
| 1 | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Tuition: Full-time: $25,320 (in-state), Full-time: $54,300 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 951 MCAT composite score: 10.3 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.68 Acceptance rate: 5.7% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 2.6:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $611.4 |
| 2 | University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) Tuition: Full-time: $16,170 (in-state), Full-time: $46,347 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 341 MCAT composite score: 8.9 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.59 Acceptance rate: 13.6% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 2.3:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $60.2 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) Tuition: Full-time: $35,700 (in-state), Full-time: $46,467 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 986 MCAT composite score: 10.5 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.71 Acceptance rate: 10.7% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.6:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $156.5 |
| 4 | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) Tuition: Full-time: $24,722 (in-state), Full-time: $45,760 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 252 MCAT composite score: 9.5 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.67 Acceptance rate: 27.6% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.6:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $7.2 |
| 5 | East Tennessee State University (Quillen) (Johnson City, TN) Tuition: N/A Total medical school enrollment: N/A MCAT composite score: N/A Average undergraduate GPA: N/A Acceptance rate: N/A Full-time faculty-student ratio: N/A NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) Tuition: Full-time: $13,971 (in-state), Full-time: $39,326 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 771 MCAT composite score: 10.7 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.62 Acceptance rate: 3.6% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.7:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $259.9 |
| 7 | University of Colorado at Denver (Aurora, CO) Tuition: Full-time: $29,984 (in-state), Full-time: $55,939 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 635 MCAT composite score: 10.8 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.70 Acceptance rate: 6.7% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 4.2:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $200.7 |
| 8 | University of South Dakota (Sanford) (Sioux Falls, SD) Tuition: Full-time: $20,700 (in-state), Full-time: $48,445 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 213 MCAT composite score: 10.1 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.68 Acceptance rate: 16.9% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.7:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $12.6 |
| 9 | University of California: Davis (Sacramento, CA) Tuition: Full-time: $0 (in-state), Full-time: $12,245 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 405 MCAT composite score: 10.3 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.61 Acceptance rate: 4.5% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.7:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $137.8 |
| 10 | University of Iowa (Carver) (Iowa City, IA) Tuition: Full-time: $30,328 (in-state), Full-time: $41,142 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 586 MCAT composite score: 10.6 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.76 Acceptance rate: 8.7% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.6:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $157.9 |
| 11 | West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) Tuition: Full-time: $23,118 (in-state), Full-time: $49,728 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 430 MCAT composite score: 9.5 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.71 Acceptance rate: 7.0% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.6:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $18.8 |
| 12 | Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine) (Grand Rapids, MI) Tuition: Full-time: $27,556 (in-state), Full-time: $59,168 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 744 MCAT composite score: 9.6 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.59 Acceptance rate: 5.3% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.8:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $25.3 |
| 13 | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, OR) Tuition: Full-time: $34,316 (in-state), Full-time: $48,545 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 499 MCAT composite score: 10.4 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.62 Acceptance rate: 5.3% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 3.7:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $228.2 |
| 14 | University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) Tuition: Full-time: $22,128 (in-state), Full-time: $58,590 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 755 MCAT composite score: 10.0 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.72 Acceptance rate: 10.5% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.5:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $183.5 |
| 15 | University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City, KS) Tuition: Full-time: $27,724 (in-state), Full-time: $49,166 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 743 MCAT composite score: 9.7 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.68 Acceptance rate: 8.9% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.1:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $76.9 |
| 16 | University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, NE) Tuition: Full-time: $26,980 (in-state), Full-time: $63,262 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 496 MCAT composite score: 10.1 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.75 Acceptance rate: 11.8% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.2:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $42.0 |
| 17 | University of North Texas Health Science Center (Fort Worth, TX) Tuition: Full-time: $12,186 (in-state), Full-time: $26,804 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 800 MCAT composite score: 9.1 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.59 Acceptance rate: 22.1% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.5:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $18.3 |
| 18 | University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) Tuition: Full-time: $36,350 Total medical school enrollment: 309 MCAT composite score: 8.0 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.52 Acceptance rate: 5.2% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.1:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $0.0 |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) Tuition: Full-time: $23,376 (in-state), Full-time: $33,704 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 684 MCAT composite score: 10.3 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.67 Acceptance rate: 7.4% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.7:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $187.2 |
| 20 | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) Tuition: Full-time: $19,950 (in-state), Full-time: $49,950 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 813 MCAT composite score: 8.0 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.45 Acceptance rate: 12.4% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.1:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $0.0 |
| 21 | East Carolina University (Brody) (Greenville, NC) Tuition: Full-time: $10,537 (in-state), Full-time: $37,222 (out-of-state) Total medical school enrollment: 308 MCAT composite score: 10.0 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.60 Acceptance rate: 15.9% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 1.3:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $9.6 |
| 22 | Mercer University (Macon, GA) Tuition: Full-time: $41,457 Total medical school enrollment: 387 MCAT composite score: 9.1 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50 Acceptance rate: 16.5% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.8:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $1.1 |
| 23 | University of New England (Biddeford, ME) Tuition: Full-time: $46,700 Total medical school enrollment: 509 MCAT composite score: 9.0 Average undergraduate GPA: 3.54 Acceptance rate: 6.4% Full-time faculty-student ratio: 0.1:1 NIH funds granted to medical school and affiliated hospitals (in millions): $0.8 |