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<p>There isn’t that much difference btwn a top 20 (or even top 30) med school and a top 5 med school.</p>
<p>NU’s med school is very well regarded and USNWR med school rankings are heavily predicated on research dollars. </p>
<p>NU’s med school over the past 10-12 yrs has focused its energy in obtaining a bigger share of the research $$ (hence, its rise in the USNWR rankings from the low 30s to around 20 today), but the med school’s reputation 10-12 yrs ago is not that much different from today (the caliber of students attending the med school really hasn’t changed).</p>