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Keck School of Medicine of USC
Keck School of Medicine of USC is a private MD school in Los Angeles, California. It ranks 32nd of 191 US medical schools on our overall 2026 ranking. It received $266M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2025. Of its graduates from 2005 to 2019 who practice in the US, 19.0% are in primary care and 70.4% stayed in California. The median federal debt of its graduates is $225,644.
Keck School of Medicine of USC admissions: MCAT, GPA and acceptance rate
We haven't found an entering-class profile published by Keck School of Medicine of USC yet, so its MCAT, GPA and acceptance figures aren't shown. Check the school's own admissions pages at usc.edu.
How Keck School of Medicine of USC ranks
On our balanced ranking it is 32nd of 191. Each measure below is a percentile among US medical schools: 100 is the best. Rank schools on your own weights.
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research fundingNIH dollars to the school and its research hospitals | $266M | 85 | 30 of 194 |
| Admissions selectivityMCAT of the entering class, as the school publishes it | — | — | — |
| Primary careGraduates practicing primary care | 19.0% | 31 | 113 of 163 |
| Rural practiceGraduates practicing in rural areas | 3.6% | 8 | 150 of 163 |
| Stay in stateGraduates practicing in the school's state | 70.4% | 97 | 6 of 163 |
| Low debtMedian federal debt at graduation | $226K | 39 | 93 of 152 |
| Class diversityGraduates from groups underrepresented in medicine | 21.4% | 69 | 59 of 189 |
Where Keck School of Medicine of USC graduates practice
Most common specialties
Primary careOther specialties
1,093 physicians who graduated from 2005 to 2019 and are enrolled in Medicare, by their primary specialty and first listed practice address. Pediatrics and psychiatry are under-counted because fewer of those physicians bill Medicare.
Keck School of Medicine of USC research funding
Keck School of Medicine of USC received $221M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2025 across 291 awards, and $266M counting Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, whose investigators are its faculty. That ranks 30th of 194 US medical schools.
Who funds it
Share of the school's own NIH funding by institute.
Largest research projects
- Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC)Paul Aisen · NIA · $29.4M
- Southern California Clinical and Translational Science InstituteThomas Buchanan · NCATS · $9.1M
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Cost and class
Debt is the median federal loan debt (Stafford and Grad PLUS) of graduates, from the College Scorecard. Class figures are the school's 2023-24 graduates (IPEDS). Underrepresented in medicine = Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Compare with similar schools
Similar profile
Nearest medical schools
- Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine 7 mi
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 10 mi
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific 31 mi
- UC Irvine School of Medicine 36 mi
- California University of Science and Medicine 54 mi
- UC Riverside School of Medicine 55 mi
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Questions about Keck School of Medicine of USC
Is Keck School of Medicine of USC a good medical school?
It ranks 32nd of 191 on our overall ranking, which weights research funding and admissions selectivity most. Whether it is good for you depends on what you want; the rankings page lets you weight primary care, rural practice, staying in state, debt and diversity yourself.
Is Keck School of Medicine of USC good for primary care?
19.0% of its 2005–2019 graduates practice primary care, 113th of 163 US schools with enough graduates to measure.
Where do Keck School of Medicine of USC graduates practice?
70.4% practice in California and 3.6% in rural areas. The most common specialties are emergency medicine (11.9%), internal medicine (9.7%), family medicine (7.9%).
How much research funding does Keck School of Medicine of USC get?
$266M from the NIH in fiscal year 2025, counting its research hospitals, 30th of 194 US medical schools.
How much debt do Keck School of Medicine of USC graduates have?
The median federal student loan debt of its graduates is $225,644, from the College Scorecard.
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2 Minute Medicine. Keck School of Medicine of USC: Medical School Profile and Ranking. Updated October 28, 2026. https://www.2minutemedicine.com/medical-school-rankings/keck-school-of-medicine-of-usc/
Sources: NIH RePORTER fiscal year 2025 (research funding); CMS Doctors and Clinicians file (where 2005–2019 graduates practice); USDA rural-urban commuting area codes 2020 (rural ZIP codes); College Scorecard (median federal debt); IPEDS 2023–24 (graduates and class makeup); each school's own admissions pages (admissions figures, linked on each school page). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)