LECOM Tops U.S. News & World Report Rankings

NATIONALLY RANKED

LECOM TOPS U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has been the seminal leader and an integral facilitator of the men and women of healthcare, whose pledge to a cause greater than themselves has brought forth the betterment of mankind.

Indeed, it comes as little surprise that LECOM produces more Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) than any other medical school in the United States. This fact was reported in the recent publication of the U.S. News & World Report.

In compiling the data for the annual rankings of medical schools, the U.S. News & World Report employed data based upon the percentage of graduates who entered the Primary Care field between 2018 and 2020. According to the report, 69% of LECOM students enter Primary Care residencies upon graduation. In 2020, approximately 372 of the 539 LECOM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine graduates entered Primary Care programs, more than graduates of any other medical school in America. The recent U.S. News & World Report data also stated that LECOM offers the lowest tuition among private medical schools in the United States. The $37,200 per year tuition allows those seeking a future as a healthcare professional to pursue the noble calling.

There is little doubt that these key and compelling attributes reinforce the consistently sound standing of LECOM as the largest medical school in the nation.

In 2021, 2,390 students are enrolled in the College of Osteopathic Medicine Program at campuses in Erie and Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Bradenton, Florida, and in Elmira, New York.

LECOM currently enrolls more than 4,400 students across all disciplines, including its College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine, School of Health Services Administration, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Over 15,000 LECOM alumni are delivering quality health care across the nation. LECOM recognition by peers, college deans, and hospital Directors of Medical Education (DMEs), continues to grow unreservedly. Consistently, LECOM has been graduating primary care physicians, offering the lowest tuition among private medical schools, and placing among the top schools for attracting excellent applicants.

The implicit message gained by reviewing the U.S. News & World Report facts and figures remains clear: osteopathic medical education stands solidly in the healthcare vanguard and it is doubly clear that LECOM is the unabashed leader in that field – superbly ranked and offering superlative medical education at an affordable cost.