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Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine is a private MD school in Nashville, Tennessee. It ranks 81st of 191 US medical schools on our overall 2026 ranking. It received $13.8M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2025. Of its graduates from 2005 to 2019 who practice in the US, 36.1% are in primary care and 13.6% stayed in Tennessee.
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine admissions: MCAT, GPA and acceptance rate
We haven't found an entering-class profile published by Meharry Medical College School of Medicine yet, so its MCAT, GPA and acceptance figures aren't shown. Check the school's own admissions pages at mmc.edu.
How Meharry Medical College School of Medicine ranks
On our balanced ranking it is 81st 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 | $13.8M | 46 | 106 of 194 |
| Admissions selectivityMCAT of the entering class, as the school publishes it | — | — | — |
| Primary careGraduates practicing primary care | 36.1% | 87 | 22 of 163 |
| Rural practiceGraduates practicing in rural areas | 9.4% | 55 | 74 of 163 |
| Stay in stateGraduates practicing in the school's state | 13.6% | 6 | 153 of 163 |
| Low debtMedian federal debt at graduation | — | — | — |
| Class diversityGraduates from groups underrepresented in medicine | 87.9% | 98 | 5 of 189 |
Where Meharry Medical College School of Medicine graduates practice
Most common specialties
Primary careOther specialties
722 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.
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine research funding
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine received $13.8M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2025 across 13 awards. That ranks 106th of 194 US medical schools.
Who funds it
Share of the school's own NIH funding by institute.
Largest research projects
- Meharry Research Facilities for Advanced Genomics (MeRFAG)Anil Shanker · OD · $6.0M
- Meharry Center for Genome Research (MCGR)Anil Shanker · NHGRI · $2.2M
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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
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Nearest medical schools
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1 mi
- University of Louisville School of Medicine 153 mi
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine 171 mi
- Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine 177 mi
- University of Kentucky College of Medicine 181 mi
- UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine 184 mi
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Questions about Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Is Meharry Medical College School of Medicine a good medical school?
It ranks 81st 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 Meharry Medical College School of Medicine good for primary care?
36.1% of its 2005–2019 graduates practice primary care, 22nd of 163 US schools with enough graduates to measure.
Where do Meharry Medical College School of Medicine graduates practice?
13.6% practice in Tennessee and 9.4% in rural areas. The most common specialties are internal medicine (17.0%), family medicine (16.2%), obstetrics and gynecology (8.3%).
How much research funding does Meharry Medical College School of Medicine get?
$13.8M from the NIH in fiscal year 2025, 106th of 194 US medical schools.
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2 Minute Medicine. Meharry Medical College School of Medicine: Medical School Profile and Ranking. Updated October 28, 2026. https://www.2minutemedicine.com/medical-school-rankings/meharry-medical-college-school-of-medicine/
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)