Table 1.

Criteria and weights for US News & World Report Best Medical Schools and Best Nursing Schools Rankings Formulas.^10,11

Criteria and weighting of score	Med school research	Med school primary care	Nursing masters	Nursing DNP
Student selectivity	0.20	0.15	0.11	0.19
Faculty resources	0.10	0.15	0.24	0.26
Peer assessment score	0.15	0.25	0.40	0.40
Assessment score by residency directors	0.15	0.15
Research activity	0.40	0	0.25	0.15
Primary Care Rate	0	0.30