What you would study
- Bachelor's
- MBBS / MBChB (UK, Ireland, Australia, Asia); MD after a bachelor's (USA)
- Master's / PhD
- MD / MS residency, MSc, MPH
- Class 12 stream
- PCB
- Careers
- Explore Medicine (MBBS / MD) careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- NEET-UG (required by NMC for Indian students going abroad) · UCAT (UK, Australia) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- USMLE (USA) · PLAB / UKMLA (UK)
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Read first: MBBS abroad — NMC rules for Indian students. A foreign medical degree that breaks them cannot be used to practise in India.
Ranked for Clinical Medicine
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA, United States · World #21#4The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas, United States · World #86Admission guide#5Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland, United States · World #19 · UG fees ~₹62.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#8Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States · World #46 · UG fees ~₹65.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#9University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide#10Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#11University of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · World #88 · UG fees ~₹41.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#12Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR, United States · World 201–300#13University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#14University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15The Chinese University of Hong KongSha Tin District, Hong Kong · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹28.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#16Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹61.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#17University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#18Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · World #51Admission guide#19The University of MelbourneParkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #38Admission guide#20Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, MinnesotaRochester, Minnesota, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹3.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#22Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#23Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr#24King's College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #61Admission guide#25University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#26University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#27University of LeicesterLeicester, United Kingdom · World 301–400Admission guide#28Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, United States · World #11 · UG fees ~₹69.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#29Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#30Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, New York, United States · World 101–150Admission guide#31Rockefeller UniversityNew York City, New York, United States · World #29Admission guide#32Université Paris CitéParis, France · World #60 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#33Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#34Karolinska InstitutetSolna Municipality, Sweden · World #50Admission guide#34University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#36University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹31.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#37Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#38University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹57 lakh/yr#39Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States · World #26 · UG fees ~₹63 lakh/yrAdmission guide#40KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium · World #76#41New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #28 · UG fees ~₹60.2 lakh/yr#42University of NottinghamNottingham, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹33.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#43The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · World #37Admission guide#44Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX, United States · World 201–300#45Monash UniversityClayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #76Admission guide#46University of Colorado at DenverUnited States · World 201–300#47University of GlasgowGlasgow, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹35.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario, Canada · World 101–150Admission guide#49University of SydneyCamperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #72 · UG fees ~₹33.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#50McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec, Canada · World #76Admission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Clinical Medicine. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.