Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Pre-Med in America
Strong colleges that graduate many students in the sciences pre-med students take: biology, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience and pre-medical programs. This does not measure medical school acceptance. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the combined size of its biology, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience and pre-medical programs programs 25%.
213 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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213 colleges
Number 1: University of Pennsylvania- 358 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 2: Princeton University- 106 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $134k after 10 years
Number 3: University of California-Los Angeles- 781 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 4: University of California-Irvine- 968 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 5: University of California-San Diego- 857 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 6: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 779 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 7: University of Florida- 793 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 8: University of California-Davis- 1,075 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 9: Harvard University- 176 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 10: University of California-Berkeley- 297 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Maryland-College Park- 628 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 12: Duke University- 297 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 13: Columbia University in the City of New York- 180 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 14: University of Chicago- 273 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 15: Yale University- 94 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 16: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 397 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 17: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 814 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 18: Massachusetts Institute of Technology- 69 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $153k after 10 years
Number 19: University of Notre Dame- 346 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 20: Northwestern University- 277 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 21: Cornell University- 299 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 22: Emory University- 461 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 23: The University of Texas at Austin- 1,245 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 24: Vanderbilt University- 229 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 25: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 992 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 26: University of California-Santa Barbara- 579 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 27: Johns Hopkins University- 202 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $105k after 10 years
Number 28: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 938 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 29: Dartmouth College- 137 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 30: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 289 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 31: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 613 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 32: Rice University- 151 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 33: Brown University- 237 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 34: University of Georgia- 669 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 35: Stanford University- 68 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 36: Washington University in St Louis- 226 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 37: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 522 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 38: University of California-Riverside- 1,066 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 39: Stony Brook University- 693 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 40: Florida International University- 1,050 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 41: Boston College- 359 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 42: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 536 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 43: Texas A&M University-College Station- 1,020 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 44: William & Mary- 247 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 45: Florida State University- 549 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 46: Michigan State University- 927 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 47: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 680 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 48: The University of Texas at Dallas- 744 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 49: University of Southern California- 198 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 50: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 230 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 51: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 158 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 52: Boston University- 466 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 53: Indiana University-Bloomington- 485 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 54: Washington and Lee University- 64 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 55: California State University-Fullerton- 296 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 56: Purdue University-Main Campus- 470 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 57: University of Central Florida- 875 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 58: George Mason University- 391 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Rochester- 254 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 60: San Jose State University- 246 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 61: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 583 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 62: California State University-Long Beach- 418 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 63: University of Delaware- 291 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 64: Georgetown University- 111 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 65: Carnegie Mellon University- 74 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 66: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 1,629 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 67: Drexel University- 284 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 68: Tufts University- 204 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 69: CUNY Hunter College- 312 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 70: University of Houston- 460 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 71: Clemson University- 406 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 72: University of Connecticut- 203 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 73: Wake Forest University- 158 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 74: San Diego State University- 371 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 75: University of the Pacific- 157 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 76: Marquette University- 250 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 77: Lehigh University- 105 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $116k after 10 years
Number 78: Case Western Reserve University- 235 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 79: University of Missouri-Columbia- 356 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 80: San Francisco State University- 429 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 81: California State University-Fresno- 239 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 82: Temple University- 406 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 83: New York University- 250 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 84: University of Portland- 121 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 85: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College- 44 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 86: California State University-Sacramento- 353 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 87: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 456 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 88: California State University-Northridge- 328 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 89: CUNY City College- 224 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 90: Santa Clara University- 126 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 91: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 102 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 92: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 511 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 93: Villanova University- 130 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $115k after 10 years
