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Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is a private MD school in Providence, Rhode Island. It ranks 41st of 191 US medical schools on our overall 2026 ranking. It received $123M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2025. Of its graduates from 2005 to 2019 who practice in the US, 24.6% are in primary care and 8.2% stayed in Rhode Island. The median federal debt of its graduates is $156,421.
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University admissions: MCAT, GPA and acceptance rate
We haven't found an entering-class profile published by Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University yet, so its MCAT, GPA and acceptance figures aren't shown. Check the school's own admissions pages at brown.edu.
How Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University ranks
On our balanced ranking it is 41st 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 | $123M | 73 | 53 of 194 |
| Admissions selectivityMCAT of the entering class, as the school publishes it | — | — | — |
| Primary careGraduates practicing primary care | 24.6% | 60 | 66 of 163 |
| Rural practiceGraduates practicing in rural areas | 6.9% | 36 | 105 of 163 |
| Stay in stateGraduates practicing in the school's state | 8.2% | 3 | 159 of 163 |
| Low debtMedian federal debt at graduation | $156K | 85 | 24 of 152 |
| Class diversityGraduates from groups underrepresented in medicine | 19.8% | 65 | 67 of 189 |
Where Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University graduates practice
Most common specialties
Primary careOther specialties
619 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.
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University research funding
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University received $67.1M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2025 across 132 awards, and $123M counting Rhode Island Hospital, Miriam Hospital, whose investigators are its faculty. That ranks 53rd of 194 US medical schools.
Who funds it
Share of the school's own NIH funding by institute.
Largest research projects
- Advance Clinical and Translational Research (Advance-CTR)Sharon Rounds · NIGMS · $4.1M
- Role of Retrotransposon Activity in Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's DiseaseJohn Sedivy · NIA · $3.1M
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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.
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Questions about Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Is Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University a good medical school?
It ranks 41st 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 Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University good for primary care?
24.6% of its 2005–2019 graduates practice primary care, 66th of 163 US schools with enough graduates to measure.
Where do Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University graduates practice?
8.2% practice in Rhode Island and 6.9% in rural areas. The most common specialties are internal medicine (11.3%), family medicine (10.8%), emergency medicine (8.9%).
How much research funding does Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University get?
$123M from the NIH in fiscal year 2025, counting its research hospitals, 53rd of 194 US medical schools.
How much debt do Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University graduates have?
The median federal student loan debt of its graduates is $156,421, from the College Scorecard.
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2 Minute Medicine. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Medical School Profile and Ranking. Updated October 28, 2026. https://www.2minutemedicine.com/medical-school-rankings/warren-alpert-medical-school-of-brown-university/
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)