Location: St. Louis, MO
USNews Rank: Research: 3; Primary Care: 46
Average overall MCAT score (composite): 12.2
2004 Acceptance Rate: 10.6%
Tuition: $38,330
Website: medschool.wustl.edu
Washington University has a rich history of excellence in patient care, education and research that dates back to the early part of the 20th century.
Its instructors have been pioneers in bedside teaching and leaders in the transformation of empirical medical knowledge into medical practice.
Today, students and faculty work together to advance knowledge and practice medicine at the cutting edge.
Students are offered outstanding preparation for a rewarding career in medicine.
Graduates advance to train at top university-affiliated hospitals.
Eighty percent of the class of 2001 earned residencies at one of their top three hospitals of choice.
Graduates pursue successful careers in primary care, medical specialties, academic medicine, and clinical and basic research.
The Washington University Medical Center comprises one of the nation's largest clinical and biomedical research facilities.
The campus includes more than 60 buildings on nearly 230 acres, and the combined, on-site hospital affiliates provide more than 1,600 beds.
Two large components of the Medical Center—Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital—are members of BJC HealthCare, the first integrated health care system in the country to couple academic teaching hospitals with community hospitals.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital earned "Honor Roll" distinction in the 2001 U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals," placing among the top 10 hospitals in five of 17 specialties studied and in the top 20 in an additional seven specialties.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital was ranked as the nation's seventh-best hospital overall.
St. Louis Children's Hospital consistently ranks as one of the nation's best in pediatric care and offers a complete range of primary care subspecialty services.
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