U.S. News & World Report released its annual medical school rankings and ratings July 23, including rankings of the most diverse schools.
For the diversity ranking, the media company examined 164 medical and osteopathic schools based on fall 2023 race and ethnicity enrollment information. The information was either reported to U.S. News in fall 2023 or early 2024, or from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
A school's overall diversity score was based on the percentage of underrepresented minority students enrolled at the school (67%) and the ratio of a school's underrepresented minority students to state or national numbers (33%). Scores ranged from 0 to 10, with the top-ranked school receiving a 10.
Here are the top 10 schools for diversity, along with their respective scores.
Note: The list includes ties.
1. Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta): 10.0
2. Meharry Medical College (Nashville, Tenn.): 9.8
3. Howard University (Washington, D.C.): 9.7
4. University of California Davis: 5.0
4. University of Vermont (Larner) (Burlington): 5.0
6. Florida International University (Wertheim) (Miami): 4.8
7. University of California Riverside: 4.6
7. University of New Mexico (Albuquerque): 4.6
9. Nova Southeastern University Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): 4.2
10. Temple University (Katz) (Philadelphia): 4.1
More information about the methodology is available here. Read the list of the highest-performing medical schools here.