List of Ivy League medical schools
Encyclopedia
This list of Ivy League medical schools outlines the seven universities of the Ivy League
that host a medical school
. Only one Ivy League university, Princeton University
, does not have a medical school. All Ivy League medical schools are located in the Northeast region of the United States
and are privately owned and controlled.
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
that host a medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
. Only one Ivy League university, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, does not have a medical school. All Ivy League medical schools are located in the Northeast region of the United States
United States
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and are privately owned and controlled.
School name | Host institution | Image | Location | Degree programs offered | Year founded |
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Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
Philadelphia, PA | MD, PhD | 1765 | |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan... |
Columbia University Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... |
New York, NY New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
MD, PhD | 1767 | |
Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.... |
Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... |
Boston, MA | MD, PhD | 1782 | |
Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth Medical School is the medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. The fourth-oldest medical school in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School was founded in 1797 by New England physician Nathan Smith and grew steadily over the course... |
Dartmouth College Dartmouth College Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences... |
Hanover, NH | MD Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools... , PhD PHD PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer... , MPH Master of Public Health The Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health.... , MS Master of Science A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:... |
1797 | |
Yale School of Medicine Yale School of Medicine The Yale School of Medicine at Yale University is a private medical school located in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. It was founded in 1810 as The Medical Institution of Yale College, and formally opened its doors in 1813.... |
Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
New Haven, CT | MMSc, MD, PhD | 1810 | |
Weill Cornell Medical College | Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
New York, NY New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
MD, PhD | 1898 | |
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University | Brown University Brown University Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,... |
Providence, RI | MD, PhD | 1975 |
Ranking and reputation
Ivy League medical schools have some of the best reputations among medical schools in the United States. They are some of the oldest institutions of medical education, and leaders among medical research. They are also associated with some of the best hospitals in the United States. Some publications' most recent rankings of medical schools at these institutions are shown below.School name | U.S. News-Research (2011) | U.S. News-Primary Care (2011) | NIH Awards Rank (2010) |
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Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan... |
10 | 51 | 15 |
Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.... |
1 | 15 | 20 |
Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth Medical School is the medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. The fourth-oldest medical school in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School was founded in 1797 by New England physician Nathan Smith and grew steadily over the course... |
32 | 67 | 54 |
Yale School of Medicine Yale School of Medicine The Yale School of Medicine at Yale University is a private medical school located in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. It was founded in 1810 as The Medical Institution of Yale College, and formally opened its doors in 1813.... |
5 | 67 | 5 |
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University | 17 | 80 | 38 |
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University | 29 | 28 | 79 |