10 Medical Schools With the Most African-American Students

Delece Smith-Barrow

Diversity in Medicine

Many medical schools struggle with creating a diverse student body, and few institutions have a substantial representation of African-American doctors in training.

Here are the 10 schools with the highest number of African-American students for the 2015-2016 school year. A number of predominantly black medical colleges, such as Howard University and Morehouse School of Medicine, did not submit the necessary data for inclusion in this list.

9 (tie). New York Medical College

Number of African-American students: 67

Number of all students: 823

U.S. News research rank: 88 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: RNP

Learn more about the School of Medicine at New York Medical College.

9 (tie). Ohio State University

Number of African-American students: 67

Number of all students: 756

U.S. News research rank: 33 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 29 (tie)

Learn more about the College of Medicine at Ohio State University.

8. Columbia University (NY)

Number of African-American students: 68

Number of all students: 670

U.S. News research rank: 7

U.S. News primary care rank: 50 (tie)

Learn more about the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.

7. Drexel University (PA)

Number of African-American students: 73

Number of all students: 1,067

U.S. News research rank: 82 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: RNP

Learn more about the College of Medicine at Drexel University.

6. Augusta University (GA)

Number of African-American students: 77

Number of all students: 924

U.S. News research rank: 73 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: RNP

Learn more about the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

5. Medical University of South Carolina

Number of African-American students: 87

Number of all students: 735

U.S. News research rank: 60 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: RNP

Learn more about the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.

4. University of California--Los Angeles (Geffen)

Number of African-American students: 95

Number of all students: 748

U.S. News research rank: 14

U.S. News primary care rank: 6 (tie)

Learn more about the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine.

3. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine--Virginia, Carolinas, and Auburn

Number of African-American students: 97

Number of all students: 1,546

U.S. News research rank: RNP

U.S. News primary care rank: RNP

Learn more about the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.

2. University of Illinois--Chicago

Number of African-American students: 109

Number of all students: 1,317

U.S. News research rank: 47 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 62 (tie)

Learn more about the College of Medicine at University of Illinois--Chicago.

1. Indiana University--Indianapolis

Number of African-American students: 119

Number of all students: 1,404

U.S. News research rank: 47 (tie)

U.S. News primary care rank: 50 (tie)

Learn more about the School of Medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis.

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Delece Smith-Barrow is an education reporter at U.S. News, covering graduate schools. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at dsmithbarrow@usnews.com.