(JULY 23, 2024) The Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont was ranked number 4 in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the top 10 most diverse medical and osteopathic schools, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. The annual medical school rankings and ratings were released July 23, 2024.

For the diversity ranking, the media company examined 164 medical and osteopathic schools based on fall 2023 race and ethnicity enrollment information. The information was reported to U.S. News either in fall 2023 or in early 2024, or from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

A school’s overall diversity score was based on the percentage of underrepresented minority students enrolled at the school (67%) and the ratio of a school’s underrepresented minority students to state or national numbers (33%). Scores ranged from 0 to 10, with the top-ranked school receiving a 10.