Thanks to the hard work, expertise and creativity of the faculty, staff and students of this Medical School, we remain a top 25 (all) medical school in the 2024 Blue Ridge Research Rankings. 

The Blue Ridge rankings show the University of Minnesota Medical School at #25.

Our trajectory remains strong, especially when considering:

  • This is our 3rd year in a row in the top 25.
  • Our increase in NIH research funding is greater than the overall NIH funding increase itself and again makes up about 78% of the University's total NIH funding
NIH Funding


These rankings are a measurement but the real impact is in the improvements in medicine and care delivery. That is what keeps us always working toward the next treatment, cure, or care model.

  • Family Medicine & Community Health: #1
  • Surgery: #4
  • Pediatrics & Neuroscience: #7
  • BioChemistry: #10