Number 94: Washington State University- 333 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 95: Lafayette College- 114 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 96: University of Kentucky- 359 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 97: University of Iowa- 254 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 98: College of the Holy Cross- 87 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 99: Virginia Commonwealth University- 434 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 100: Florida Atlantic University- 427 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 101: Creighton University- 125 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 102: James Madison University- 207 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 103: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 272 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 104: Southern Methodist University- 118 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 105: George Washington University- 131 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 106: University of Miami- 223 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 107: CUNY Brooklyn College- 135 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 108: Loyola University Chicago- 412 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 109: Rhodes College- 120 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 110: Saint Louis University- 191 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 111: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 88 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 112: Trinity College- 67 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 113: University of Vermont- 267 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 114: Bucknell University- 119 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 115: Auburn University- 365 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 116: University of Mississippi- 212 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 117: Baylor University- 576 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 118: Iowa State University- 220 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 119: Oregon State University- 443 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 120: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 412 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 121: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 465 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 122: University of Colorado Boulder- 255 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 123: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 470 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 124: Texas Tech University- 332 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 125: Fordham University- 136 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 126: Trinity University- 92 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 127: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 66 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 128: Miami University-Oxford- 235 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 129: University of Oregon- 184 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 130: The University of Texas at Arlington- 284 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 131: Chapman University- 77 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 132: University of Utah- 317 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 133: Mount Holyoke College- 93 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 134: University of Denver- 141 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 135: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 404 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 136: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 239 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 137: University of Rhode Island- 201 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 138: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 72 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 139: Portland State University- 194 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 140: University of Dayton- 172 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 141: Texas Christian University- 116 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 142: Centre College- 47 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 143: Illinois State University- 141 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 144: Occidental College- 67 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 145: Syracuse University- 171 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 146: University of North Florida- 172 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 147: Berea College- 31 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $48k after 10 years
Number 148: Tulane University of Louisiana- 178 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 149: Howard University- 203 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 150: Connecticut College- 66 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 151: Pepperdine University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 152: Lawrence University- 73 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 153: University of Louisville- 221 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 154: Butler University- 82 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 155: Franklin and Marshall College- 69 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 156: University of Kansas- 130 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 157: Mississippi State University- 260 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 158: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 279 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 159: Kansas State University- 147 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 160: Michigan Technological University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 161: Seattle University- 58 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 162: University of San Francisco- 102 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 163: Colorado School of Mines- 35 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 164: Pitzer College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 165: Bradley University- 54 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 166: University of Redlands- 44 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 167: Missouri University of Science and Technology- 65 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 168: California Lutheran University- 62 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 169: Old Dominion University- 205 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 170: Dickinson College- 53 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 171: West Virginia University- 216 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 172: Kenyon College- 78 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 173: The University of the South- 65 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 174: University of Wyoming- 71 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 175: Loyola Marymount University- 84 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 176: Florida Gulf Coast University- 158 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 177: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 106 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 178: Lewis & Clark College- 66 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 179: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 119 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $52k after 10 years
Number 180: Clarkson University- 63 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 181: Gettysburg College- 50 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 182: Elon University- 57 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 183: Rochester Institute of Technology- 90 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 184: Cleveland State University- 134 grads a year in the field
- 51% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 185: Agnes Scott College- 37 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 186: Spelman College- 55 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 187: Saint Edward's University- 69 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $65k after 10 years
Number 188: Drake University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 189: Willamette University- 44 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 190: Whitman College- 53 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 191: College of Charleston- 170 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 192: Xavier University of Louisiana- 190 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 193: Belmont University- 75 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 194: University of Maine- 110 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 195: Boise State University- 171 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 196: Whittier College- 54 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 197: Wichita State University- 90 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 198: Furman University- 63 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 199: Denison University- 57 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 200: Kent State University at Kent- 190 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 201: North Carolina A & T State University- 107 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 202: Loyola University New Orleans- 57 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 203: Hampton University- 65 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 204: Southwestern University- 44 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 205: Ohio University-Main Campus- 42 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 206: Montana State University- 129 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 207: Morgan State University- 64 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 208: Xavier University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 209: University of Idaho- 35 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 210: The University of Montana- 66 grads a year in the field
- 48% graduate
- $49k after 10 years
Number 211: Morehouse College- 36 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 212: Tuskegee University- 49 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 213: Clark Atlanta University- 26 grads a year in the field
- 44% graduate
- $47k after 10 years
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